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This has been my experience, until recently. I started not booking ahead and just using the Hotel Tonight app to get something (literally minutes before i get o

by verelo 10y ago

This has been my experience, until recently. I started not booking ahead and just using the Hotel Tonight app to get something (literally minutes before i get on my flight). I feel like one day i'm going to get screwed, but so far I've never slept on the street (around 20 months of doing this) and the rates are often no more than $160 CAD for great hotels in midtown [area sucks, but its where the office is]. I also like that it shows currency in my local currency, not the destination currency.

kylehotchkiss 10y ago
One time tired me got off an international flight and wanted a hotel. I ended up hooking through hotel tonight and got a corporate apartment (!) accidentally in my tired trance. it was not too expensive but just really strange I missed that. It was a nice apartment, furnished terribly, and enough room to sleep probably 6 people. Weird app. But I love it, great for road trips where you don't know where you want to call it quits for the day.
lotsofpulp 10y ago
The reason this works for you is not anything to do with Hotel Tonight, it's because NYC hotels price high early and then drop prices heavily because they're market is hurting (lots of new supply, and fewer customers). At any chain hotel (Marriot/Hilton/IHG/Choice/Wyndham/Starwood), you'll get the cheapest price by being a rewards member (free, just like airline mile programs) and reserving directly on their website, or www.roomkey.com which is also owned by the hotel chains itself. Next time, reserve the room from far out, then pay attention to the cancelation policy. Just before the cancelation policy ends, check the prices, they've probably dropped. You can then cancel and get the new price, and it will be cheaper than Hotel Tonight, because the hotel doesn't need to pay commission to Hotel Tonight, and you get the benefits of being a rewards member.
- verelo 10y ago
  Yeah I'd 100% believe this. And to throw another data point in here, i just did it now at got a room at the central park hotel for $180 CAD / night for 2 nights. The only other good thing about this approach is that I find meetings often get canceled or delayed due to flights not getting in. Canceling hotels is expensive, when you do not book till the last minute canceling becomes very rare.

by verelo 10y ago

kylehotchkiss 10y ago

One time tired me got off an international flight and wanted a hotel. I ended up hooking through hotel tonight and got a corporate apartment (!) accidentally in my tired trance. it was not too expensive but just really strange I missed that. It was a nice apartment, furnished terribly, and enough room to sleep probably 6 people. Weird app. But I love it, great for road trips where you don't know where you want to call it quits for the day.

lotsofpulp 10y ago

The reason this works for you is not anything to do with Hotel Tonight, it's because NYC hotels price high early and then drop prices heavily because they're market is hurting (lots of new supply, and fewer customers). At any chain hotel (Marriot/Hilton/IHG/Choice/Wyndham/Starwood), you'll get the cheapest price by being a rewards member (free, just like airline mile programs) and reserving directly on their website, or www.roomkey.com which is also owned by the hotel chains itself. Next time, reserve the room from far out, then pay attention to the cancelation policy. Just before the cancelation policy ends, check the prices, they've probably dropped. You can then cancel and get the new price, and it will be cheaper than Hotel Tonight, because the hotel doesn't need to pay commission to Hotel Tonight, and you get the benefits of being a rewards member.

verelo 10y ago
Yeah I'd 100% believe this. And to throw another data point in here, i just did it now at got a room at the central park hotel for $180 CAD / night for 2 nights. The only other good thing about this approach is that I find meetings often get canceled or delayed due to flights not getting in. Canceling hotels is expensive, when you do not book till the last minute canceling becomes very rare.