How To Get The Cheapest Hotel Room

When you get off the bus in the Andean Mountainand motels that are in their system. I just did a search
resort town of Banos, Ecuador, you'll see severalfor Tucson, Arizona, for example, on several sites.
people quickly moving towards you. Some of them willOne or two of the sites found decent prices on certain
be the actual owners of the hotels in town, and othershotels, but I know of several nice motels in Tucson that
are working on commission. They'll all claim to have theare $15 cheaper than the cheapest rate they found.
nicest and the cheapest hotel.This onslaught ofUse the internet as a place to start, or when you can't
salesmen may annoy you at first, until you realize whatget any other information.Get coupon books at gas
it means. There are vacant rooms tonight, and there isstations along the highways. We've often found good
real competition! They have tipped their hands, and youdeals using these, and it's rare that a manager won't
are in charge now. Let the contest begin!When myhonor them. Usually only if they're absolutely full will
wife and I were in Banos recently, we let an olderthey refuse. Read the fine print, however, because
woman drag us off from the bus station. She showedthey often charge more for certain dates, or for two
us two hotels she owned, and we preferred thepeople.There are promotions done where if you
second. We were told the room would be $12. It was"mention this ad" or just use the right words, you get
clean, with cable T.V. and lots of hot water. Weup to 70% discount. Talk, talk, talk. Tell them if you're a
offered $6 per night, paying for four nights in advance.member of the AARP, AAA or whatever. Tell the
She agreed.The lesson is clear if you want theperson on the phone that you saw an ad in the
cheapest hotel room: Negotiate! The owner knew we"Times," or whatever big paper they might have
were ready to walk away, and that there were othersadvertised in.Get the receptionist to help you. Try
waiting for our business. Unfortunately, most ownersasking what the magic words are. Some receptionists
here in the U.S. would rather let you drive away thanwill tell you. You might also ask "What do I have to say
knock five bucks off the room rate. Even here,to get the cheapest rate?" They will sometimes tell
however, we have negotiated decent discounts byyou, or suggest other options. Ask about the hotel too,
paying for several nights in advance. Of course we letof course. You don't want ANY room. You want the
them know that we'll be looking elsewhere if they saycheapest hotel that has nice rooms.Steve Gillman hit
no.The Cheapest Hotel Rooms - More TipsYou canthe road at sixteen, and traveled the U.S. and Mexico
use the travel web sites to find cheap hotel rooms, butalone at 17. Now 42, he travels with his wife Ana,
remember that they only give you rates for the hotelswhom he met in Ecuador.