Is it just me (and my poor hotel-fu) or have rates for hotels really at least doubled or more since before covid (2019)? I used to be able to get a 3.5 star hotel in downtown Montreal for 2 nights for 2 or 3 guests for under $240 a night. Now a 2 night stay at any recognizable brand seems to be coming in at $900+ total, and doesn’t include any of the perks like free breakfast.
Does anyone have any good hints for getting a lower price (for a Canadian?) I’ve tried Expedia and Trivago and Priceline (spoilering to avoid search optimization/free advertising for them) but it hasn’t helped.
I guess maybe I’m just cheap, but I don’t want to spend more than $500Cdn (all in with taxes and fees) for a weekend… but it looks like that is no longer possible. I did wonder if maybe last second booking might be better priced (which is counter-intuitive if true) because maybe with these high prices they’re running closer to empty and would welcome a lower price rather than leave a room empty.)