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	At other times, corporate rates may be less attractive. For example, at the W Hotel in Seattle, the regular flexible rate for a mid-week stay in the spring was $237. Marriott members had access to a $232 rate and AAA members could have gotten a $225 rate. A typical corporate rate (Microsoft’s) was a bit less expensive at $219. However, anyone could have booked a non-refundable rate of $201 instead and Marriott members could get a lower non-refundable rate of $191.		At other times, corporate rates may be less attractive. For example, at the W Hotel in Seattle, the regular flexible rate for a mid-week stay in the spring was $237. Marriott members had access to a $232 rate and AAA members could have gotten a $225 rate. A typical corporate rate (Microsoft’s) was a bit less expensive at $219. However, anyone could have booked a non-refundable rate of $201 instead and Marriott members could get a lower non-refundable rate of $191.
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−	<li>'''If you occasionally stay at hotels for longer periods of time, get the Citi Prestige card to take advantage of its "4<sup>th</sup> night free" benefit'''. Citibank will refund the cost of your 4<sup>th</sup> night at pretty much any hotel. If you tend to make a one or two longer hotel stays each year for ski trips, beach vacations, family visits, medical care, work, or other reasons, this can be a lucrative benefit. {{Link\|4th night free}}.</li>
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+For more information about GoSeek, Hotel Engine, and other members-only hotel booking sites, see:
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 <li>'''You can sometimes find much lower prices through “private deal” websites'''. If a website requires you to sign in before showing you its "special" prices, it doesn’t need to stick to the official rates. Several “membership only” websites offer lower-than-normal prices, although only for a subset of the hotels at any destination. For most of these sites, all that “membership only” means is that you’ve filled in a registration form and are signed-in to the site—there are no fees or special requirements to join.</li>
-At private deal websites, you can find rates that are sometimes 20%, 30%, or 40% lower than the prevailing rate. Each site has its own set of deals, so it can be worthwhile searching multiple sites. The two most useful sites are:
+At private deal websites, you can find rates that are sometimes 20%, 30%, or 40% lower than the prevailing rate. Each site has its own set of deals, so it can be worthwhile searching multiple sites.
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 <li>'''[//goSeek.com goSeek.com]'''. goSeek is probably the best of the private deals websites. It acts like an aggregator, searching several other "private deal" services.

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 <li>'''You can sometimes find much lower prices through “private deal” websites'''. If a website requires you to sign in before showing you its "special" prices, it doesn’t need to stick to the official rates. Several “membership only” websites offer lower-than-normal prices, although only for a subset of the hotels at any destination. For most of these sites, all that “membership only” means is that you’ve filled in a registration form and are signed-in to the site—there are no fees or special requirements to join.</li>
-At private deal websites, you can find rates that are sometimes 20%, 30%, or 40% lower than the prevailing rate. Each site has its own set of deals, so it can be worthwhile searching multiple sites.
+At private deal websites, you can find rates that are sometimes 20%, 30%, or 40% lower than the prevailing rate. Each site has its own set of deals, so it can be worthwhile searching multiple sites. The two most useful sites are:
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 <li>'''[//goSeek.com goSeek.com]'''. goSeek is probably the best of the private deals websites. It acts like an aggregator, searching several other "private deal" services.
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 <li>'''If you have enough flexibility, you can usually get the best hotel rates through Hotwire'''. With Hotwire (and other "opaque" booking tools), you’ll often get rates that are 30-60% less expensive than normal, but you won't know the exact hotel you are booking until after you finish making your non-refundable reservation.</li>

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 At private deal websites, you can find rates that are sometimes 20%, 30%, or 40% lower than the prevailing rate. Each site has its own set of deals, so it can be worthwhile searching multiple sites.
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-<li>'''[//goSeek.com goSeek.com]'''. goSeek is probably the best of the private deals websites. It acts like an aggregator, searching several other "private deal" services. For more details see our {{link|private deals|private deals guide}}.</li>
+<li>'''[//goSeek.com goSeek.com]'''. goSeek is probably the best of the private deals websites. It acts like an aggregator, searching several other "private deal" services.
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-<li>'''[//kayak.com kayak.com]'''. If you are signed in, a single hotel search shows you the best available rates on many different travel websites (for every hotel), along with private deals on a decent collection of selected hotels.</li>
+<li>'''[//hotelengine.com HotelEngine.com]'''. Our other favorite private deal website, it frequently has great rates and still allows you to take advantage of most hotel's loyalty programs.</li>
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		+	<li>'''Buy the points needed for an award night'''. If rates are high and you don't already have points for a "free" award stay, it can be cheaper to buy and use hotel loyalty points than to pay the regular rate. This is especially true for IHG (Holiday Inn, Intercontinental, Kimpton, etc.) and Choice hotels, where you can buy points at relatively inexpensive rates. But when rates are high or the number of required points is low, it can also be true at Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and other hotel programs where you'll generally need to pay higher prices for your points. Also remember that if you have Ultimate Reward points you can convert them to Hyatt points at good value. {{Link\|Buying Hotel Points}}.</li>
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 '''But if you are willing to invest more time and effort, you can earn additional rewards''' (on top of the normal points you'd earn from  your credit card and the hotels loyalty program or Hotels.com).
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