Finding a Discount Hotel at the Last Minute With LateRooms

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While we would all like to be organised and book our getaways in advance so we have a long time to look forward to them, it can also be beneficial to plan a last minute trip away to recharge our batteries.

What’s more, this isn’t just good for our health.  It can be very good for our wallets and purses too – especially if we make our hotel booking through LateRooms.com.

This site has one aim and one aim only – to make your money stretch further, giving you the chance to stay in bigger, better hotels or visit places that you might not consider otherwise.

There is big money to be saved here, and the site is set up to make the task of finding your ideal room as easy as possible.

Using the search facility

Finding a suitable hotel couldn’t be easier.  The search box is on the left hand side of the home page, and it allows you to search by any one of several criteria:

You can also search using the interactive map which is provided on the home page.  All that’s required is to click on the country you are interested in staying in, and then zone in gradually by clicking on the region, area or city you want to find hotels for.

You’ll then see a list of hotels that are closest to your search area, together with details of room prices for the next few nights, the number of stars they have been awarded and a button to click if you wish to see more information.

You can also sort the results easily at the click of your mouse – a useful feature to use if you want to see the hotels that are nearest to the centre of a popular city, for example, or to find those which are rated the highest.

How user friendly is the site?

The first thing you will notice about LateRooms.com is that it is packed with information, and yet it is extremely easy to find your way around.  Everything is self explanatory and the layout makes it simple to find exactly what you are looking for without wasting any time.

There are also plenty of shortcuts dotted around the site, to help you get to the information you need even faster.  For example, there is a Quick Search section on the right hand side (opposite the standard search box) that allows you to search for specific things at the touch of your mouse button.

If you need to stay in a room which has disabled access you can click on the button provided to see all the hotels available which meet this need.  The Quick Search facility also enables you to find the huge deals that will fill up fast, so it’s worth looking here as soon as you visit the site to make sure you don’t miss out.  You can then search elsewhere on the site if necessary.

You also have a choice of maps to use; if you don’t like the look of LateRooms.com own map you can opt for the Google powered map instead, which uses purple markers to indicate the locations of the hotels returned in your search results.

Click on any one of these eye catching markers and more information about that hotel will pop up to assist you in making your choice.  This generally includes a star rating, a small thumbnail picture and the room prices for the next three nights.  It’s a fantastic tool that makes searching much easier and saves you going into more than one screen to find the information you want.

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Other useful features to help you find your ideal room and hotel

Sometimes the regular search box just won’t hit the mark.  If you have very specific requirements then the advanced search option is for you.  The link to it is just underneath the regular search facility, and all you need to do then is click on the kind of hotel you are looking for, as well as selecting the particular facilities you would like to be able to use while you are there.

So if you need a romantic hotel with an indoor pool and air conditioned rooms to relax in, then the advanced search will find it for you.

You can also quickly access information on hotels in specific regions and areas by scrolling down to the bottom of the home page and clicking on the relevant link.  When using this feature you can narrow down or expand on your results by adjusting the search radius via the drop down box at the top of the results themselves.

When it comes to booking your room, all you need to do is click on ‘details’ to get to the booking screen.  Simply select the date, number of rooms required and the number of people staying and click on ‘proceed’.  You can then make your booking by filling in the required information and using your credit card to pay.

Making the most of special deals and offers

LateRooms.com always features a Hotel of the Week, which is a particularly good deal that can be booked via the site.  This usually appears in a small box on the right hand side of the page, and reveals the location of the hotel, its star rating, the usual price plus the discounted price, so you are able to see at a glance just how much money you could save.

A variety of other discount hotel room offers are also displayed below the Hotel of the Week, so it’s well worth keeping an eye on this side of the page to ensure you don’t miss out on any great offers.

Better still, you’ll get instant access to a ‘Special Offers’ section of the website if you click on the relevant button on the menu bar at the top of the page.  This page is crammed full of last minute offers on available rooms at locations all across the world.

If a particular night has been fully booked it will say so, but otherwise you will see a discounted price against the relevant date.  All you need to do to grab your bargain room is click on the ‘details’ link at the right hand side and fill out your details in the form on the next screen.  Booking a room couldn’t be simpler than it is with LateRooms.com.

If you need help

You’ll find the link to the Frequently Asked Questions at the foot of the page.  As with every other page on the site it is well laid out and easy to use – just click on the relevant question and the answer will appear at the top of your screen for easy reading.

You will also find a contact number should you require any further clarification on any aspect of the site.

In conclusion

If it’s a last minute deal you are looking for, then you should save LateRooms.com in your favourites’ folder.  No matter where in the world you want to go, this site has access to the best deals available at any time of the day.

There are so many different search parameters and criteria to choose from, it’s easy to find the perfect hotel for you and your needs.  You can also read reviews of hotels left by people who have already stayed there – and once you have enjoyed your short break you can come home and leave your own review on the site for others to read.

For ease of use in both searching for a room and actually booking it, LateRooms.com certainly gets top marks.  So whether you want to go to Blackpool or Barcelona, Newquay or New York, LateRooms.com can tell you exactly where you can stay when you get there.

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