When you are looking for the cheapest available hotel room for your upcoming trip, you probably are thinking about promotions or coupons. However, I have a simpler method, which has paid back more results than you can ever get with any promotion or coupon book.

Before I get to the main point, I want to specify some important factors during your way of choice of a hotel. There is no big deal to get a cheap hotel room in some suburb or outside your aimed location.

I have heard tens of my customers saying, that the travel agent for the sake of the price suggested some hotel 10 miles from primary locations. But, it is not a money saving solution, as you will spend more money each day traveling back and forth. Besides, you will waste your time, and you will put your security on the line, which can cause more problems and costs.

To have a hotel in a city, but ten miles from your primary location is the same as a beautiful resort in Bahamas without the entrance to the beach.

Therefore, before you even start to search for a cheapest available hotel room, I suggest to determine requirements, which you definitely would like to fulfill. Set standards for yourself as to get the cheap hotel room is more like a technical query.

Ok, now that you know what you want, I will show you things you should do to get the cheapest available hotel room for your trip.

The principle for hotel search is the same as with flights. The best way to find the hotel, which is more according to your requirements, is by help of any online booking engine. You can choose Expedia.com, Priceline.com or any other. There is no big difference.

The online booking engine will help you to find and compare all hotels within your targeted locations. Search results will display all details you need – price, amenities, locations, close attractions, etc.. Pick the hotel, which you like the best.

Now that you have all the details, you may start to look for cheapest available hotel room. First thing you should do is to visit the hotels website. There you will see all current offers and promotions. You can compare it with the price what you have from search engines and most of the time it will be cheaper. However, this is not all what you should do.

The next and most important step is to call to the hotel. Almost every hotel has some special discount rate under the table, so all you have to do is ask for it. Explain to the reservation desk, that you like the hotel and that you would like to book it.

When they offer the price compare it with the hotel’s website offer. If it is the same, then ask whether they can offer something better for you. If it is not during the peak dates, and they have availability they will offer you the cheapest available hotel room.

If the hotel fails to offer something better for you, then most likely they are not able to provide good customer service as well. I am not taking here about hotels with the big brands. They have some strict booking policy and for example, Marriott do not have some special rates, but it provides good customer service. However, Best Western and Intercontinental Group hotels can offer you something better.

Even though we live in 21st century, which is complete technology and information era, people like to communicate. By nice conversation with the reservation desk, you will get the cheapest hotel rate, which none of the promotions or coupons can ever beat.

I want to invite you to post comments on this subject, as there are other ways – Priceline and Hotwire bidding and others, which can provide you some good hotel room rates.

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