I've used asiarooms for bookings in china for the last 5 years and haven't had a problem yet.... It's true, the booking isn't instantaneous - they send me an email when it is confirmed. It doesn't worry me. The only time they couldn't get a hotel confirmed that I chose they offered me another that turned out fine. I use them because they can book mnay of the obsucre locations that many providers don't list rooms for.

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