Room Services

* LateRooms.com ( http://www.laterooms.com/). This British-owned company offers more than 30,000 hotels throughout Europe. A feature that offers last-minute deals has particularly good bargains in the U.K. and France. Prepayment is required. Last week a room at the Hotel George in Edinburgh, was $145. On the hotel's site: $180.

* Asia-Hotels.com. This Hong Kong agency has an inventory of 20,000 hotels. It features deals in such pricey Asian cities as Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo as well as in Europe and South America. Prepayment is required. A double in February at the Banyan Tree Hotel in Bangkok: $203. On the hotel's site: $221.

* All-Hotels.com ( http://www.all-hotels.com/). Boasting an inventory of more than 120,000 hotels worldwide, this site offers options in just about every place leisure travelers go. The rates are not always the cheapest, but a column on special deals features bargains in such popular locations as Paris and Rome. A double in March at the Park Plaza Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin: $92. On the hotel's site: $108.

* MyTravelDream.com ( http://www.tiscover.com/). This is an Austrian-owned auction-style agency with a network of more than 20,000 hotels, guesthouses and hostels. Users can book a hotel at a discount rate. Or users can enter their destination, dates and amount they want to pay. A list of hotels willing to meet the price -- often including some surprisingly good options -- is provided within 24 hours. Users are charged one night's stay. The rest is paid directly to the hotel at the end of the stay. The site specializes in hotels in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Great Britain, Italy and South Africa. A double in February at the Mado Hotel in Cologne, Germany, goes for $70. On the hotel's site: $82.

* Utell.com ( http://www.utell.com/). This site lists more than 4,000 properties in destinations all over the world. It is one of few agencies with a good inventory of properties in Dubai, as well as in the developing world and all across Western Europe. A double in February at the Hotel Mision Reforma in Mexico City: $75. On the hotel's site: $85.

The Newcomers

* Tablethotels.com. If ever a hotel Web site had a hip edge, this is it. Features only 1,100 hotels worldwide, and all of them seem carefully vetted for style. Prepayment is required. A double in mid-February at the Viceroy in Santa Monica, Calif.: $389. On the hotel's site: $429.

* Hotelrooms365.com. This site has more than 30,000 properties in the United States and most major countries in Europe, Asia and South America. It's a good resource for last-minute bookers. Prepayment is required. A room at the Marcel in New York in mid-February: $179. On the hotel's site: $307.

* Hotelbook.com. Includes 5,000 hotels, with particular strengths in North America and Western Europe. Prepayment is required. With only independent properties listed, this is the anti-chain hotel site. A February rate at the Hotel Dauro in Granada, Spain: $76. On the hotel's site: $100.