I remember my “B.C” (before children) days days when I thought the world was my oyster. Sometimes, on the spur of the moment, Bryan and I would decide, “Why don’t we take a short trip?” We would find a hotel at the last minute when we reached our destination. This seemed like no big deal, but we were always the ones who discovered we had chosen to take a trip during a town festival, some sort of show, or, worse, when two rival ball teams were playing. Talk about having trouble finding a hotel! I spent years wishing a simple solution was available. Finally, I have found one– the Hotel Tonight App.
A couple of weeks ago I had to fly out of Nashville. This seemed like no big deal, until I realized how early I would have to leave. Bryan, looking over my flight information, told me, “Why don’t you spend the night at a hotel near the airport instead of leaving at 2:30 AM?” Because I am a huge fan of sleep and not driving in the middle of the night, I was quick to agree. At first I was concerned. It is called Hotel Tonight for a reason: I had to book my room the day I wanted to stay at the hotel. I was a little leary of last minute bookings because I didn’t want to find myself having a Bates Hotel experience. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The app only lists a small selection of hotels, mostly upscale and luxury, that are looking for last minute bookings on unfilled rooms . I found a king sized suite at the Marriott, which was five minutes from the airport parking lot, for $119.
The booking was easily done through the app. I was sent an email confirming my stay within minutes of finishing the booking. I read over it and saw all I needed to check in was an ID and a credit card for incidentals. The only problem I had was when I tried to check in. The front desk clerk easily found my booking and tried to run it through the computer without success. After several attempts, she called the Hotel Tonight service desk. She had no idea I was testing the hotel tonight app, having had several customers throughout the day using the app, and chatted about her Hotel Tonight experiences. “The person on their help desk was so patient and nice,” she exclaimed, “usually when we have to call a company with a problem, they’re not polite.” Had we not had the little snafu at checkin, it would have been the easiest check in I had ever done because she had all my information already and the room was already paid.
Would I use Hotel Tonight again? Yes. They have listing in cities around the country, in Mexico, Canada and in Europe.
That is AWESOME! Very cool app. I always get nervous with travel, so making things easier is great!
That sounds neat! I will have to keep that in mind for our next trip 🙂
What a great idea for an app. So many times I’ve spent hours searching for a hotel. Gotta download and use this.
I will have to tell my hub about this app for his phone. We will be traveling soon, so this may come in very handy.
I would totally use this app! This would be so much help when I travel. Thank you for sharing.
This is such a convenient app. It is so great to be able to secure all of this information through your smartphone and have it at your fingertips.
That looks like an awesome app! I can’t wait to start using it.
This sounds like a great app! With three little ones, we definitely need to plan well in advance 🙂
I had no idea about this! I travel a lot, though, and would love something like this.
I’ll have to see if they have listings in the airport near me. I sometimes have to get up and leave at 3am to drive two hours to the airport and that is NO fun!
Anything that helps make traveling with kids less stressful is great in my book!
I love knowing the app worked like a charm. Things are getting so amazingly easy!
What an awesome app! Stress free travel is always the best kind! 🙂
Wow, that looks like a clever app! And your post is very timely. I’m about to start a travel blog soon and I’ve been looking for tools and apps that would help people out. I’ll check it out. Thanks lady!
What a great app. I could definitely use it for travel! Thanks!
We could have used that when we moved across the country. The weather was to unpredictable to make reservations ahead. I wonder if they show whether the hotel is pet friendly or not. If not that would probably be a big help to a lot of people – we moved with our pets.
Now this is totally an app I would download, thanks for sharing and telling.
That sounds like the perfect app for myself and my hubby. We do a lot of last minute traveling. I always hate not finding a good hotel. Thanks for the code.
Oh HOW cool and boy do I wish that I read this post a few days ago! I unexpectedly needed to book a hotel late at night when I got stranded in Atlanta. Such a terrible experience! I am definitely downloading this app!
We are going Corpus Christi tomorrow thanks for the app I can check the hotels ahead and dont get any nasty surprises!!!
Now that is an awesome app. I am going to be adding that on my phone for sure as we are going to be traveling soon!!!
I travel frequently. That app would be really helpful for those times when you need a room in an emergency.
That sounds like a pretty handy app. I like that it has pictures of the outside so you can see if the area is bad.
Good to know! We will be planning some summer getaways soon, so I will have to check this out!
This sounds great, good resource for our summer traveling!
what a great app to have when traveling. You never know when you may need a hotel.
I think I could really use this app! It seems that lately I am always being called out of town for a sick relative or something. Last minute reservations are hard to get. Thanks for sharing.
This would be an awesome way to do a quick getaway once in awhile on the cheap.
Oh I wish i had known of this app a few weeks ago when we did a quick trip to go house hunting. That could have saved me a lot of time and money.
That sounds like a real useful app. Can be real handy!
I want this for our next road trip. Which I hope is sooner rather than later.
What an awesome promotion. We might need to book a night for an upcoming track meet. I’ll have to check this out. How long is your promo code good for?
I travel quite a bit and this sounds like it might come in pretty handy. Thanks for sharing this!
What a clever app! I’m definitely gonna try this one out!
That sounds like a SERIOUSLY great app to have handy, especially if you’re a frequent traveler and want to get the most bang for your buck!
Sounds like this app really came through for you with that room at the Marriott for only $119. I would give it a try. It might be a great way to find a deal on a hotel w/pool to take the kids too.
That sounds pretty handy! We travel a lot, so this is something I could see myself using!
This sounds great for all your traveling for sure!!
I am totally doing this! How fantastic!!! And thanks for the promo code!
I think a 25 dollar code is a great way to promote a hotel I really wish I had some place to travel to but I’m stuck at home 🙂
This sounds like a very handy app for travelers! I might look into this more when we take our yearly summer trip up north!
The Hotel Tonight app sounds really cool. Sometimes I just feel like getting away for a day and I’m always searching for nice hotels that are worth the price because I don’t want to stay at a Bates Motel either so maybe this will come in handy since the app kind of narrows the search a bit. But only $119 for a king sized suite at the Marriott? Amazing! I can afford that!
This Is A Great App To Have I Will Have To Get It For When I Make A Trip To Boston Thanks!
This is awesome! I’ve never heard of the app before, but it sounds like it is so much better than the bidding of Priceline when you are trying to book the same day. – Katy
Definitely adding this website to my list! We don’t have a need for a hotel this weekend but we might be pretty soon.
What a great find!
thanks for the discount code, I think I will be trying your app suggestion very soon. we love travel, and we love it hassle free
I have this app on my phone ‘just in case’ but haven’t needed to use it *yet*. We have some roadtrips planned this Summer, so it will definitely come in handy then!
Wow, what a great idea. Will definitely have to check this out. Funny because we’ll be in Nashville in a few weeks!
My in-laws could totally use this. They like to fly by the seat of their pants and wait until they arrive in a city to try to get a room. I’ll have to download this for this summer, when we’re taking a road trip.
That does look handy. It’s been a while since we took a vacation but I feel the need!
Thank you for the code! This could come in handy next month when I travel!