Online travel sites?

Does anyone use Hotwire or any of the other online sites? Does anyone see any potential problems or threats in using them?

Does anyone use Hotwire or any of the other online sites? Does anyone see any potential problems or threats in using them? Originally Posted by Doris day

My sister loves Hotwire for hotels. She gets terrific deals, and in many cases booking at the last minute can work in your favor. The only drawback is that the hotel room may not be precisely the area you'd like. It all depends on who has empty rooms at a given time, and how much they'll negotiate to fill them.

We have been using KAYAK for years. They seem the cheapest and most reliable.

I've been using Hotwire for hotels in recent months, and have had no problems with them or the hotels, and in fact have been pleasantly surprised by some of the hotels & bargains I've found through them.

I've had great success with Hotwire.
They offer excellent deals and I have had
Four star hotels for the price of two or three
Stars.

ive used hotwire in the past I've gotten great rooms for cheap but if you don't know your city well you could end up in a great room without work for the night because of the hotel. I say know your city because then you can kind of determine which hotel is which before you get the room if its too ritzy at least here the guys are scared off, because they have to past the lobby of nosey patrons and employees. you need to find a room with its own entrance if you can find a great hotel like that then hotwire is a great choice.
Good luck

I use www.biddingtraveler.com

It's a priceline bidding tool...you can save between 50-70% off of what other sites list...depending on time of year/special events, etc. Works similar to hotwire...only you have a choice of actual hotels that have previously been used for a given area/star value.

The site will list hotels travelers have won bids on for a selected city/area/star value...how much was bid...if they won the bid or lost...and dates of their travel.

NOTE: the savings will depend on time of year...availability...and if there are any special events during your dates of travel.

I go online to hotwire or hotels.com and look at rates they post for available hotels for my dates of travel...then log into bidding traveler...select the area I intend to stay...see if any of those hotels are listed for the star value I want...if so, I select the hotel...start my bid at 50% of what is listed on the other sites...and list the max amount I want to pay.

If the hotel is not available...bidding traveler will issue you the next best hotel of equal or greater value. I've always been more than pleased with hotels I've won.

One time I bid on a hotel in the Houston Galleria area for a 3.5 star hotel @ $49/night...didn't get the hotel I bid on...but they gave me the Intercontinental Hotel...which was an awesome room!!

PM me if you need any help!

I use trip advisior and find that the reviews are quite accurate. And the deals are good too. Priceline works good too as long as you arent too picky about the room you want.