With the Internet finding the best prices on hotels has become easier in the past few years. There are many sites you can visit to do a price comparison. You shouldn’t stop there however. Once you get a general idea of the hotel pricing you should call the hotel directly. Sometimes hotels need to make quotas for the amount of rooms they book. If hotels are short for that month, they may give you a great price to get your business.

Be flexible in travel dates. If you can avoid weekends then travel during the week. Many times hotels can double their rates on busy travel weekends knowing they can get top dollar for these dates. Last minute travel can also reap rewards, since hotels know they will need to fill empty rooms.

If you are not picky about staying at a particular hotel or the amenities in the hotels, there are also name your own price sites. If you do your homework on how these sites work, you may come up with over a 50 percent savings on listed prices.

There really is no reason to pay top dollar for a hotel stay, just take some time before booking.