7 WAYS YOUR HOTEL STAY IS CHANGING

Published on travelandleisure | 08/17/2016

HotelsByDay

This app (Android, iOS) and website lets guests reserve rooms in four- to nine-hour blockstypically between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Inventory consists of three- to five-star hotels, mostly in U.S. and Canadian cities. Five daytime hours in a deluxe double at Tryp by Wyndham in New York costs $125, versus $249 for a regular stay.

Recharge

Recharge (iOS) makes upscale hotel rooms at press time, four- and five-star properties in the Bay Area available at the last minute, for 66 cents a minute (around $40 an hour). By comparison, a same-day booking made directly with Park Central Hotel in San Francisco, one of the properties on the app, is $284 a night.

Dayuse

The only global microbooking service, Dayuse (Web, Android, iOS) has an inventory of more than 2,000 hotels in 15 countries. Youll find plenty of Quality Inns and Best Westerns, but also a few gems. Sort hotels (by cost, proximity to airport, etc.) to find spots like the Pullman Miami, just three miles from the airport.