Expedia vs. Hotwire

I love the #Internet.  Everything you need or could ever need to know is on the Internet.  You can shop, date,  pay bills, do homework and book #hotels. 

This weekend I am taking Dean to my home town of #Winnipeg to meet my family.  This trip will either make or break our relationship...It'll go fine I'm sure haha. 

I've never had to book a hotel before, but with all the new websites available, booking is pretty easy.  I checked out both #Hotwire and #Expedia which are both highly advertised websites.  Both were super easy to use, type in the destination, check-in date and check-out date...the end.  The website does the rest for you, finding the cheapest rooms available.

The one thing I liked about Hotwire was it breaks the city down into sections so you can narrow down the search to a certain area.  It's really beneficial because I lived in Winnipeg for 21 years so I know where I do and don't want to stay.  The downfall I found about it though is yes it breaks the city down into sections, but it doesn't actually tell you which hotel it is or where exactly it is just a general area.  The website explains that they do this to help keep the good image of the hotel, but I don't think having a cheap room on a website is going to give the hotel a bad name.  It's not the end of the world for a hotel to have a couple of unsold rooms.  There are certain areas and places in Winnipeg that I don't want to stay because I know how the city is and where the worst areas are so therefore I won't be using Hotwire to book my hotel.

With Expedia it doesn't break down the city into sections, but it does tell you what hotel it is and where exactly it is which I definitely prefer.  The other thing I like is you can use a Paypal account to pay for the hotel stay which is great for people like me who don't actually have a credit card yet.  It's the little details like that, that I prefer more so I'll be using Expedia to book my hotel.