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Expert advice for booking the best hotel and finding the lowest rate

November 11, 2022October 22, 2020 by Christopher Elliott

How do you find the best hotel at the lowest rate? If you have the right expert advice, you can find the perfect accommodations for your next trip. I’ve conducted hundreds of interviews with professionals to find the best tips on how to book a hotel room.

These new Sun Valley hotels are the subversive stars of the snow

March 10, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

They’re sleek, stylish — and a little subversive. They’re the new Sun Valley hotels, the Hotel Ketchum and the Limelight Hotel, and they already have stories to tell.

At hotels, ‘for your convenience’ rarely is

October 2, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Look out — the hotel “convenience” wave is spreading.

Hotel resort fees, hidden charges bemoaned by travelers, are climbing higher than ever

September 4, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Tamara Myers thought that her hotel bill at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino would come to $415. At least that’s what Otel.com, the website through which she booked the room, promised her.

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Accidentally booked 10 nonrefundable nights instead of one on Expedia

September 1, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Roland Tognazzini pushes the wrong key when he reserves a room through Expedia and ends up with nine extra unwanted rooms. They’re nonrefundable. Is there any way to fix the error?

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I’m still waiting for a refund from Hotels.com

July 21, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When Mike Foley cancels his resort reservation, Hotels.com promises him a refund. But more than a year later, his $1,400 is still missing.

This new hotel design concept blurs lines between work and play

June 29, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

As you walk into the 4290 Bistro at the Crowne Plaza Palo Alto, in California’s Silicon Valley, you’ll see a plaque commemorating the property’s place in technology history. It was here that Internet pioneers Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn developed the TCP specification in 1973.

HOTEL

Expert advice for booking the best hotel and finding the lowest rate

These new Sun Valley hotels are the subversive stars of the snow

At hotels, ‘for your convenience’ rarely is

Hotel resort fees, hidden charges bemoaned by travelers, are climbing higher than ever

Accidentally booked 10 nonrefundable nights instead of one on Expedia

I’m still waiting for a refund from Hotels.com

This new hotel design concept blurs lines between work and play

Expedia promised me a full refund of my hotel fee. Then it went back on its word

There’s no smoke in my hotel room, so what’s this $250 charge?

Another $72 in taxes for my hotel? But I thought we already paid!

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