deals, the prices, and the locations they want. I found this particular useful myself since I typically go to places where I’m not entirely familiar with the layout of the city. Not only does it show you a map of your destination along with markers signifying the pricing, but you can also do a search by where you want to go. So if I’m going to an expo, convention, family get together, or somewhere for pleasure, I just need to type where I want to be closely situated to and it will geo-locate all the available rooms near that spot. Amazingly useful for anyone not familiar with where they are going.

Their search bar on the far left hand side is pretty standard, offering up options of pricing, number of people, and amenities that travelers might be interested in. You can select whether you want to do a UK or stateside search, but in either case I found this to be amazing accurate. The map that is shown is useful, giving lots of information on the hotels, to include pricing, address, and contact information in case I should want to call ahead of time.

At the top of the screen to the far left is an interesting addition, Wikipedia landmarks, which I found to be geo-tags of anything mentioned in Wikipedia. Just select this box and tiny W’s will appear on the map. Click on any of these W’s for a brief on the article and a link to the full article. An interesting way to explore your surrounding area that most other maps fail to show. I think the community involvement in something like this could be useful for people looking for something to do around town, and not wanting to rely on magazine, travel books, or TV/radio ads. If you want to know where to go, as the locals, and Wikipedia could definitely act as the voice of the locals.