Do motels in US typically charge more for walk-ins as opposed to advance reservations?
I am planning a trip from Seattle to Glacier National Park. We will need to stay at a motel as the entire journey cannot be done in one day. Rather than make advance reservations at a motel, we are thinking of doing a walk-in but are concerned if we will end up paying more than if we make reservation in advance.
Could anyone who has been in this type of situation guide us as to what is the best thing to so?
Best Answer
You will find small motels & hotels at interchanges all along the highway (assuming you are following I-90 most of the way). Most of these motels will have rooms available for walk ins, unless you are traveling on a major holiday period like Labor Day Weekend. The prices for walk in will be about the same as advance booking.
If you aim for the bigger cities, like Spokane or Coeur d'Alene, then you may find better prices booking in advance for the hotels in town, but not much difference at the highway motel chains.
Once you have decided you have driven enough you could use the big booking sites, like booking.com or hotels.com, to look at nearby hotels to see what they might have. Then either book online or walk in and show the quoted price to the front desk. Most hotels will match the online price if it is lower than their standard walk in price.
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Can you walk in hotel without reservation?
Hotels have no obligations to accommodate guests who arrive without reservation when no rooms are available for the night. When the hotel cannot accommodated a walk-in guest, the front office agent can make the situation a little easy for the guest by suggesting and providing directions to alternative hotels nearby.What is the benefit of having early reservation in a hotel?
If the early booking situation of a hotel is going well, the cost of additional sales support to be applied during the season decreases, thus the property will take a good step in terms of economy. If a hotel has a bad early booking situation, it will have more time to determine sales strategy of season.Are walk ins allowed in hotels?
Mostly,hotels are fully booked :) over a year ago. Yes they do accept walk-ins. Although I advise you calling them first to confirm if there is any room available still to avoid any inconvenience.What does it mean when a hotel walks you?
The term in the travel industry is \u201cwalked.\u201d That's when a hotel tells a traveler with a confirmed reservation that it does not, in fact, have an available room and instead books a room for the guest at another hotel.Hotel Reservations Sales: Closing the sale benefits everyone!
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