Hotel Loyalty

For years, my husband and I have stayed at Best Westerns. Usually we get a decent room at a good rate. With the customer rewards card we have earned several free nights. That has come to an end. We recently paid over $159 a night for a Best Western room that had wallpaper peeling, doors missing locks and ceiling falling in.

For our recent trip from New Mexico to California for a job test, I used Priceline to get our rooms. I got rooms at Hotel Arizona in Tuscon and Radisson Suites in Covina for $38 a night plus taxes. Both hotels blow Best Western out of the water. The best was the Radisson Suites with great wireless internet access, 2 TVs, pool, spa and kitchenette. The regular price for the Radisson Suite was $87 plus taxes. Still a better bang for my buck than Best Western.
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