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‎Checking options beyond Hotwire

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‎Checking options beyond Hotwire

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‎Checking options beyond Hotwire

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‎Checking options beyond Hotwire

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‎Checking options beyond Hotwire

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‎Checking options beyond Hotwire

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‎Checking options beyond Hotwire

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‎You can save even more when you are flexible about locations

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‎How to use Hotwire—the simple way

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-<li>'''[//www.priceline.com/landing/hotels.htm?&lrdr=secure Priceline Express Hotels]''' offers a good hotel selection and the ability to choose bed types (at most hotels). However, they provide less information than Hotwire about the hotel that you are booking. One advantage of using Priceline’s site is that there is a handy Chrome extension called [//chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hotel-canary Hotel Canary], that can automatically uncover the name of the specific hotel.</li>
+<li>'''[//www.priceline.com/landing/hotels.htm?&lrdr=secure Priceline Express Hotels]''' offers a good hotel selection and the ability to choose bed types (at most hotels). However, they provide less information than Hotwire about the hotel that you are booking. One advantage of using Priceline’s site is that there is a handy Chrome extension called [//chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hotel-canary/akjikdkembhkhceaegjokdpggfcefigk  Hotel Canary], that can automatically uncover the name of the specific hotel.</li>
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-<li>'''[//www.priceline.com/landing/hotels.htm?&lrdr=secure Priceline Express Hotels]''' offers a good hotel selection and the ability to choose bed types (at most hotels). However, they provide less information than Hotwire about the hotel that you are booking. One advantage of using Priceline’s site is that there is a handy Chrome extension called [//chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hotel-canary/ Hotel Canary], that can automatically uncover the name of the specific hotel.</li>
+<li>'''[//www.priceline.com/landing/hotels.htm?&lrdr=secure Priceline Express Hotels]''' offers a good hotel selection and the ability to choose bed types (at most hotels). However, they provide less information than Hotwire about the hotel that you are booking. One advantage of using Priceline’s site is that there is a handy Chrome extension called [//chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hotel-canary Hotel Canary], that can automatically uncover the name of the specific hotel.</li>
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-<li>'''[//www.priceline.com/landing/hotels.htm?&lrdr=secure Priceline Express Hotels]''' offers a good hotel selection and the ability to choose bed types (at most hotels). However, they provide less information than Hotwire about the hotel that you are booking. One advantage of using Priceline’s site is that there is a handy Chrome extension called [//chrome.google.com/webstore/search/canary Hotel Canary], that can automatically uncover the name of the specific hotel.</li>
+<li>'''[//www.priceline.com/landing/hotels.htm?&lrdr=secure Priceline Express Hotels]''' offers a good hotel selection and the ability to choose bed types (at most hotels). However, they provide less information than Hotwire about the hotel that you are booking. One advantage of using Priceline’s site is that there is a handy Chrome extension called [//chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hotel-canary/ Hotel Canary], that can automatically uncover the name of the specific hotel.</li>
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-<li>'''[//www.priceline.com/landing/hotels.htm?&lrdr=secure Priceline Express Hotels]''' offers a good hotel selection and the ability to choose bed types (at most hotels). However, they provide less information than Hotwire about the hotel that you are booking. One advantage of using Priceline’s site is that there is a handy Chrome extension called [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/canary Hotel Canary], that can automatically uncover the name of the specific hotel.</li>
+<li>'''[//www.priceline.com/landing/hotels.htm?&lrdr=secure Priceline Express Hotels]''' offers a good hotel selection and the ability to choose bed types (at most hotels). However, they provide less information than Hotwire about the hotel that you are booking. One advantage of using Priceline’s site is that there is a handy Chrome extension called [//chrome.google.com/webstore/search/canary Hotel Canary], that can automatically uncover the name of the specific hotel.</li>
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		+	You don't search Priceline specifically for Express Deals. They show up automatically mixed-in with the regular hotel results:
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		+	However, if you want, you can filter the results to just show Express Deals using the bar at the top of the page.
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	<li>'''[http://www.lastminute.com/hotels/top-secret.html LastMinute’s Top Secret Hotels]''' is another good option, particularly when you are traveling internationally.</li>		<li>'''[http://www.lastminute.com/hotels/top-secret.html LastMinute’s Top Secret Hotels]''' is another good option, particularly when you are traveling internationally.</li>

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 The alternative is to head to Hotwire. A very highly recommended 4-star hotel in downtown is considerably cheaper than any of the regular closer-in booking options. For example this hotel is better located and nicer than the Courtyard you could have booked for $269.
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 === Downsides of booking via Hotwire ===

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 <li>'''Then see what is available at Hotwire'''. A quick check of Hotwire shows a very well reviewed 4.5-star hotel in downtown location for only $129.</li>
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 <li>'''Only book hotels with Expedia ratings of 4.0+'''.  Within each “neighborhood”, Hotwire will show you different offers for hotel with different “star ratings”. The star ratings are indicative of how “fancy” the hotel is, but not how “nice” it is. A 4-star hotel could be awesome or it could be an older business-oriented hotel in need of renovations. A 2.5-star hotel could be shiny new and well run, or it could be a dump.</li>
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 <li>'''When they are important, check the amenities'''. Sometimes, you need a hotel with a pool, or a business center, or some other amenity. Hotwire shows this on both the hotel listing page and hotel details page:</li>
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 We can see that our candidate hotel has a pool and allows dogs, which are important to use for this stay.