The Secrets to Finding Lower Hotel Rates
About.com has a useful article with sound advice on how to find the best hotel rates available for the time you need to stay.
TheTravelPage agrees you should really look around and check different hotel sites, as in many cases the rates for the same hotel will vary through the different agents, so we have listed on our site a few of our favourites of the ‘big names’.
In addition, you may well do better to book as far ahead as possible. Where there are special deals, this will often only apply to a limited number of rooms, and if a standard room is all you need then book it early while it is still available. In the past we have had to pay a single supplement on a double room in a small hotel, as their single rooms were all booked.
Once you know where you want to stay it is definitely worth double-checking the hotel’s own website. Although in many cases you’ll see the prices higher as they’ll just be the rack rate, on occasions you may find special deals or prices the hotel is running itself.
