ZACK STERN, a writer for PC World magazine, had a great piece
last week reminding business travellers that the first law of
picking real estate also applies when you're picking hotels:
location, location, location. Mr Stern recently visited Las
Angeles to cover E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade
show. He got a great deal on a hotel, saving $40/night by
staying two miles from the convention center where the show was
being held. But those two miles made a huge difference, Mr Stern
explains:    Mr Stern learned a crucial lesson. It's incredibly
easy to miss the forest for the trees when picking hotels.
Factors like location, amenities, and access to public
transportation can turn out to be more important to a successful
stay than price. Some hotels are more expensive than others for
a reason; you owe it to yourself to at least investigate the
reason. Do your due diligence.