Besides Hotwire or Priceline....

[onemaybaby]

what is your favourite way to save money whileplace to save money while booking a hotel room?

I need to book a room for one night in Cleveland but don't want to use hotwire or priceline.

 

[mountdew1]

Check kayak.com. Not name your own price, but that is one of the best meta search sites I have found.

 

[pomlover]

Is there some reason you want to avoid them? Bad experiences?

 

[onemaybaby]

Is there some reason you want to avoid them? Bad experiences?

no, no bad experience

I am travelling with my grandfather and my 9 year old, so we need two beds which puts out priceline. And I think Hotwire has only 1 hotel in the downtown Cleveland area that is coming up for the date I need, and It does not offer free parking or breakfast, so I think if I check other websites I might be able to pay a bit more but get a hotel that includes parking and breakfast too, making it a better deal.

 

[bumbershoot]

I like hotels.com. I always make sure the actual hotel can't do better, of course.

 

[bamagirl@hrt]

I like Travelocity. I've used it for NYC and for Washington, DC. Good luck getting nice hotels at good rates.

 

[AndreaDM]

I use Priceline for hotels in Cleveland at least every other month and I've never had a problem getting 2 beds. After I win the bid, I call the hotel directly and ask if I can get 2 beds and it's always worked. I know that can be hard in NYC, but Cleveland should be ok.

 

[quentina]

no, no bad experience

I am travelling with my grandfather and my 9 year old, so we need two beds which puts out priceline. And I think Hotwire has only 1 hotel in the downtown Cleveland area that is coming up for the date I need, and It does not offer free parking or breakfast, so I think if I check other websites I might be able to pay a bit more but get a hotel that includes parking and breakfast too, making it a better deal.

We are a family of 5 and I am a hugh priceline person. As soon as I get my reservation, I call the hotel that I won from. I tell them we want to request 2 beds, they say OK and I always get it.

It does say that if you need more than 1 bed, you need to contact hotel directly. I imagine the hotels are quite used to this.

 

[OSUmouse]

If you are a teacher or a government employee, the Holiday Inn Express on Euclid Ave offers $75/night.

 

[taximomfor4]

no, no bad experience

I am travelling with my grandfather and my 9 year old, so we need two beds which puts out priceline. And I think Hotwire has only 1 hotel in the downtown Cleveland area that is coming up for the date I need, and It does not offer free parking or breakfast, so I think if I check other websites I might be able to pay a bit more but get a hotel that includes parking and breakfast too, making it a better deal.

I am not sure any hotels downtown offer free parking. I think most cities' downtown hotels have to charge for it. I could be wrong, and will browse around today since I'm home sick.

 

[taximomfor4]

If you are a teacher or a government employee, the Holiday Inn Express on Euclid Ave offers $75/night.

Parking isn't included.