Anyone have experience using one of the travel services to book a local hotel at a reduced price?

Anyone have experience using one of the travel services to book a local hotel at a reduced price?
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In Australia I frequently use wotif.com. I don’t know if it is international or just here, but it is reliable and usually has good deals. Sometimes though after I see the price on wotif, I will call the hotel directly and ask them if they will beat the price, often you can get an even better deal that way.
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