Do you feel that way about all the aggregators (and their guests) or is Booking.com especially bad?
Just curious - I used Expedia recently to book a hotel/car package for a much better rate than I was able to get anywhere else, and it all worked out. I did feel like I was put in a pretty unimpressive room though. Not sure if the hotel was just a bit less nice than I expected or if the hotel figured “let’s put the cheapo from Expedia in the shabbiest room”.
Just curious - I used Expedia recently to book a hotel/car package for a much better rate than I was able to get anywhere else, and it all worked out. I did feel like I was put in a pretty unimpressive room though. Not sure if the hotel was just a bit less nice than I expected or if the hotel figured “let’s put the cheapo from Expedia in the shabbiest room”.