Strange practices with room pricing - Silicon Valley
I do a lot of traveling for work to Silicon Valley at my expense, and I noticed strange things with room pricing.
When I book Sunday to Monday (1 night) or Thursday to Saturday (2 nights), the prices drop significantly at some properties. However, when I book that same week Sunday to Friday (5 nights), or Monday to Saturday (5 nights), the room prices go up a lot, about 2x to 3x even on those cheaper days.
Is there anything I can do to keep the expenses down in this case? I'm trying to avoid renting a place up there, and I would prefer to stay in hotels.