Hotel Tonight App for Last Minute Hotel Reservations
Have you ever tried to make last minute hotel reservations through Priceline or other websites like Kayak or Room Key? A few weeks ago we took a trip to New York City and I diligently researched the rates on Kayak and Room Key. I even tried twice to score a cheap hotel room on Priceline, but my rate was not accepted.
My husband had just learned about the Hotel Tonight app, so we headed into NYC with our fingers crossed, hoping something would show up at a rate we could afford. With Hotel Tonight, you sign on to the app everyday at noon. Hotel Tonight works directly with hotels across the United States, Canada and Europe to provide fantastic rates on the day you check-in, for same day booking. Some hotels actually allow you to book more than 1 night at their amazing contracted rates. You book directly through your smartphone with your credit card. There are also promo codes that can be shared amongst other members, additionally saving you $25.
We booked the Hampton Inn in Times Square South in NYC for $127 for the night, WITH taxes. This rate included our $25 credit, from using my husband’s promo code. We are a Hilton family and try to rack up our Hilton HHonors points towards free, future night stays. When checking in, the hotel staff was very courteous. They easily found our reservation, gave us a room with a King sized bed, provided free, fresh baked cookies and reminded us of the free, full breakfast the following morning. They even applied our HHonors account to the room. Though it was a little bit of a pins and needles type scenario, not really knowing where we would stay, especially while we were with our toddler, things couldn’t have gone any smoother. The app is easy to use, and provides excellent photos of the room, plus pertinent information regarding each hotel they feature. However, the best feature is that we knew the exact name and location of the hotel, and weren’t subject to vague point systems and large areas on a map.
Make sure you download this app to your smartphone and share your promo code with all your friends. Make sure to check the app a few days before, or even the week before on the night you are planning to stay, so you can see what’s being offered so you can get a sense of the kinds of deals they offer. I’d also set the timer and get right on the app, as close to noon as possible, and have some type of back-up plan. You may not always steal a room like we did, but you can bet you’ll get a substantial discount on a room at a high-end hotel, that at least you’ll know the name of before you authorize your credit card.
We have no affiliation to Hotel Tonight and I chose to write this review, based on an unbelievable experience.