Renting a room in a hotel? Need info.

Only reason I'm saying is because you can often get a flight to a nearby city for much cheaper than your destination. Also, are you flying direct, or having stop-overs, because that will also affect your pricing. One nice thing about airlines is that you can often buy a ticket that doesn't ensure you a seat (most of the time seats are available) that will get you there for a lot less, but I can't remember the term used for those seats.

Also, your girlfriend can just call you and you can let her in, or you can arrange for a key to be left for her at the reception desk of the hotel. No, you don't need to pay for a second person. Hotels are based on a per-room basis, not per-person.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the day you leave/return will also impact the cost of your flight. If you choose to leave or return on a weekend day, it will cost substantially more than if you were to leave and return on a weekday.

2nd Edit: I know busing sucks and that it's slow, but you can take a bus from Pittsburgh to Montreal for $170 round trip if you book a week ahead of time. Yeah, that's a long bus ride, but its also cheaper than any flight.

Oooh, okay thanks. And apparently, for round-trips from here to Montreal, there isnt exactly a "1 way" trip, so I have to make stops. Airplane = 3.5 hours or so.

Bus is like.. almost an entire day, not exaggerating, I tried looking that up. Yes, bus is much cheaper though. As for hotel costs, I figured something. Booking hotel rooms online is faster and easier, but it's also MUCH more expensive.

I'm planning to just wait until the economy gets better (I HOPE!), and reserve my airplane ticket on April. Once I get to Montreal, I'll just find a hotel there. It shouldn't be too hard, I'm actually planning to find a hotel in Laval to be highly accurate and detailed.