Hotel Reservations Specialists in Big Cities

Here’s an alphabetical list of offices that can arrange discounts in a wide range of U.S. and foreign cities:

Accommodations Express, 801 Asbury Ave., 6th Floor, Ocean City, NJ 08226-3625; telephone (800) 444-7666 or (609) 525-0800, fax (609) 525-0111, Internet: https://www.accommodationasexpress.com. Preferred rates in 14 U.S. cities, Missouri and some major tourist destinations.

California Reservations, 165 8th St., Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94103; tel. (800) 576-0003 or (415) 252-1107, fax (415) 252-1483, Internet https://www.cal-res.com. Preferred rates in more than 1,600 hotels throughout California and Washington State as well as in Vancouver and Victoria, Canada.

Central Reservation Service, 220 Lookout Place, Maitland, FL 3270l; tel. (800) 548-3311 or (407) 740-6442, fax (407) 740-8222, Internet https://www.reservation-services.com. Preferred rates in Atlanta, Boston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Orlando and San Francisco. Bilingual staff (English/Spanish).

Citywide Reservation Services, 839 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02115; tel. (800) HOTEL-93 (468-3593) or (617) 267-7424, fax (617) 267-9408, Internet https://www.cityres.com. Preferred rates for New York, Washington, D.C., Montreal, Massachusetts and other parts of New England. Has room blocks.

Express Reservations, 3825 Iris Ave., Boulder, CO 80301; tel. (800) 356-1123, (303) 440-8481, fax (303) 440-0166, Internet https://www.express-res.com. Arranges preferred rates in N.Y. and L.A.

Hotel Reservations Network, 8140 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 203, Dallas, TX 75231; tel. (800) 96-HOTEL (964-6835) or (214) 361-7311, fax (214) 361-7299, Internet https://www.180096hotel.com. Arranges preferred rates in Anaheim, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Paris, Reno, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Prepay/voucher; AE, Discover, MC, V.

Quikbook, 381 Park Ave. S., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016; tel. (800) 789-9887 or (212) 532-1660, fax (212) 532-1556, Internet https://www.quikbook.com. Arranges preferred rates in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, L.A., New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

RMC Travel Centre, 424 Madison Ave., Suite 705, New York, NY 10017; tel. (800) 245-5738 or (212) 754-6560, fax (212) 754-6571, Internet https://www.rmcwebtravel.com. Preferred rates in 48 contiguous states and Canada. Prepay/voucher; AE, Discover, MC, V.

Room Finders USA, 1112 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, LA 70116; tel. (800) 473-7829 or (504) 522-9234, fax (504) 529-1948, e-mail bookit@rroomusa.com. Arranges preferred rates in U.S. Prepay/voucher; AE, Diners Club, Discover, MC, V .

Local brokers

Eight big U.S. visitor destinations have brokers that handle hotels in just one or two cities, plus surrounding areas.

ATLANTIC CITY

Atlantic City Toll-Free Reservations, P.O. Box 665, Northfield, NJ 08225; tel. (800) 833-7070 or (609) 646-7070, fax (609) 646-8655, Internet https://home.att.net/~actollfree. Arranges preferred rates.

Also see Accommodations Express, RMC Travel Centre.

BOSTON

Meegan Reservation Service, 300 Terminal C, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128; tel. (800) 332-3026 or (617) 569-3800, fax (617) 561-4840. Arranges preferred rates. Also serves N.Y.

Also see Accommodations Express, Central Reservation Service, Citywide Reservation Services, Hotel Reservations Network, Quikbook, RMC Travel Centre, Room Finders USA.

BRANSON, MO.

Branson Nights Reservations, P.O. Box 2321, Branson, MO 65615; tel. (800) 329-9999 or (417) 335-6971, fax (417) 335-6025, Internet https://www.branson-nights.com. Preferred rates and packages with show tickets. Prepay/voucher; AE, Discover, MC, V.

Also see RMC Travel Centre.

CHICAGO

Hot Rooms, 1 E. Erie St., Suite 225, Chicago, IL 60611-2737; tel. (800) 468-3500 or (773) 468-7666, fax (312) 649-0559, Internet https://www.hotrooms.com. Arranges preferred rates.

Also see Accommodations Express, Hotel Reservations Network, Quikbook, RMC Travel Centre, Room Finders USA.

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Worlds of Fun, 4545 Worlds of Fun Ave., Kansas City, MO 64161; tel. (800) 877-4386 or (816) 454-4545, fax (816) 454-4655, Internet https://www.worldsoffun.com. Arranges preferred rates.

Also see RMC Travel Centre.

LAS VEGAS/LAUGHLIN

Las Vegas Hotel Reservation Center, 3355 Spring Mountain Road, Suite 244, Las Vegas, NV 89102; tel. (800) 241-6456 or (702) 873-8041, fax (702) 873-8026, Internet https://www.lasvegashotel.com. Arranges preferred and regular rates in Las Vegas and Laughlin.

Reservations Plus, 2275A Renaissance Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89119; tel. (800) 805-9528 or (702) 261-0861, fax (800) 667-6584, Internet https://www.resplus.com. Preferred rates in N.Y. and Las Vegas.

Also see Accommodations Express, RMC Travel Centre.

SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco Reservations, 22 2nd St., 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; tel. (800) 677-1550 or (415) 227-1500, fax (415) 227-1520, Internet https://www.hotelres.com.

Also see Accommodations Express, California Reservations, Central Reservation Service, Hotel Reservations Network, Quikbook, RMC Travel Centre..

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Capitol Reservations, 1730 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., Suite 1114, Washington, DC 20036; tel. (800) 847-4832 or (202) 452-1270, fax (202) 452-0537, Internet https://www.hotelsdc.com. Preferred rates.

Washington, D.C. Accommodations, 2201 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Suite C110, Washington, DC 20007; tel. (800) 554-2220 or (202) 289-2220, fax (202) 338-4517, Internet https://www.dcaccommodations.com. Preferred rates.

Also see Accommodations Express, Citywide Reservation Services, Hotel Reservations Network, RMC Travel Centre.

Overseas options

These brokers specialize in Europe and/or Asia:

Travel Interlink, 4348 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 206, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403; tel. (800) 888-5898 or (818) 986-8354, fax (800) 888-0191, e-mail travelink@aol.com. Arranges preferred rates throughout Asia, the South Pacific and Europe; also serves the Cayman Islands, Israel, Kenya, Malta, Russia, Turkey and parts of North Africa. Prepay/voucher; Discover, MC, V.

Vacationland, 150 Post St., Suite 680, San Francisco, CA 94108; tel. (800) 245-0050 or (415) 788-0503, fax (415) 788-0103, e-mail sales@vacationasia.com. Preferred rates in Asia. Prepay/voucher; AE, MC, V.

Source: Consumer Reports Travel Letter and Times research