Booking.com price higher than booking direct

Booked on Booking.com for a lodge at Kruger Park . Went online to the lodge website 3 hours later and found the exact accommodation about 25% less than the amount i paid . Went back to bookings.com . Email came back that they would match . Well what a run around demanding information that they would find on the lodge website that they represent . One document demanded was the Lodge cancellation policy . Booking.com policy is no refund so what difference does it make . You may find a place on Booking.com BUT CHECK OUT THE PRICE FROM THE HOLIDAY DESTINATION BEFORE BOOKING . This may make your day