steelmooch
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Hello, all...and thanks for your time and consideration.
We love to travel via travel trailer, but there are times (such as when our camper is put away for the northeast winter) that we are traditional "hotel" travelers as well.
I've been trying to do some online research for an upcoming trip, but run into some frustrating issues...and was hoping that members of the forum might be able to offer some advice.
I've always used some of the major online "booking" sites, with varying degrees of success. However, some of the ones that now offer the new "pay nothing up front - pay at the hotel" option seem to have ludicrously high prices. Like "3 nights in a rural hostel with a community lavatory for $1400" high prices. I understand that you ultimately pay for the convenience of "paying later", but that same lodging comes up as closer to $100/night on other sites.
Anyone else experienced this? Is this because of the "pay later" dynamic, or are "games" being played, and prices inflating exponentially, as fewer and fewer rooms are available?
Additionally, say you're visiting a busy destination that "fills up" during the summer of 2019. You might be looking for lodgings now and doing online searches for the summer of 2018, since most places don't book out 20 months in advance. However, we're only 8 months from the summer of 2018, and many of the lodgings are already 100% booked...and the sites won't give you a price on an accommodation that's unavailable...meaning you can't research a price for your trip the following summer.
Any shared experiences with this? Especially with places that get truly busy and that "fill up" to capacity in nearby lodgings?
Thanks and happy travels!
We love to travel via travel trailer, but there are times (such as when our camper is put away for the northeast winter) that we are traditional "hotel" travelers as well.
I've been trying to do some online research for an upcoming trip, but run into some frustrating issues...and was hoping that members of the forum might be able to offer some advice.
I've always used some of the major online "booking" sites, with varying degrees of success. However, some of the ones that now offer the new "pay nothing up front - pay at the hotel" option seem to have ludicrously high prices. Like "3 nights in a rural hostel with a community lavatory for $1400" high prices. I understand that you ultimately pay for the convenience of "paying later", but that same lodging comes up as closer to $100/night on other sites.
Anyone else experienced this? Is this because of the "pay later" dynamic, or are "games" being played, and prices inflating exponentially, as fewer and fewer rooms are available?
Additionally, say you're visiting a busy destination that "fills up" during the summer of 2019. You might be looking for lodgings now and doing online searches for the summer of 2018, since most places don't book out 20 months in advance. However, we're only 8 months from the summer of 2018, and many of the lodgings are already 100% booked...and the sites won't give you a price on an accommodation that's unavailable...meaning you can't research a price for your trip the following summer.
Any shared experiences with this? Especially with places that get truly busy and that "fill up" to capacity in nearby lodgings?
Thanks and happy travels!