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BRISBANE – 21 September 2009: Sydney Computer Engineer Steven Brett had no idea wot hotel he was booking when he took a chance and booked a room for his 16^th wedding anniversary through Wotif.com’s “Wot Hotel” function last week.

The quirky mystery booking link, which sees 43 rooms being sold per hour through the leading online accommodation provider, offers consumers the chance to book a property in the location of their choice, with the exact hotel only revealed once they have completed their booking.

Mr Brett simply searched five-star rated rooms in the Sydney CBD for the coming weekend, and hoping to save some money on accommodation to spend on spoiling his wife in Sydney for the weekend, he booked a “Wot Hotel”.

“I booked the room from my lounge chair with my wife excitedly asking ‘which hotel is it?’ over and over until the confirmation came through a minute later,” Mr Brett said.

“Well, it brought a tear to her eye when I read it out, ‘you’re not going to believe this’ I said with a lump in my throat, ‘it’s the Marriott!’”.

The very same hotel Mr and Mrs Brett had spent their wedding night at 16 years earlier.

Sydney-sider Kylie Sneddon had a similar experience using the service after she spent weeks researching five-star hotels in the Sydney CBD for her wedding night, before eventually deciding to book a “Wot Hotel”.

“We were thrilled to discover it was the Amora Hotel Jamison, right in the heart of Sydney,” Mrs Sneddon said.

When Kylie’s fiancé James arrived at the hotel before the ceremony, staff noticed he was looking frazzled.

“James was a bit stressed and rushed in before the wedding to drop off our things, the staff were lovely when he told them he was getting married, and took our things up to the room for him and upgraded us to a beautiful suite for the night.”

“It was a great experience and we use Wot Hotels all the time now.”

Wotif.com Brand Manager Megan Magill said “Wot Hotel” offers great rates in popular locations across the globe.

“These deals suit people who want to take a break but don’t mind which hotel they stay in, as long as it’s of a certain standard and in the right location,” Ms Magill said.

 “People travelling internationally can also book a “Wot Hotel”; as long as they are comfortable with the location they can leave the hotel name to chance.”

“It’s a little bit spontaneous, and with so many of our rooms being sold this way now, it seems people are becoming more and more inclined to leave things to chance.”

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