trivago Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Looking at 129 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently reported frustrating booking processes, where reservations were mistakenly made for incorrect dates or completely different hotels. Many people experienced extremely unhelpful customer support when trying to resolve payment errors and unexpected extra charges. Reviewers also frequently noted that advertised prices jumped much higher once they proceeded toward the checkout page. Some reviewers were generally happy with the platform's overall ability to easily compare hotel room rates across multiple websites. Consumer feedback also showed sincere appreciation for discovering occasional good deals compared to standard travel agency options.

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Price

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Booked hotel through Trivago. Screenshotted the correct booking confirmation BUT then emails came through from Algotels for a hotel more than 30 miles away. Have been back and forth with Algotels who... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Caught them out a few times now with advertising false pricing, they will advertise a supplier who can sell you at room at say £50 but when you click its jumped to £55. Not on every transaction mind... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor service. Booked online for same day accommodation, 2.5 hours later, no confirmation. Called and agreed refund, booked direct with hotel. On arrival, booking had still been mad... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Used Trivago to book the Palace hotel in Buxton for a spa weekend through a third party, Algotel. Hotel experience was a disaster and we checked in and out in less than 30 minutes and went home. Unabl... See more


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  1. Price comparison site
  2. Travel deals

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trivago is a leading global hotel search platform focused on reshaping the way travelers search for and compare hotels and alternative accommodations. Incorporated in 2005 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the platform allows travelers to make informed decisions by personalizing their hotel search and providing them access to a deep supply of hotel information and prices. trivago enables its advertisers to grow their businesses by providing access to a broad audience of travelers via its websites and apps. As of March 31, 2018, trivago has established 55 localized platforms connected to over two million hotels and alternative accommodations, in over 190 countries.


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Trivago Useful, Prices Vanish

I used Trivago for my last two holiday bookings and found better deals. The advantage is that it compares prices across different websites.

The only downside I encountered is that sometimes when you click a deal, it redirects you to another website and the lower price is no longer available. This happened to me a couple of times—I ended up registering on the other site only to find the price gone, which is time-consuming. Otherwise, my experience has been quite good.

3 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam

Booked a hotel at Heathrow through Trivago. Received confirmation email and the money was taken from my account. I subsequently turned up to the hotel to find no booking has been made. I have now been on hold for 31 minutes with Trivago trying to get my money back.

Do not use this site!!

13 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Only if you've 100k plus in your bank !!

Unless you have a bank account like Klopp this is rubbish...
you get the best deal booking Direct with hotel , Trivargo gets loads of poor hotels as a comparison to the one you pick so the extra cost looks better than what you seen 2 weeks ago when flicking through ... my opinion

8 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Evidence TRIVAGO is out of touch..

Evidence TRIVAGO is out of touch...
" Only £210 a night on my favourite site".
"ONLY" - two hundred and ten pounds??!! Only?? Just a couple of hundred quid - and this is said in the advert like this is a steal!
"Favourite site". In the current economic climate - who has a "favourite site"?? This suggests people are spending just £210 a night so regularly, they have a favourite site..
How about an advert for the real world and normal folk like me.
Only two hundred and ten on my favourite site...
It is so out of touch I dont actually hear the Trivago deal.

3 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trivago is based on lies

Trivago is based on lies. They sucked me in with a "too good to be true" rate for a hotel I was looking at. When I clicked through it was available up until I went to pay then it said offer expired and promptly doubles the price. Once could be genuine but a week later they were doing the same again for the same hotel for the same dates, I tried again and surprise surprise the same thing happened. This experience will make me steer clear from now on.

3 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shame I can't give 0 star

Shame I can't give 0 star , this website said that the hotel had a room free when there wasn't one then proceeded to take the money and there's no easy way of getting a refund . DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE

21 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Expensive lesson learnt

will never use Trivago again .I though i had booked a hotel for a family event . But got no confirmation e-mail despite the money having been taken.

I phoned the Hotel directly . The only booking they had in my name was for 3 months earlier and the wrong dates. I had definitely not booked these dates .

Trivago refused to refund the money or acknowledge there mistake. I lost over £100. Expensive lesson learnt. I will not use them again

I re booked directly with the Hotel and it was cheaper .

30 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM website Runaway!!!

SCAM website Runaway!!!

Unfortunately I didn't see the reviews here before I book with them, I ended up here as victim as thousands of customer who wrote the review.

I paid for the total stay, and The hotel then found no reservation under my name, saying the voucher number I have received by them is FAKE!!

Lost my money and put in so much stress and ruined my trip.

Voucher number is: 16543453693

I have sent email to all management and customer service. and NEVER received a response.

Trivago is SCAM

SCAMMERS

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Click bait - Prices are not real!

Click bait website! Their prices are fake! Do not trust them all they want is your click to their affiliate sites and once you clicked they get kick backs from that hotel forever from your booking even though the advertised price is incorrect. Shady tactics to get you to click, making it look like its cheaper until you click the link and it changes to the real price that is more expensive. Might as well book direct!

8 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID

AVOID!
Like many others, I paid for the same room twice because Trivago is a total scam. I am suing.

7 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful TV adverts

Not the service, but the annoying puerile television adverts with the American men with the glaringly white tombstone teeth (obviously false so why should we trust THEM) and the smarmy smiles. All my friends say they do not use Trivago because of the awful adverts.

5 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Expensive lying shit!

Every single time I use this shite comparison website, they are more than double the price of other sites.
HOW are they getting away with those crappy, lying adverts??

2 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Room cancelled on arrival

We booked and paid for a room at the London Hilton Park Lane four weeks in advance of staying at the hotel where me and my wife attended a prestigious evening function. The first night was booked by the function hosts and we paid for a second night through a Trivago search and where Algotel was chosen as the selling agent.

On arriving at the hotel they informed us Algotel had cancelled our room for the second night and it took numerous phone calls in long phone queues to a foreign call centre and additional follow up emails over our first day and evening in London which spoilt our whole break. We were so worried we did not have anywhere to stay the following day or night as the hotel could not confirm any rooms would be available if we left it to long to re-book and pay again!

It was eventually resolved the following morning, however this whole experience was so stressful with us not knowing where we stood with regards to our booking and we will never use Algotel or Trivago ever again and with Trivago being a very visible operation with a prominent national presence on TV, I don't understand how they do not vet thier travel partners where these organisations are clearly operating outside any customer focused quality delivery service.

24 January 2026
Unprompted review

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