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Need a Hotel Room Last-Minute, Eh? HotelTonight Has You Covered in Canada Now

Where: Canada
April 26, 2012 at 11:06 AM | by | Comment (1)

The day has finally come! The mobile-booking app HotelTonight is going abroad, starting with Toronto and Vancouver.

The newest version of the app is now available for download from the iTunes store or the Android market with Toronto and Vancouver hotel deals at the ready (not until noon local time, of course.) The app's update also now supports various forms of international currencies--including Canadian dollars, the British pound and the Euro.

A-ha. There's a clue right there about where else HotelTonight will be expanding abroad. Fingers crossed London is the next city where last-minute hotel guests can find a killer room deal.

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Booking.com Throws Its Hat Into the Last-Minute App Ring

April 11, 2012 at 9:18 AM | by | Comment (1)

What's that saying? "Two is a coincidence, three is a trend." Yes, that one. Well, we officially have a trend when it comes to last-minute hotel booking apps as Booking.com released Booking.com Tonight for iPhone and IPod Touch. It follows pioneer HotelTonight and Priceline's Tonight Only in the seriously last-minute game (we're talking like, hours or minutes before showing up to claim the same-night reservation), but with one major twist: Booking.com Tonight is international.

It's available in the iTunes app store now, so naturally we downloaded it and put it through the paces. Does it have discounted rooms? Yes. The average discount seemed to be 20%, for those properties that are on sale. You see, this app lists hotel results for hotels whether or not they're on sale, so it's only a little bit improved on the regular Kayak or Priceline booking app. You can see a few of the NY results above.

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HotelTonight Hits the iPad Today

March 30, 2012 at 4:47 PM | by | Comments (0)

We'd made our love for newish last-minute hotel booking app HotelTonight very clear. Seriously, you can't beat scoring a downtown Chicago trendy hotel for $69 15 minutes away from checking in, as we did recently.

As the app celebrates the release of their new iPad version, they're also "doubling down" on Las Vegas hotels by offering more than the standard three per night; it's up to six! What happens is you download the app from iTunes, register here, and then hit "Las Vegas" to see what deals they've scored in Sin City for that night, though some even allow you to book up to 3 or 5 days at the rate. The doubling down means there's now a section for three hotels on the Strip, and three outside of it.

Above you see tonight's Vegas options—a Friday night. Not too shabby at all! We'd probably spring for the Tropicana with the hope of scoring a renovated room. Still, remember that HotelTonight has a whole list of other US cities with last-minute hotel deals...and the promise that they're going international soon. Soon is not soon enough!

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Last-Minute International Travelers Rejoice: HotelTonight is Going Abroad

February 23, 2012 at 4:45 PM | by | Comments (0)

We had a lengthy chat last week with Sam Shank, CEO of our favorite booking app, HotelTonight and the biggest question on our minds was---When is HotelTonight going international? The answer: They're working on it.

Shank tells us that international expansion was announced last November when they received their latest round of financing. We couldn't pry any specific cities out of Shank but we're hoping that London is at the top of their list. And it's about time our neighbor to the north, Canada, gets some HotelTonight loving too. We did, however, spy a job listing on their site for a general manager in Europe which has us super excited.

We'll be keeping close tabs on HotelTonight's expansion plans but in the meantime, the app is still expanding like gangbusters across the U.S., most recently to San Diego's beach cities and Palm Springs.

It's past noon now (when all the HotelTonight deals start showing up in the app), so where will you be staying tonight?

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HotelTonight Has 'Suite Heart' Hotel Deals for Tonight's Last-Minute Lovers

February 14, 2012 at 1:01 PM | by | Comments (0)

The window is fast closing on ways to impress your lover today on Valentine's Day but you won't have to settle for downing a love potion at the hotel bar. Thanks to the last-minute hotel booking app, HotelTonight, you can actually stay inside a hotel--in a suite--tonight. And you can do it, without forking over thousands of dollars.

The Suite Heart Sale, which just began a short while ago, is offering frazzled lovers eager to please their sweethearts a luxury suite stay at the same price as a regular room.

For those who haven't downloaded HotelTonight to their phones yet, the app works like this--deals for tonight's hotel rooms show up at noon local time and feature three different hotels ranging from Elegant to Hip to Classic. But now with the Suite Heart Sale, you'll be getting a suite for the same rate as a regular room as well as a complimentary bottle of champagne!

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So You're Stuck in the Chicago Snow and Needing a Hotel?

January 12, 2012 at 5:01 PM | by | Comments (3)

So you're stuck in Chicago today, hm? Or perhaps stuck trying to get to Chicago. The Windy City is currently the snowy city, with conditions canceling flights across the board. Indeed, Southwest Airlines has nixed all of their flights from Chicago-Midway for the day.

This is your seasonal reminder to beef up your trip booking apps to take advantage of last-minute deals and most likely save you from sleeping on the cold, tiled floor of a strange airport.

Three apps we recommend you have updated and on deck:
· Kayak (Blackberry, Android and Apple)
· Jetsetter (Apple)
· HotelTonight (Android and Apple)

Those rates you see listed above are direct from HotelTonight, for Chicago-area stays TONIGHT. Jump on that Hotel Felix one; we've done it, we approve and here's the proof. Safe travels!

[Screenshot: HotelChatter]

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Guess the Hotel, Revealed: The Hotel Felix Chicago

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 111 West Huron [map], Chicago, IL, United States, 60654
November 10, 2011 at 5:33 PM | by | Comment (1)

Wow. You guys are good. Indeed the answer to yesterday's Guess the Hotel challenge—where we admitted to paying only $69 for a room—is Chicago's Hotel Felix. For such a price, what'd we get? Let's break it down.

First off, we booked the room for such an affordable, last-minute rate using the HotelTonight app on our iPhone, while in the back of a cab from O'Hare Airport heading downtown. It was the most severe definition of a last-minute booking, on Halloween weekend, and when we arrived it hadn't even hit the hotel's system yet. So we sat in the lobby and waited for all of two minutes before the receptionist saw our booking in his computer. Not bad at all!

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Guess the Hotel We Booked on HotelTonight for $69

November 9, 2011 at 4:37 PM | by | Comments (7)

Hump Day is here and we're feeling playful—playful enough to challenge you to Guess The Hotel! This week we've got a snapshot of a very very comfy bed we snagged for a steal using the mobile hotel booking app HotelTonight. Of course we used the $25 sign-up bonus everyone gets for registering on HotelTonight, so the total was even cheaper really.

As always, the rules for Guess the Hotel are the same--we throw down some hints, you ante up your guesses and we do the reveal the following day (tomorrow). So cheers and good luck!

· It's in the center of a major US city enjoying a lot of hotel buzz currently
· Eco-friendliness is the name of the game. The hotel is certified LEED silver.
· The hotel's name kind of means "happy," and we were really happy about the free WiFi.
· We booked it via the HotelTonight app while in a cab from the airport to the place, for $69 plus $11 taxes/fees for a total of $80. Score.

Think you know what hotel we're hinting at? PUT YOUR GUESSES IN COMMENTS BELOW!

[Photo: HotelChatter]

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HotelTonight Bounces Back With New String of 'Getaway' Destinations

September 30, 2011 at 9:00 AM | by | Comments (0)

Hey Boston, wanna go here?

Amidst all the talk about Priceline's new last-minute mobile booking feature, Tonight-Only Deals, comes an announcement that rival HotelTonight will be adding new "getaway" destinations for four major cities. This should be particularly gratifying to those who feel slighted by the ever-soaring rates afflicting key cities like New York and San Francisco.

Under the listings for each of the four cities (Boston, San Francisco, New York and DC), you'll now find a separate listing for that city's "getaway" destinations. Want to go antiquing in Martha's Vineyard? No problem. Been itching to go wine tasting in Sonoma? Now's the time. Ready to shut out the world in a lodge in Coastal Maine? Done. These tucked-away spots are an over-worked, stressed-out city dweller's dream come true—mostly because they take the far-off fantasy of wanting to 'just get away for a night' and make it a solid reality.

OK, Priceline. Your move.

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Perhaps We Should Just Call This New Booking Feature PricelineTonight?

September 29, 2011 at 10:36 AM | by | Comments (0)

A good sign that you've gone and created something useful and effective? You've got copycats which is what HotelTonight is dealing with today as hotel discounter Priceline has announced their newest mobile booking feature--Tonight-Only Deals.

Tonight-Only Deals let travelers book last-minute hotel rooms for that night at Priceline's deeply discounted rates (although no cancellations are allowed and your card is charged immediately.) Multiple night bookings are allowed too.

The deals open at 11am (HotelTonight opens at noon) and are good for hotels in 34 cities. And yes, you can see which hotels they are. No blind booking here with Tonight-Only Deals. Rooms can be booked as late as 11pm or until they sell out. (HotelTonight actually allows you to book until 2am so they've got the upper hand here.)

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Ding, Ding, Ding: HotelTonight Adds Las Vegas

May 19, 2011 at 9:31 AM | by | Comments (0)

Las Vegas is a city where last-minute hotel rooms are practically de rigueur so we're relieved to see that Hotel Tonight has finally added Sin City to their mobile booking app. No more stumbling up to the front desk drunk asking if there's a room for you and your Chippendale!

HotelTonight was thinking of folks in Los Angeles, San Diego and Phoenix when they added Las Vegas to their app since it's just a quick flight away but HotelTonight also says folks could use the app in this way:

The app also rescues travelers whose plans change at the last minute and visitors who realize after a long night that a great hotel room could be less expensive than a cab ride to the other end of the Strip.

Hmmm...the cabs in Vegas are notorious rip-offs but we're not so sure a hotel room on HotelTonight would be less than a cab ride to the other end of the Strip.

Nevertheless, rooms can be be booked on HotelTonight up until 2am which is certainly a life-saver when you've realized that crashing with six of your friends in one room was a bad idea.

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HotelTonight Now Lets You Book a Deal for Multiple Nights

April 5, 2011 at 12:58 PM | by | Comments (0)

HotelTonight keeps getting better. We knew they would be adding Miami and Seattle to their list of cities this spring but we're really psyched about the option to lock in a low last-minute rate not just for tonight but for a few more nights as well.

The newest update to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch app now allows guests to extend their stay for up to four additional nights. Currently HotelTonight can be used to book rooms in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Miami and Seattle. And new users will get a $25 credit toward their first booking.

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