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ellie424 Posted: Feb 12, 2010 10:59 AM

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You should definitely check out HotelPlanner.com! It is a site you can use for booking blocks of rooms at hotels. What you do is indicate how many rooms you would like in your block and the locations you would like for the hotel to be near, and then hotels BID for your service!!! Once you receive a few bids you can use the lower bids to negotiate with the hotel(s) that you really want!! It worked for me! The hotel that offered me the highest bid negotiated down in price to the price of the lowest bid I received after I declined their initial bid! I couldn't be happier because the hotel I ended up with is GORGEOUS and was my top choice!!

Here is the link: http://www.hotelplanner.com/

kris_gets_hitched Posted: Feb 12, 2010 11:03 AM

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I tried them. It didn't work out for me, but that's because it was absolutely necessary that the hotel we stay at had a bar, restaurant, and pool. With such specifics and not wanting people to have more than a 20-minute drive, it was slim picking. But it is a great site, and if my RH wasn't kind of isolated (Swan Club), it would've definitely worked out much better for me.

My boss used it for her wedding though and it worked great for her!

It's definitely a site that my Pearl Jam touring buddies and I will probably use when they tour again...we can easily block 10+ rooms as a group, LOL!

ellie424 Posted: Feb 12, 2010 11:05 AM

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I needed the same things as well...and just indicated that in the comments section before putting in the request. Surprisingly in my location there were a few hotels (about 5) that had all three!..so it ended up really working out for me.