Set the total you can book
Enter a maximum for the complete stay, not a vague nightly target. The currency is fixed with the alert.
Product feature
Hotel price and availability alerts for one specific stay
Hotel Pounce can watch for a bookable room and an optional maximum total price at the same time. A match must satisfy the hotel, dates, occupancy, room preferences, and saved price cap before an email is sent.
Reviewed August 10, 2026 · Current early-beta behavior
Quick answer
What is a hotel price and availability alert?
It is a notification rule for a particular hotel stay. Hotel Pounce first checks whether supported partner inventory contains a matching bookable room, then applies your optional maximum total-stay price. This is different from a general destination deal alert or an automatic cancel-and-rebook service.
The matching criteria
| Criterion | Required? | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel and dates | Yes | Defines the exact property and stay to check. |
| Guests and rooms | Yes | Tests whether the offer can accommodate the requested occupancy. |
| Room type | Optional | Matches a selected room type or accepts any returned room. |
| Maximum price | Optional | Applies to the full stay and all rooms in the alert's saved currency. |
Check availability and price together
Automatic checks typically run about every six hours. You can also request a manual check from the saved alert.
Email only after a live match
The exact offer is rechecked before email. You still complete checkout with the booking provider.
What this feature does not do
- It does not compare every hotel in a destination for the cheapest deal.
- It does not calculate a percentage price drop from a previous search.
- It does not watch an existing reservation or automatically rebook it.
- It does not hold a room or guarantee the provider's checkout price.
Inventory limitation
Hotel Pounce checks supported partner inventory. A missing partner rate does not prove that a hotel itself is sold out, and availability can change before you book.
When provider data is unreliable, Hotel Pounce records the result as unknown and does not turn it into an availability or sold-out claim.
Price and availability questions
Is Hotel Pounce a hotel price-drop tracker?
Hotel Pounce can apply a maximum total-stay price to an availability alert. It does not currently track a percentage drop, compare against a previous price, or automatically rebook an existing reservation.
Does the price cap apply per night or to the full stay?
The cap applies to the total stay and all requested rooms, in the currency saved when the alert is created.
Will an available room above my cap trigger an email?
No. A rate must be bookable and at or below the saved maximum total price to qualify for that alert.
Does the alert guarantee the same price at checkout?
No. Hotel Pounce verifies the offer immediately before email, but hotel inventory and pricing can change before the provider completes your booking.
Current beta: $0 during beta, 10 non-expired alert slots, email notifications.