Billy Joel is in town in two weeks, and I was looking for a room at the venue (Burswood Resort/Casino). Yeah I know, I was dreaming.
Anyway, I got the following prices per night -
Burswood Resort Direct via Phone- $900
Priority Club/ICHotels Website - $400
Wotif - $400.
ReadyRooms Website (Qantas) - $355.
Qantas Holidays via Telephone - $246.
I was completely stunned that Qantas Holidays ended up cheaper than all of the "last minute" websites, and the hotel direct. The only reason I called them is because I had a query about ReadyRooms bookings and the contact number is Qantas Holidays!
So, It pays to shop around and don't just try the supposed "best value" discount places when you're after a hotel - even in your home state.
Chrisb.