[Sangetsu]

I use the mainline hotel sites, like Hotels.com, Orbitz, Travelocity, and Priceline. So far Priceline has given me the best rates, I like the feature where I can bid for hotels or airfare. I usually bid an amount which is half the listed price, and I usually get the room or flight for that price. Or I enter an amount that I'm willing to spend, and the kind of hotel that I want, and it's location, and they select a hotel for me. It's actually kind of fun, and I've had good luck with it. On my last trip to NYC, I got a very nice hotel room near Grand Central Station in Manhattan for the same price that my friends paid for their hotel room in Rutherford, New Jersey.

I've used both Hotels.com and Orbitz to book rooms in Japan. I've received good rates and service through them.