Another tip. Once you have got it down to a short list it is
often worth ringing the hotel direct and seeing if they will
match the internet offer. Sometimes, not always, they will.

To use Wotif (and probably others), the hotel has to agree they will not do
a direct booking that matches (or beats) the internet offer. For obvious
reasons, Wotif doesn't want to lose its commission on the deal. However, the
hotel may be motivated to do so to secure the booking (and avoid paying a
commission to Wotif). To prevent this, Wotif actively shadow-shops to test
if hotels are doing that and will stop dealing with hotels that appear to be
doing it. So if a hotel is getting a lot of business through Wotif, they
will be hesitant to put that relationship at risk and therefore disinclined
to match/beat a price you claim to have seen on Wotif.

Kerry