Comments on: Move quickly to snare a hotel room for $1 a night

By: Karen Fawcett

Karen Fawcett — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:27:26 +0000

Many people have been disappointed. Perhaps gimmicks are the way to go in this faltering economy — but buyer beware. However, there are a lot of people who love hitting the gambling tables and there are (occasionally) some winners.

Please report how you do ….or not. K

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:19:10 +0000

Well shut my mouth, maybe…

Yesterday the site presented the flash interlude, which used up enough time that I didn’t get to complete the booking before the promotion went “off” for the day…

Today I found the 15-minute window again and (fingers crossed) scored a 4-star hotel in Florida for a buck a night… Here’s hoping it wasn’t a glitch!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:20:14 +0000

Okay, maybe not shady. But disappointing…

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:38:11 +0000

I got my “hint” email and tried to book a room with sufficient time left during the 15 minutes. Rather than process the request, the site stalled with a lengthy flash presentation. After a couple of minutes, it presented me the $1 option for a hotel; I immediately clicked “book it” but was told the promotion was off. Seems kinda shady, no?

By: Skip

Skip — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:09:40 +0000

Thanks, Karen! I’m signed up. You rock.

By: The man who notices things

The man who notices things — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:24:39 +0000

the only question will be if the hotel honors the rate, and if you do not get an ‘oops, we mispriced that room’ email in a week or so. It would be amusing if the hotels decided not to honor the room or add surcharges for fuel, air, and hot water . . .