What's your take on these travel web sites and their hotel rates?

Well, here's the deal, I've been to these different sites to try and find a hotel in the heart of Downtown Detroit and some seem to be better than others obviously. This is my observation so far:

PRICELINE- Decent but only gives you subtotals which kinda sucks. and their prices were a little higher.

TRAVELOCITY- Better b/c they give you the subtotal as well as the tax inc. cool beans and they had a better rate for same hotel as I checked on priceline.

ORBITZ- They're ok

HOTELS.COM- They're ok as well

HOTWIRE.COM- Didn't like one bit their whole set up where they want your name as if they're going to set up booking right on the spot and don't tell you their suppliers until after you book. What the hell is up with that... no way!

EXPEDIA.COM - I don't have a clue haven't gone to that site.

I seem to keep going back to Travelocity site b/c the best deal have any of you used them and how did they do?? Plus, never booked on line a little nervous about doing so, is it safe? Thanks

I've booked online with all of those sites plenty of times and haven't had any problems. Websites like Hotwire and Priceline can sometimes give you lower prices however they don't reveal the hotel until you pay. As long as you choose a hotel with more stars, the result isn't too bad. One website that I like to use is www.kayak.com because it will search various websites at the same time including the ones you mentioned. Booking online is fun once you get the hang of it. Good luck!

We seem to have the same observations. I like travelocity as well. Anyway, two more websites you might want to check would be:

www.tripadvisor.com - They have a lot of reviews on a LOT of hotels.

www.luxurylink.com - Only if you're interested in luxury hotels and cruises. They have auctions regularly with starting bids at half the price.