If you want discount hotel reservations for a trip coming up shortly, try calling the hotel directly and asking for a room that is "out of service." These out of service rooms are a way to get discount hotel reservations at quite a significant mark down. An out of service room is simply one that needs minor repairs or cleaning, that the hotel has not scheduled yet. Many times these repairs do not affect the quality of the room, at all.

Sometimes these out of service rooms have repairs that are insignificant, like a burned out light bulb or a stain on the carpet that does not affect the comfort of the room at all. These discount hotel room reservations can be a great way for you to save money on your trip that you can either pocket or spend in other ways. And remember: hotel companies always want a room to be occupied versus vacant, even if they have to make discount hotel reservations, because they believe an occupied room has other revenue potential, like room service.