Hotels so expensive in early December?
#16
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I guess it comes down to how much your time is worth, vs. paying for a more expensive but more convenient hotel.
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If youre willing to use Hotwire, which requires you to commit to and pay for a hotel before they identify the exact hotel, you can do quite well. For example, I see highly rated properties in Manhattan during the first week of December for the low $200s (although taxes and the Hotwire fees push the prices into the mid- to high $200s). My technique is to conduct a search but then filter the results to show only Hot Rate deals and only properties with a minimum recommendation of 90%. You can then use the map to see listings in particular neighborhoods. I use this technique frequently with excellent results.