question about expedia.ca

[yellowpower]

Hi guys, I plan to have a hotel party next weekend but i want it to be cheap.

I found multiple rooms in downtown vancouver on expedia and it only costs 110$$. Question is, do you need to be flying in from another city to book a room, or can you book a room if you're living here?

[quasi]

You can book it here but usually if you check the same hotels website it will cheaper then Expedia's price.

You also might want to checkout www.hotwire.com combined with http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php With hotwire you choose a city and an area in that city and it gives you the prices of different hotels and lists how many stars it is along with the amenities. It does not tell you the name of the hotel though. Thats where the other link comes in. It's a site that the hotels use to blowout rooms that would otherwise go unused to ensure they at least get something for them.

If you check the second link it's a forum that will probably be able to tell you which hotel you're looking at from others who have booked. You can probably find a hotel for 1/2 of what they charge on expedia except it will be in American dollars.

If I am using expedia I use it for its pictures, map and review features then I either go to the hotels website or call them. I just spent a week in Anaheim and San Diego and both hotels were cheaper booking through the hotel. Expedia adds in a booking fee, it's how they make there money.

[yellowpower]

ah thanks alot!

[wouwou]

Originally Posted by quasi

You can book it here but usually if you check the same hotels website it will cheaper then Expedia's price.

You also might want to checkout www.hotwire.com combined with http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php With hotwire you choose a city and an area in that city and it gives you the prices of different hotels and lists how many stars it is along with the amenities. It does not tell you the name of the hotel though. Thats where the other link comes in. It's a site that the hotels use to blowout rooms that would otherwise go unused to ensure they at least get something for them.

If you check the second link it's a forum that will probably be able to tell you which hotel you're looking at from others who have booked. You can probably find a hotel for 1/2 of what they charge on expedia except it will be in American dollars.

If I am using expedia I use it for its pictures, map and review features then I either go to the hotels website or call them. I just spent a week in Anaheim and San Diego and both hotels were cheaper booking through the hotel. Expedia adds in a booking fee, it's how they make there money.

Thanks a MILLION

[E-40]

Priceline.Com offers great deals too.

But becareful when you're booking reservations through 3rd party sites, because they never guarantee room types. Example ... if you want a non-smoking room with a king size bed and all the hotel has is a room with 2 beds smoking, that's what you're stuck with.

[Selanne_200]

It depends with the room type. Sometimes the rate might be cheaper but it'll say for a standard room so if you want to make sure you get a certain room type, make sure you don't mind shelling out a little more to guarantee the room type.

[E-40]

Originally Posted by Selanne_200

It depends with the room type. Sometimes the rate might be cheaper but it'll say for a standard room so if you want to make sure you get a certain room type, make sure you don't mind shelling out a little more to guarantee the room type.

Yes! That's true too.

[k3lv]

I believe most hotels try to favor Expedia bookings because it is such a big site and word spreads/reviews are a big part of Expedia. In Vancouver the average mark up rate on Expedia is about $20