Do hotels usually offer last minute deals?
In industry terms, their goal is simple: Get heads in beds,” says Carswell. If hotels still have rooms left to sell for your dates of stay, they will likely slash the prices at the last minute in hopes of selling off more of their inventory. But supply and demand works both ways. If hotels still have rooms left to sell for your dates of stay, they will likely slash the prices at the last minute in hopes of selling off more of their inventory. But supply and demand works both ways. If the demand for hotel rooms is high and supply of empty rooms is low, you’ll pay more,” Carswell says.