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This blogger thinks hotels might treat you differently if you booked a room through an online service.

Prior to leaving for this trip I read a great post on someone's blog about hotels that show their displeasure at guests who book reservations via discount services ( Travelocity, Expedia, etc) by either giving them lousy rooms or removing night time mints.

I spent about two hours over the weekend trying to find the post ( note to self: --always grab the URL of things you want to include in blog)

I couldn't find the post but I did find a related article in U.S. News &World Report. Last night I just drove up to the Hampton Inn and requested a room. The only thing I cared about was the free wireless service. A couple of years ago I chose hotels based on the exercise room, now its whether it offers wireless and if that service is free.

Later this week I will have an opportunity to experience this phenomenon myself. I have a reservation in Chicago that I booked through Travel Zoo and got a great rate at the Whitehall Hotel.

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