App for last-minute lodging deals
The Hotel Tonight app helps last-minute travelers nab a deal on a same-day stay. Credit: Handout
WHAT Hotel Tonight app for iPhone and iPad
HOW MUCH Free to download; $25 credit applied to first purchase.
WHAT IT DOES This well-designed app helps last-minute travelers nab a deal on a same-day stay. It offers three hotel deals every day at noon that are good for a stay that night in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Choose from "hip," "elegant" or "basic" categories until 2 a.m.
WHAT'S GOOD The deals are inviting, the app intuitive. Users get a quick sense of the hotel with photos and information on amenities. Finding an "elegant" hotel in San Francisco for $169 was a coup.
WHAT'S NOT It would be helpful to know how many rooms are still available as the night wears on. More cities would be great, too. There are plans to add Las Vegas, Miami, San Diego and Seattle.
AVAILABLE iTunes
