We may need a hotel room August 18th in Maine.

We'll be Saco/Biddeford area, actually a bit north for a family gathering.

Any lines on a cheap hotel? Not the roach motel, of course.

I've never used Hotels.com...maybe I should give it a try?

 

I can't speak to finding good prices, but Yelp! usually has a fair number of reviews. At least might help avoid anything bad.

 

Thanks, Mike. I'm not all that excited about attending this event, so I keep dragging my feet as far as a hotel. I know I should not wait too much longer to decide. Not sure the event is worth the trouble of packing up (bring your own food type of thing), the drive and the expense of the hotel.....

 

Personally I would go the bed and breakfast route. Your traveling in prime tourist time so all are going to be at a premium. Most hotels in that area which would be S. Portland are going to be close to $200 nightly.

Try this link for a good start

http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/biddeford-maine.html

 

Lainey, if you are in the Biddeford/Saco area try staying at Old Orchard Beach. I don't know what the rates are but you can always try price line and check it out. My sister and her husband stay at a motel there every summer and love it. When we lived in Maine as youngsters, Bob and I spent a lot of evenings hanging out there and taking 'walks' on the beach in the evening

 

Thanks, Connie. There is a little motel in Biddeford that we stayed in years ago. I think it's still there. I need to double check the actual town we'll be in, and I'd best get moving.

 

I stayed at the Extended Stay in Scarborough, ME (probably 10 minutes north of where you want to be) and it wasn't bad. Wasn't anything special, but my only compliant was really the old tube TV. No breakfast, but I did have a mini kitchen I didn't use. Price is about $120. I actually got my room for free because I knew the manager. Unfortunately bad timing... because he JUST (like 2-3 weeks) quit his job and moved back to NH.

 

Thanks, Kenta. My sister found a motel in Sanford. She and my brother in law are staying there, we will too. It doesn't look too bad, rate is reasonable. We won't be spending much time there, so as long as there are no bedbugs, I'm OK. They do have wifi, a flat screen TV and breakfast in the AM. It should work.

AND, I can cancel with 48 hours notice. I like that option.