Breaking the Hotwire Code: How to Make Blind-Booking Not So Blind

Love a good getaway? But a little scared to blind-book a hotel?

Try cracking the Hotwire code by using Bid Goggles. Bid Goggles has you enter the Hotwire amenities and other info and then gives you an idea of what the hotel will be. I tried it for a Labor Day getaway to Vancouver, BC and it gave me two possible hotels. Then I took a minute to determine if these hotels charged for parking and were in a good area for the sites I want to see.

There are other sites out there that will do the same thing. Better Bidding is one; Hotwire Revealed is another. Better Bidding is so complicated I didn't even bother. Hotwire Revealed doesn't include Canada, but is a good place to firm up the info you've received from Bid Goggles. (A second opinion is always a good idea.) Try it. And take an impromptu Labor Day getaway.