Metafares' Deal Hunting Blog

It’s been quite a while since hotels.com have first announced great discounts with their spring hotel bookings. The 26th of May will mark the end of this deal, so, in case you have made up your mind on where to go and what to see this summer, you’ve got almost 2 weeks left in which you can sort through these hundreds of discounted hotel deals. The majority of these hotels are spread all over USA and Canada and offer 3-stars and up facilities.
One of the most convenient offers comes from the only high altitude hotel in Las Vegas – the Stratosphere Tower, where you could get a room for as little as 41$ per night (this way you can also save up to 45% of the room’s full price). For those who prefer quieter places, the Banff Park Lodge in Alberta, Canada is available from $118 per night (in order to benefit from this offer, a minimum 3-night staying is compulsory, though).  For an a-z list of participating locations, just check out the site’s North America deals section.

For this beautiful week of  May, cheaptickets.com is announcing fabulous discounts on hotel rooms. If you choose to book your accommodation through cheaptickets.com, you get the chance to save between 10% and 50% of the initial hotel rate, not to mention that you can also benefit form all types of gratuities. Most of these discounted hotels are situated in the Caribbean, but you might as well find some 4-star hotels form European cities like Paris or Milan.
The luxurious Caribe Hilton in San Juan is thus available form $144 per night per room, and comes with 20% discount at spa services and a fourth night free. If you are determined to travel with style, you can choose to stay at Hilton Molino Stucky in Venice, a superb 5-star hotel located on Giudecca Island, which is now available from $239 per night per room. For budget travelers in search for New Orleans’ unique atmosphere, a room in St. Peter House Hotel can cost only $46 per night per room, not to mention that you will be located in the heart of the city’s French Quarter. Just take a look at the meta-finder’s weekly hotel deals and see what stirs up your appetite.

In accordance with its famous slogan: “4-star hotels. 2-star prices”, Hotwire is announcing amazing discounts for the last month of spring. Booking your hotel in advance through hotwire.com will help you save up to 62% out of the brochure price, not to mention that most of these hotels are situated in the lovely state of Florida.
With 4-star facilities and strategic locations like Fort Lauderdale, Tampa or Orlando, these hotels are just perfect for an early beach vacation with your family. For those who decide to go for Las Olas Hotel in downtown Part Everglades, you’ll be happy to find out that here the price of a one night staying starts at only $62.  If you want to check out yourself how Orlando’s beaches and amazing theme parks look like between May 1st and May 25th, Sea World Hotels are expecting you with some unbelievable nightly rates: only $59 per person. To check other rates and locations, just take a look at Hotwire’s best hotel deals.

One of the greatest things about big cities (except for their vibrant atmosphere, great restaurants, tons of shops and all the cultural buzz) is that there is always something going on. If you are looking for a weekend break that would cure your small town melancholia, then heading for New York, San Francisco or Los Angles is very likely the solution. And just to give you a feel of what is like to let yourself seduced by the big city life, here are some great last minutes hotel offers from Expedia.com:
Deciding the skip the over-crowded Manhattan and adventure yourself into New York city outer buroughs can save you precious money: only $47 per night at Best Western The Mainstay Inn between April 28 and May 5, 2010. As for the bohemian San Francisco, here a room at Mark Twain Hotel starts at only $78. To see more of these amazing deals, just access Expedia’s last minute hotels section.

Spring time might be the perfect time to visit some amazing US cities just before the arrival of the tourist hordes, but nothing can compare with a spring vacation at the countryside. And when it comes to picturesque farms and idyllic living, just about every village in the Northern Hemisphere will satisfy your appetite for gorgeous views and fresh air.
For countryside aficionados and not only, Hotels.com comes with an impressive selection of country hotel deals. As most of these hotels are 3-stars and up, it’s quite a bargain to be able to save up to 40% when booking your room through hotels.com. Just to give you a little example: a night staying in the luxurious Chateau de Pioline, Aix de Provence (France) will cost you around 140 euros (judging by the rooms initial price – 242 euros, this results in 42% savings). Ireland’s amazingly green fields and coquette country houses are available form 60 euros up, while Italy’s rolling hills and roman villas are awaiting with special prices, that start at only 72 euros per person.

With spring constantly playing its tricks on us – the nature might look fabulous in April, but you never know how many layers to put on in the morning – an early beach vacation can be more than welcomed. And I’m not talking East coast, spring break gibberish, but some hard core Caribbean beaches like only Mexico, Jamaica or the Dominican Republic can offer.
Listed among Hotwire’s best sunny getaways, you’ll find some amazingly cheap luxury hotels. Thus, the price of a four star hotel room in Cancun, Mexico can go as low as $69 per night. As for the lovely Negril beach in Jamaica, here you can get some three star accommodation at hostel prices – only $32 per room, per night. Luxury lovers might as well try heading for San Diego – enjoying warm weather and all the comfort of a five-star hotel room for only $119 it’s not an offer one can refuse.

Still no plans for the Easter Week? Well, this might sound like a very unorthodox way  to spend the holly days following Easter, but why not try Las Vegas? With all this holiday agitation, Vegas might be the perfect refuge – not that Vegas ever sleeps, but here every day looks like it’s holiday time.
During the first weeks of April, Vegas hotels are awaiting their visitors with some very special prices. Booking your hotel through expedia.com might help you get a room along the Strip for as little as $20 per night. The initial $20 rate applies for casino hotels such as Sahara, Circus Circus and Hooters. Golden Nugget, Tropicana and Treasure Island are a little bit pricier, going up to $79 per night. If you are interested in other US cities or want to find out more about this offer, just take a look at Expedia’s last-minute travel deals.

Now that the weather is finally warming up a little, Mariott Europe has decided to reward its early spring guests with a free extra night. The offer is valid through May 2, 2010 at the following Mariott franchises: Marriott, JW Mariott, Ranaisasance and Courtryard. However, if you want to take advantage of the offer, the most important thing to do, no matter what the location, is to book your hotel room with your Visa card.
The deals sound pretty good, especially when considering that all the above mentioned brands offer 4-star and up accommodation and the price of one room per night starts at only 81 euros. This way, you could spend a magnificent weekend at Renaissance Bercelona Airport hotel, an pay as little as 93 euros per night.  As for the 5-star Marriott Copehgagen hotel and its world-class spa, the starting price of one room is around 110 euros. If you want to see the full list of participating locations or find more details about the offer, all you have to do is take a look at hotels.com’s Mariott deal!

This week, hotwire.com is trying to give the ‘best of its best’ in terms of hotels deals. If you are planning a New York trip within the next few weeks, then you definitely have to check out Hotwire’s New York Hotel deals: the price of a luxury hotel room in the Big Apple can go as low as $99 per night. If there is one city in the US that is really worth going all the way up to four-star accommodation and booking an expensive hotel, that can only be New York City (a fancy hotel room is part of the whole NYC experience).
You might expect for a hotel in Soho, Times Square or the Central Park area to be outrageously expensive, but thanks to Hotwire’s deals, you could book a room at Empire State Building for only $117.  All across Manhattan, the price of a hotel room per night varies between $109 and $150, depending on the hotel’s location (hotel names include such brands as Hilton, Crowne Plaza or Millennium). The best of New York is just within a click’s reach!

A trip to sunny California can be a great way to inaugurate the 2010 traveling season. Visiting California’s big cities (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento) is always a good occasion to get updated on the latest trends, Hollywood gossips and all the great events happening all year round in these insomniac cities.
For the next two weeks, Expedia has selected some really convenient hotel deals for you. Between the 12th and 26th of March, a room at the fancy Raddison Hotel in San Francisco, which strategically located near Fisherman’s Wharf, can cost you as little as $109 per night. Budget travelers might as well try the Mark Twain Hotel in SF, whose spring rates are starting at $89. Several hundred miles south, in the buzzing Los Angeles, the price of a room at Good Nite Inn Sylmar starts at only $38 per night. Down in San Diego, you’ll find the Good Nite Inn Sea World, with nightly rates starting from $37 per person. If you have an interest in some other American city, check out these amazing hotel deals at expedia.com.