I Asked Reddit for the Worst Days of the Week To Book a Hotel — Here’s What It Said
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The reality is that there’s no “worst day” to book a hotel. Just like there’s no best day. But there are popular days when prices are high and less popular days when prices are typically lower.
There are several factors to consider, and that’s really what our Redditors had to say.
The few threads I found specifically addressed which days of the week are “best” and “worst.” and conversations among travelers and hotel managers followed. Here’s what I found.
Worst Days of the Week To Book a Hotel: Friday and Saturday
People on vacation, even short ones, tend to travel on weekends. As a result, you’ll find prices are often steepest on Friday and Saturday nights. This also means hotels will be busiest, which means the accompanying amenities like pools, hot tubs, gyms, bars, and restaurants attached to the hotel will also be more crowded.
As a result, you could make the argument that Friday and Saturday are the worst days of the week to book a hotel.
At the same time, perhaps you like being in crowds, partying, swimming with other guests, and meeting new people. Also, features like dance clubs, cafes, and food trucks may only be open and on premises on the weekends — which would make weekends the best days to book a hotel, even if your costs increase.
Best Days of the Week To Book a Hotel: Sunday to Wednesday
Conversely, virtually everyone checks out of the hotel by Sunday morning, whether they’re staying for a week or a weekend. This means the pool and gym will be calm on Sunday afternoon, the prices go down because demand goes down, and the weekly business people haven’t arrived yet.
You could have the entire hotel almost to yourself.
Redditors agree that Sunday may be the best day, especially when it comes to price, to book a hotel.
And thanks to those slow, low-demand days, you might even find interesting amenities like a karaoke night, a fun show or some other extra you can enjoy. Hotels, restaurants and bars will often add an attraction on a Sunday or a Monday to increase interest and attendance.
It’s important to realize that most people don’t have the luxury of choosing specific weekdays for their vacation. They get off work on Friday and have to be back at the office two days later. So they book their travel for those days.
As we see more people moving to remote work with more flexible hours, we will likely also see an increase in interest in this subject.
For those of us who get to work from our laptops, it looks like the worst possible time to book a hotel would be Friday and Saturday night, unless you’re looking for a wild and expensive ride. So it’s safe to say you can book a nice, calm, relatively affordable vacation from Sunday to Wednesday, according to Reddit.
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