Best online place to book hotel

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cobaltbluechase

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Original Poster
Hey all, i'm looking to get some new websites for booking m hotel stay. We're staying at Courtyard Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village this September. I've gone through probably 20 different hotel websites getting quotes on how much a 8 night stay would be. So far all-hotels.com is the cheapest but there it wouldn't guarantee me a 1 king size bed. Runner up is my aaa discount so if any of you have a great website you use please pass it along. I would greatly appreciate it.
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Purple Lady

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You might want to contact the hotel and ask them about their best rates. I just went to every on-online site I could think of to get reservations for a certain motel that I like. I called the hotel, and since I was a returning customer, they gave me a rate that was less than half of what the web sites were quoting. Don't use the 800 number for the chain, dial the hotel directly.

Also, if you're a government employee, let them know. I once got a fantastic rate at a Holiday Inn since I was a state employee. Didn't matter that I was about 800 miles from home and obviously on the trip for pleasure.
 
mkt

mkt

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calling the hotel directly after you've done some online rate comparisons will often yield the best rate
 
BRER STITCH

BRER STITCH

Well-Known Member
Not sure if it works for ther Orlando area or not, due to demand, but I have used PRICELINE.COM with great success to travel all around the country.

I've bid some rediculously LOW prices and got them by surprise in 4-5 star hotels in the off season. It works to their advantage to keep the rooms full in most cities, but that's not as big a problem in much of the WDW area.

Good Luck!

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tednvon

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Hi, I don't think there is any question that Priceline is the best deal if you know how to bid...There are some incredible deals...

Downside is that you don't get a specific hotel, but a "class" of hotel.

We actually enjoy staying in different places and being "surprised" by our choice...

For you, based on your choice of Courtyard, I would bid for a "Resort" or highest level and bid around $75/night and see what happens.

There are some spectacular hotels for this price...

If Priceline is not your choice, all the above recommendations are excellent...

Ted
 
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Floridasunshine

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tednvon said:
Hi, I don't think there is any question that Priceline is the best deal if you know how to bid...There are some incredible deals...
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If you use Priceline or Hotwire, I would suggest reviewing these sites before bidding/selecting: betterbidding.com & biddingfortravel.com ... these folks are the gurus and their lists can usually help you narrow down the hotel that you get to 2-4 hotels.

But for KNOWING what hotel before I buy, I use sidestep.com ; If traveling last minute, I like lastminutetravel.com , site59.com, and cheaptickets.com . Travelzoo.com is also a great place to start. skyauction.com appears cool if you like playing the 'auction' game.
 

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