This is something I discovered a while back. It could be really helpful for any of you who have to book your own hotels. Are you tired of overpaying for semi-decent places to land at night. I was! I paid $108 for a Comfort Inn in Barrie once!
Check out Hotwire. This is an American site that I've had a lot of luck with for booking great rooms at great prices. Here's a few things you need to know if you try it.
- They charge in American $$. Our dollar is close enough though these days that the deals are still great.
- You don't know the actual hotel until you've paid for it. You choose based on a rating system and a general geographic area.
- You can't specify the type of room...ie: non-smoking, king bed. I've had about 98% great rooms nonetheless. The couple of times I did get bad rooms, I was able to switch once and lived with the other because I was just staying one night there.
I use it now for almost all my major centre bookings. I've stayed in Sheratons for $75/night, Hilton Garden Inns for less than $70, and Comfort Inn and Suites for less than $60 to name a few stops. If you're willing to risk a little this can be a great tool to a comfortable stay.
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sweet, maybe I should book all the CCUFairs hotels through them :) kidding... a bit too risky for that I'd say... but hey, Crowne Plaza in Ottawa won't be too shabby!
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