| Have you ever had to book a hotel at the last minute | | | | they can. So if there is a big event going on where |
| and wondered why you felt like you were getting a | | | | you are traveling to don't expect to get any kind of |
| great deal? Sometimes this is not the case, but if you | | | | deal. |
| know what you are doing you can get a very hot deal | | | | The last thing you need to know is that some hotels |
| on a hotel at the last minute. Here are a few tips to | | | | will negotiate with you. Finding out which hotels will |
| help you with your lat minute hotel deal. | | | | negotiate with you and which will not is as simple as |
| The first thing you need to know about the hotel | | | | asking. You should never accept their first rate unless |
| industry is that certain hotels cut their rates when they | | | | you are booking online. Of course, the way you |
| need to fill a few more rooms and others will not due | | | | negotiate online is with Priceline's wonderful, name your |
| to their reputation. The higher priced hotels seem to be | | | | own price, option. Basically you can tell Priceline how |
| content with leaving a few rooms empty on any given | | | | much you are willing to pay and if they can find you a |
| night instead of dropping their rates a bit in order to fill | | | | hotel for that price they will book it for you. You have |
| the rooms. Others are more than willing to cut their | | | | to be a bit flexible with this option, but it is a great way |
| rates, sometimes as much as in half, in order to fill the | | | | to get a hotel for a very good price. |
| vacant rooms. This only makes sense because they | | | | So remember that if you are booking last minute you |
| don't make money from empty rooms. | | | | should shop around for the hotels that will drop their |
| The next thing you need to know is that if there is a | | | | rates a little to fill the rooms they have vacant. Also |
| big event in the area, then you are going to have a lot | | | | know that if there is a larger and popular event in the |
| of trouble finding a last minute hotel. Plus when there is | | | | area, then you will have a lot of trouble finding a hotel |
| a big even, for example a Notre Dame Football game | | | | room and even more trouble finding a deal. Make sure |
| in South Bend, Indiana, the hotels tend to raise their | | | | to negotiate or at least ask for a better rate because |
| rates and as they book more rooms they will continue | | | | some hotels will give you one if you ask. You can also |
| to raise their rates because they know their area is | | | | use Priceline's, name your own price, option in order to |
| going to be flooded with thousands of people in need | | | | get a better hotel rate. |
| to a hotel room. They will milk this for every penny | | | | |