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if you're looking for a hotel room but are tired of the same old listings that pop up through a traditional search try room Lea the website and free app for iPhones and androids the service only lets you book up to seven days in advance to ensure the best last-minute prices are available once you find your chosen property a single swipe books the room directly through the hotel no middleman a few more taps and you've got a reservation stay full with another hotel booking sites specifically for boutique hotels choose your city price range and dates up to 30 days out for the best prices then you can start bidding for your room there's always a suggested starting bid but feel free to go lower or if haggling it's not for you you can book now and lock in the best online rate and finally if all else fails there's always Groupon recently they've launched a specific app called getaways that features only travel and vacation deals but as always remember to read that fine print in San Francisco I'm Kara Tsuboi cnet.com for CBS News