It's no secret that you can save money booking hotels via discount sites like Priceline and Hotwire. The catch is that if you want the biggest savings, you won't know the name of the hotel until you commit to the reservation and enter your payment information.
Just how adventurous are you? Do you insist on booking the highest star levels through those sites, or will you try out a lower-rated property if the price is right?
I put budget hotel booking to the test this week when I booked a hotel room in Miami via Hotwire. "The essential to budget travel is to approach in front. When it comes to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved trips and/or going to see new spots we have never been before, the truth of expense and budgeting is always in the back of our minds. Considering and consuming our travel budget correctly is a main concern for most families. Curbing consuming and prices, while still experiencing your vacation to its fullest, is the key to confirmed accomplishment and fiscal liability. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The reasoning behind protecting money while touring is simple: Even if your personal funds is incredibly limited, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or leaving the homestead! Also remembering that while traveling, regardless of whether on a price range or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a big vacation or travel bill!..". I needed to stay near the downtown area, but as I did my Priceline and Hotwire research, I realized that many of the hotels in that area charge extra for parking and tack a resort fee onto your bill.
I cast my net a little farther and found a great deal on Hotwire, although it was only two and a half stars, and only about half the people who booked the property gave it their recommendation. Now I had to decide: was it worth the uber cheap price, considering that I'd barely be there for more than 12 hours? All I needed was a room in which to sleep, since I was in the midst of a busy Chevy Cruze road trip that left no time for lounging around a hotel.
I took the plunge, booked the room, and ended up in the Ramada Inn Miami Airport North. The Trip Advisor reviews were a mixed bag, tending toward the negative, although most people said the rooms were reasonably clean.
The worrisome reports were the ones that said the hotel pool was under construction, a fact the hotel doesn't always disclose prior to booking, and reports of noisy elevators and expired inspection stickers. I figured we'd be okay, since we wouldn't have time to swim anyway and could use the stairs.
I can attest to the fact that the Trip Advisor reviews and the Hotwire ratings were very accurate. We had a pool view room, and as you can see in the slideshow, the pool was nowhere near being done. We used the elevator once, and not only was it as noisy as reported, but the inspection sticker expired that very day. After that, it was the stairs for us.
The hallways are something out of the groovy 1970s, and the rooms are very dated, too. We kept getting suspicious pizza flyers slipped under our door throughout the evening. On the plus side, there are new flat screen televisions, and the bathroom was clean and appeared to have been remodeled fairly recently.
We inspected the bed thoroughly for any signs of bugs. There were none to be found, although old plastic cutlery and trash from patrons past was still under the bed. Surprisingly, the bed itself was very comfortable. We managed to have a sound sleep, despite constant door slamming and people running through the halls.
The hotel did, indeed, have free parking, and it wasn't hard to find a decent spot in the lot. There was no resort fee, although I imagine they'd be laughed out of town if they tried to charge one. The location was near the expressway, which made it easy for us to continue on the last leg of our journey to the Miami Seaquarium and Jungle Island.
So should you book the cheapest rooms on Priceline and Hotwire? That depends on whether you have an adventurous spirit and just how long you're staying. I found our bargain basement lodging fine for one night, but it definitely wasn't the place for a longer trip.
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