2009 the year of the mega deal

Great deals available for hotel only.

Interesting times for hotel deal seekers. There are a number of mega deals available at the moment, partly because of the credit crunch, partly because of the marketing and PR value that hotels get when giving away hotel rooms for nothing or practically nothing . .

• HotelConnect are going to be unleashing a load of £1 a night rooms on Thursday 26th Feb at 10 :00 UK time. When they are gone, they are gone so get in quick. Experience with the mega deals at Lastminute.com and £1 rooms at The Hoxton in London leaves me with this advice :
  

1. Familiarise yourself with the HotelConnect website before the day so you know how to search.
2. Have your credit card ready.
3. Make sure you know which dates you can and can't go away, if flights are involved have an idea which dates cheap flights are available. Skyscanner might help you there.
4. Have a look at the terms and conditions of the offer ( I have copied them below )
   

• Lastminute.com is having regular sales with rooms as low as £10 a night. Stay tuned to HotelJungle and I will tip you off about the next one.
  

• An emerging trend in the travel industry is to let customers pay what they want for hotel stays. A new hotel in Singapore is doing just that for stays until mid - March.
  

HotelConnect £1 rooms Terms & Conditions :

1. The £1 rooms are available to book online only at www.hotelconnect.co.uk until sold out. 2. The offer is for room only in a twin/double room and does not include breakfast. 3. There is a maximum stay of three nights per booking. 4. One booking per person. If you do book more than one - there will be trouble and we will cancel the booking. The hotel and HotelConnect reserve the right to cancel any bookings which we suspect, with good reason, to be fraudulent. 5. A charge of £15 per person will apply to cancellations. 6. Any name amendments to your booking will be charged a £15 administration fee. 7. Bookings are not transferable. You may not change your booking to any other dates or hotel. 8. 5% online discount does not apply to the rooms in this promotion. 9. All offers are subject to availability and specific arrival dates and travel restrictions may apply. Prices subject to change. 10. These conditions are in addition to our standard booking terms and conditions which also apply and which you must read before booking.