I hate to say it, but summers almost over. Hopefully many of you managed to get away for long weekend or at least short vacations throughout the summer.

I find that people always talk about dream vacations and they often involve leaving the country traveling to Europe or some exotic land. I’ve done it myself, but you know what? Some of the best vacations I’ve had have been in my own Country and often even not all that far from home.

Almost everyone takes a vacation every now and then – even me, so I figured that you might be interested in perhaps taking a look at, and maybe even bookmarking the Lodging Hunt website.

Why? Well the Lodging Hunt website is a great place to search for hotel and motel reservations. Lodging Hunt not only has listings for big hotel chains, but they also list smaller chains and individual independent hotels that you won’t find listed on the big reservation sites. I know from my own experiences that some of the smaller hotels can be quite nice and you might find that they offer a more personal touch that will end up topping off your vacation experience.

You’ll find listings for all of the US states at Lodging Hunt. Just go to the main page and select the state that you’d like to search for lodgings in and then narrow your search down to a particular city or area of the state. It’s that easy.

For example if you were perhaps going to take a trip to Las Vegas you might visit the Nevada Lodging page to find some great hotel deals. Then, perhaps if part of your holiday plans include a trip to the Grand Canyon you might visit the Arizona Lodging listings to find a hotel near the Grand Canyon.

I was pleased to see that there are also hotel lodging listings for all of the Canadian provinces and territories, and there are also listings for what I believe are all of the countries in Europe.

The owner of Lodging Hunt states that he works hard to search for the best rates at big hotel chains like Best Western so you are bound to find some very good accommodation deals.

Another thing that I like about the Lodging Hunt website is the fact that if you were to select a state page, say the Illinois Lodging page for example, you can select the city that you’re searching for lodgings in and your search results will be listed from lowest price lodging to highest priced lodgings. From there you can click on hotels that interest you.

Many of the hotel listings contain photos of the rooms, and you’ll also find information such as check in and check out times, a listing of the hotels amenities and even a short discussion of local attractions near the hotel.

On the main page and on each hotel page you can type in the city that you wish to find lodgings in and the dates that you’ll want to make reservations for in order to narrow the results to hotels that have openings during the time period you’re interested in. Once you find lodgings that suit your needs you can book it right then and there.

Your summer vacation may be over, but do bookmark this site and visit it the next time you are planning a vacation or traveling. I’m sure you’ll find a good deal.