What Hotel Room Are You?

Gadling.com:  You're probably used to booking a hotel room based on price, distance from the city center or local landmarks. But, what if you could take that booking process one step further and add a bit of "you" into your hotel search? That's the latest premise behind CheckYourRoom.com's new booking tool, "What Room Are You?"

CheckYourRoom.com, a Paris-based travel startup that launched in beta earlier this year, wants to give travelers the opportunity to book a specific luxury or boutique hotel room with all the essentials like price and location, but throw in a little human touch, too. The recently launched quiz "What Room Are You?" on the booking site takes travelers through a series of lifestyle-related questions, then recommends hotels around the world based on their preferences.

Intrigued, I got a sneak peak of the new quiz and took the personality test for a spin.
 
The first question asks about food preference. I chose "Italian Classics" and moved along to question number two, which asked about my fashion style. I was able to quickly rule out options (a) and (c) (Preppy Classics and Bohemian Chic), and for the sake of this quiz went with "Ultimate Fashionista", just to see where it would take me (and because some days I think I'm quite fashionable). The next series of questions asked me choose my favorite artist and then my favorite hero, from a list of four people. I was asked like I do on a Friday night (go out for drinks), what type of music I listen to (pop/rock) and what dream car I would drive (a Bentley).
 
After answering all seven questions, I was returned a list of nine hotels from London to Nice that fit my profile, but more importantly, stayed within my budget range.

The "What Room Are You?" personality test is by no means a scientific way of determining what hotel you're best suited for, but for those travelers who aren't married to fixed price or destination, it's a nice way to introduce new places to an upcoming trip.

While this might not be the end-all for travel search engines, it's a nice change of pace from the booking engines of price, location, and date.

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