The Hotelreservations.com website mislead me to believe that I was communicating with the hotel I was trying to reserve. I should have been more careful. By not double-checking, I paid a HUGE premium over what the booking should have cost me. I felt cheated and ripped off, paying too much in taxes, hidden fees, and the reservation itself. In short, I paid $188.10 for a room that would have cost me $126 had I spoken to the hotel directly. Hotel Reservations LLC promised to refund the fee, but they never did.