# How do I find the cheapest motel(s) in my area? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 25, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458 "2008-10-25T01:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Yarster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7c8e57/32.png) [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/21 "2008-10-27T17:51:56Z")
It might help if we knew what part of San Diego you are in now. Presumably you are moving somewhere for a day to get away from your normal residence for whatever reason, and I can only assume if you live in San Ysidro, you don’t want people giving you recommendations in Oceanside and Fallbrook even if they have the cheapest rates because of the distance. ---
**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/22 "2008-10-28T01:00:38Z")
> [@spoike](#): > > The[tripadvisor.com](http://www.tripadvisor.com/) website I mentioned in an earlier post may be the site you’re talking about. Yeah, that’s it…it was in a folder in my bookmarks labeled “Travel”. Never would’ve though to look there. 🙂 And yes, bedbugs are a real thing…it can be anything from fleas to scabies, crab lice. My family had a flea experience at a cheap motel on the beach when I was a kid. It was not pleasant. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/23 "2008-10-28T01:09:13Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > There are the crappy, filthy roadside motels, many of which you can still find, but seriously, why would you want to stay at them? Low overhead? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/24 "2008-10-28T02:14:23Z")
[QUOTE= Hostile Dialect] Have you read this thread? [/QUOTE] I have read the thread, and I see no answer to the question. Why do you want a hotel that cheap? ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/25 "2008-10-28T02:28:33Z")
Does the person you are going with know of your dedication to save every possible penny in this magical encounter? ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/26 "2008-10-29T00:47:06Z")
> [@Yarster](#): > > It might help if we knew what part of San Diego you are in now. Presumably you are moving somewhere for a day to get away from your normal residence for whatever reason, and I can only assume if you live in San Ysidro, you don’t want people giving you recommendations in Oceanside and Fallbrook even if they have the cheapest rates because of the distance. Not an issue, actually. I appreciate the thought, though. > [@jasonh300](#): > > And yes, bedbugs are a real thing…it can be anything from fleas to scabies, crab lice. Just to fight some ignorance here, bedbugs are actually [one specific thing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedbugs). > [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#): > > I have read the thread, and I see no answer to the question. It’s implied. If you haven’t figured it out by now, you’ll never know. Seriously. > [@Sapo](#): > > Does the person you are going with know of your dedication to save every possible penny in this magical encounter? Yes. We’re both undergrads without jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/27 "2008-10-29T01:50:06Z")
The implication you’re making with this quote: [QUOTE= Hostile Dialect] It’s implied. If you haven’t figured it out by now, you’ll never know. Seriously. [/QUOTE] is directly contradicted by this one: [QUOTE= Hostile Dialect] We’re both undergrads without jobs. [/QUOTE] But hey, good on you for finding each other. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/28 "2008-10-29T09:50:29Z")
> [@Hostile\_Dialect](#): > > Yes. We’re both undergrads without jobs. Fair enough, but there is a point of diminishing returns here. You have already found something half decent for $40, how much are you willing to sacrifice for an additional $5? I don’t think you can find something for under $30, at least not without driving an extra bunch of miles (at a cost) and risking health and life (at a cost). ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/29 "2008-10-29T10:50:13Z")
> [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](#): > > The implication you’re making with this quote: > > [QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] > It’s implied. If you haven’t figured it out by now, you’ll never know. Seriously. is directly contradicted by this one: [QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] We’re both undergrads without jobs. [/QUOTE] [/QUOTE] It is? I’ll admit I don’t know why there’s such a need for secrecy that they can’t just go to one of their own places, but I don’t see any contradiction in play; I think you’re reading much more into the implication than I am. ETA: Oh, I suddenly put two and two together and realized what you’re reading into the implication… well, maybe this will be the end of the partner’s unemployment streak, eh? 🙂 (Just kidding, obviously) ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458/30 "2008-10-30T05:40:18Z")
Heh. If I had a couple hundred dollars to spend on a prostitute, I don’t think I’d be trying to save $5 on a motel room… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-the-cheapest-motel-s-in-my-area/469458.md?page=1)