Hotel Discounts & Cheap Charlie

[BigDUSA]

Question came up the other day and my sister in law wanted to know how I get quality hotel rooms cheap.

 

When I figure out what budget I have to spend and if my 15 y/o daughter is comming with me. I find at least 6 or 10 hotels that I'm interested in and I find out the manager email address. I tell him I'm comming for two weeks and that I've already purchased my ticket and that I'm emailing other hotels in his quality range. The first hotel that gets back to me gets my business. I'm also willing to prepay for my stay, but I don't tell them unless I need to seal the deal. If a hotel has a discounted rate of $100USD. I will offer $60 including all taxes and service. Many times the manager will come back at $75. This is still 25% off their most discounted rate. This works well at cheaper hotels. I start my hunt about two weeks before I leave. I also look for hotels that are under going construction. They have even better discounts.