Quote Originally Posted by jojo p View Post
I always stay in the same place now, but back in the day, I would always go directly through the hotel ...they might have last minute cancelations, or a rate drop that no one
else would know about, or if your a repeat customer, will give you a better rate, I always call hotel direct.... just my opinion !
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Good point, back when I was truly a Solo Traveller, I'd almost never make a reservation. There are ALWAYS vacancies at the last min and you are in a great negotiating spot if you are there with cash.