
You can use this to get an overview of what dates in the month are at a discount. Tripadvisor has a color-coded date calendar, red when the average hotel price for that day is more expensive, green for less expensive. Tips: Hotel rates for Weekend dates are usually higher than the rates for Sunday through Thursday.
Use this resulting “short list” of hotels to find the cheapest one with a high ranking. Finally, select the “Traveler Ranking” filter to show “only 4* and up”.
First, plug in your dates and destination.
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