Any tips on where to find cheap hotel rates for Florida, there are so many sites, wonder if anyone has some good hints or tips

Priceline has great deals if you don't mind not knowing which hotel you will be staying at. Also I once booked a good deal on lodging.com for South Beach Miami.

I had good experience with www.hotelkingdom.com on our last trip. Be careful, they have some exceedingly cheap rates but they are at timeshares and you have to attend a presentation to get the dirt-cheap rate. My husband and I were fine with that, but be sure to read the details.

Download travelaxe.com
It checks all of the discounters, as well as the hotel website...
It is a very good program

After reviewing strategy and winning bids on biddingfortravel.com-I went to Priceline-defined my area in Miami-choose 4 stars and got the Wyndam Grand Bay in Coconut Grove for $60/nt. Rooms there go for $300+,-. I simply decided I couldn't go too wrong with 4 stars and entered my bid-check it out.

If you are traveling in the off season, you might want to wait until you get there and then pick up a hotel coupon book (we found them at IHOP and other tourist information places). The coupons offer great discounts - cheaper than what we could find on Orbitz or Travelocity. And it included everything from Comfort Inn's to Hiltons.

I've seen Bidding For Travel recommended here several times, but I can't seem to figure out how to use it! Also recommended here is luxurylink.com. There seem to be a few good last minute deals there for high end places. Can anyone vouch from personal experience?