hotel, parents weekend

walkinghome
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:05:16 +0000

I booked a hotel room for move-in weekend at the end of August and got a pretty good price. I thought it might be a good idea to book parents weekend while I was thinking about it and before all the other freshman parents beat me to the nearby locations (I’m so sneaky) but when I browsed for places at the end of September, the prices were higher. Could it be because it’s when the leaves turn in the Virginia mountains where son’s college is located? Or are they higher because I’m looking 5 months out? I can’t use priceline because I may not be able to go but I’m wondering if I should just wait another month and take a chance on not getting as close to the college but perhaps getting a better deal. I’ve been looking on side-step. The place that I just paid $88 for two weeks ago is now $112+. For my daughters college we learned to book parents weekend as soon as we knew the date because of the scarity of nearby hotels or bed and breakfasts. Suggestions?