How Do You Search for Hotel Deals?

[gleff]

Obviously Priceline and to a lesser extent Hotwire.

But how do you research prices before bidding, to figure out whether a bid makes sense.. what to bid (based on prevailing rates).. or what the best deal may be when bidding isn't an option?

I use Travelaxe (downloadable tool). Plus when searching on one of the standard sites like Orbitz, my Sidestep naturally pulls up.

I also find Hotel Reservation Service to be useful. Occasionally Quickbook has good deals, but its reach is limited.

What do y'all use?

[thereuare]

BetterBidding's Hotel Checker :)

Comparing rates directly at the hotel's website for my dates compared to other dates around the same time gives an indication if occupancy is high or not.

Always know hotwire rates before entering into a bid (to prevent an overbid).