seacrystal Posted July 18, 2004 #1 Share Posted July 18, 2004 I wanted to share a good learning experience that happened to me while looking online for a hotel in Seattle before our cruise in June of 2005. After watching the boards for recommendations for a good place to stay, I decided on the Inn at the Market. I went to their website and plugged in my information. We are traveling with another couple so I put in the date, 4 people 2 rooms and under preference I put “King.” It came back no rooms were available for that date. A few days later I decided to try again. This time I tried a few different things. First, I put in 2 people 1 room and under “Preferences” I put in no preference. Up popped a room with a [U]queen[/U] bed which is their standard room. I was ecstatic because I had set my maximum for $200 for a room and that is what their standard room is. I now realize that the best way to search is to use the [U]no preference[/U] category as opposed to selecting my own. The second thing I learned was under “number of persons” I originally put 4 and under “number of rooms” I put 2. Again, I got the “no room at the inn” routine. I decided to try it differently. I put in 2 people 1 room for my room, booked it and did the same for a new room. The 4 of us now have our reservations for 2 rooms with a city view (I didn’t want to pay $295 for water view). This may be nothing new to experienced travelers but since I am new at this I felt very proud of myself for learning something new. Does anyone else have anything to share in regard to other learning experiences which would help me in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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