[petvet]

What a great idea!

I for one, like to get an Airbnb whenever possible so I can make my own food and maybe share accommodation with a few others.

Sometimes the hotels have the best deals though and in those instances I like to at least get a refrigerator in the room.

Maybe we can use this platform to post where we would like to travel to play poker and reach out to other members who might be interested in sharing or at least meeting up at an event.

It was great to run into Jim and have someone to chum around with on my last trip to Rungood in Cleveland.

Anyone interested in Rungood poker series in San Diego Nov 15-20?

https://www.rungood.com/pages/jamul-casino-san-diego-ca-november-15th-november-20th

[gibber3]

I am always interested in a RunGood event! Unfortunately, I am committed to a couple of other events during that timeframe so it won’t work for me. 🙁

What online sites or groups do you use to hunt down good Airbnb accommodations, besides the obvious airbnb.com?

[websitemark]

I haven’t done a lot of poker-specific trips, but I’ve done plenty of traveling. Here are my go-to tools:

Hotels.com offers good deals on tons of properties. You earn a free night every 10 days and that doesn’t have to be within one family of hotels. You also get even better rates when you use them frequently and level up to Silver or higher.

Priceline offers attractive rates if you use their nameless ‘Express Deals’, especially last-minute. They allow you to book a a type of lodging (ex. 4.5-star Casino Hotel) in a particular neighborhood (or a section of the Strip in Vegas) rather than a specific property.

For example… 10/20-10/21, 4.5-star Casino Hotel, Strip Central West. The zone appears to include Caesars Palace, Bellagio, Cosmopolitan Marriott, and Planet Hollywood. The rate for this group is $174 compared to $199-$339 if you were to book a specific property. You’ll usually get the cheapest option (Caesars, in this case) but sometimes you get a much nicer property from the group. Savings either way and a great option as long as you don’t need to stay at an exact property.

Airbnb/VRBO are great tools for bespoke lodging. Just be sure to click all the way into the payment page to see all the fees. Some places charge hefty cleaning and service fees that really inflate the total price.

Hilton.com offers discounted rates after only a few stays using their free membership program, but you’re limited to their sometimes-pricey properties.

Hope it helps – happy traveling!

[gibber3]

Great info Mark! Thanks!

[websitemark]

My pleasure! Less spent on hotels is more that can be leveraged at the tables 😉