peter78
Super Moderator
I am planning a vacation for next month and wanted some opinions on some travle sites and what on-line travel sites you use if any. I find sometimes by checking the sites for a price, I find it sometimes better to just call the hotel and ask them for a price. I find it is better then the so called cheap travle sites.
Two that I have used and kind of like are priceline.com and vacationstogo.com .
I first used priceline by going to a travel forum and this one guy recoomended using the site and what to bid and where and you would get this great hotel. The thing about bidding on Priceline, is you cannot see what the name of the hotel you are bidding. You can choose where you are bidding and how many stars you can bid on. After you bid, if you get the bid, your credit card will be charged, whether you want the room or not. Kind of scary, huh. On my first bid, I got a different hotel, but it was a good savings. A 2 1/2 star hotel in Fort Lauderdale. I bid $90 and it was $145 on all the other sites. Two things happened. The first is that you can only bid for 2 people and I had three, so I was concerned about just getting one bed. They did offer a king bed, but they did change to two beds when I asked. Also, they charged $18 for parking, on top of my bid.
I also got a 2 1/2 star hotle in Tifton, GA for $52, The Fairfield and this month I got a 3 star hotel in Ocala, FL for $55, the Ocala Hilton. At the Hilton, my son tried to use the internet and I found out, it was a $4.95 charge, still I am happy overall with all of my bids and please with all the hotels.
I also use vacationtogo.com for crusie ships. I book with them once, but I use them mainly to get an idea of what is offered. I use thier search site to see what ships are out there and how much they are. Two things, you have to give them your e-mail to use the search engine and if you book, the price jumps up a little to get the exact room you want. The second time I crusied, I called the crusie line. (I use a hotmail account for just junk e-mails such as this.) In seconds you can get an idea of what is out there for anywhere in the world.
So, what do you reccomend? Any bad stories from any sites? I am also interested in Hot Wire, They have a set price, but you still don't know what hotel you get. Any other sites you recommend? Lets hear your stories.
Two that I have used and kind of like are priceline.com and vacationstogo.com .
I first used priceline by going to a travel forum and this one guy recoomended using the site and what to bid and where and you would get this great hotel. The thing about bidding on Priceline, is you cannot see what the name of the hotel you are bidding. You can choose where you are bidding and how many stars you can bid on. After you bid, if you get the bid, your credit card will be charged, whether you want the room or not. Kind of scary, huh. On my first bid, I got a different hotel, but it was a good savings. A 2 1/2 star hotel in Fort Lauderdale. I bid $90 and it was $145 on all the other sites. Two things happened. The first is that you can only bid for 2 people and I had three, so I was concerned about just getting one bed. They did offer a king bed, but they did change to two beds when I asked. Also, they charged $18 for parking, on top of my bid.
I also got a 2 1/2 star hotle in Tifton, GA for $52, The Fairfield and this month I got a 3 star hotel in Ocala, FL for $55, the Ocala Hilton. At the Hilton, my son tried to use the internet and I found out, it was a $4.95 charge, still I am happy overall with all of my bids and please with all the hotels.
I also use vacationtogo.com for crusie ships. I book with them once, but I use them mainly to get an idea of what is offered. I use thier search site to see what ships are out there and how much they are. Two things, you have to give them your e-mail to use the search engine and if you book, the price jumps up a little to get the exact room you want. The second time I crusied, I called the crusie line. (I use a hotmail account for just junk e-mails such as this.) In seconds you can get an idea of what is out there for anywhere in the world.
So, what do you reccomend? Any bad stories from any sites? I am also interested in Hot Wire, They have a set price, but you still don't know what hotel you get. Any other sites you recommend? Lets hear your stories.
