Where to Find Cheap Hotel Rates

Traveling can be expensive, especially the lodging. Finding deals on hotels is important no matter where you are traveling, but especially in expensive cities such as New York and Los Angeles. Looking for hotel deals may help you find a better hotel for the price. There are a variety of web sites offering help in finding hotel deals.

Travel sites

Travel sites like Expedia or Travelocity have lower-cost hotel rates through deals and offers. These web sites have sections where customers can search for deep discounts at popular destinations. Last-minute sites, such as Lastminute.com, may offer cheap hotel rates when booking a room just days before the desired check-in.

Direct booking

Many hotel web sites, such as Wyndham.com and Sheraton.com, publish rates that may be lower than travel websites. These web sites may guarantee their on-line booking price as the lowest price offered, or compensate you with a free night stay if you find it is not. Direct booking also allows you access to exclusive packages at the hotel that may not publish on travel sites.

Undercover sites

Lastminutetravel.com and Hotwire allow consumers to book hotels at a lower price provided they do not require the name of the hotel. Instead, these sites publish hotel ratings, price and approximate location without naming the facility. These offers may be risky since you can be placed in any hotel the service chooses for you within the location, rating and price selected. For those working on tight budgets, however, this option can help in keeping down costs.

References

• Best Hotel Rates article
• Why Hotel Rates vary article
• Hotel rates article on Newsweek

Resources

• Travelzoo
• List of Travel sites on Yahoo
• Hotels.com