In general- best way to find cheap hotel rooms
 

I've used both yahoo travel and travelocity to make reservations. Is this the best way to find a cheap rate? What do you recommend?<BR><BR>We're going on a road trip through New England, so I need to make reservations a several different hotels.

I would recommend checking the prices on Hotwire and then bidding lower than their prices on Priceline.

Expedia.com or travelocity.com

I always check expedia.com, and THEN check the hotel's web site directly. Sometimes I've actually gotten a better deal (internet special) by booking directly with the hotel. And, sometimes it's better thru expedia.com.<BR><BR>I think that it's best to check all your options...travel sites, direct with the hotel, along with bidding. However, that all takes time and time is money, right?<BR><BR>Good luck.

If your road trip will take you through Boston, you can't go wrong bidding on a 3- or 4-star hotel in the Back Bay/Copley area.

You'll almost always get the absolute lowest price for a quality hotel by using the info on www.biddingfortravel.com and the bidding on priceline.<BR><BR>I've usually saved 25% or more off the lowest price I've found anywhere else on the web and usually 50-75% off what the hotel is quoting directly.<BR><BR>Good Luck.

Check as many places as you can. But remember that price should not be your only consideration. Don't use Priceline if you absolutely must stay at a certain hotel or if you think you may have to cancel your trip.

I got the cheapest rate the other night<BR>by calling the reservations number for the Mirage in Vegas., i.e.,<BR>the cheapest rate has been expedia at<BR>$85 per night, then the Mirage's web site was charging $99 a night.<BR>I got the room for $79 per night by calling the reservations line, AND that<BR>included an upgrade to a "view" room that would have cost an additional $20 - 40 per NIGHT; FOR EXAMPLE, the $79 room<BR>was actually $99 for a bare minimum room with no special view, but for the pool view or volcano room it would have been $119 a night. WE got it for $79<BR>plus some other free little perks like breakfast buffets, et cet.<BR>So we were quite happy with that deal.<BR>Glad we called direct.