The problem was there were too many choices and I couldn't figure out which to pick. I scanned the site for a phone number so I could ask someone at the hotel what all the options meant, and couldn't find one anywhere. In the end, I called directory assistance, got the number, spoke to a young woman at the hotel, and made the reservation the old-fashioned way. If the search results had been a little less confusing, I could have completed my reservation and prepaid online, and received confirmation by email. I'm going to try it again sometime.
Feedback is welcome.
In any case, whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, this is one of the easiest ways to find a hotel room that I've run across. You can jump directly to hotel information for major United States and world cities listed on the HRN home page, or you can enter any city you're interested. Countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe are listed, through a partnership with Travel Web , another big online reservation service. For hotel in the United States, Paris or London, however, HRN was quick as a bunny when I put it through its paces. You tell it where you want to go and when, it then returns a list of hotels with rooms available with rates for the nights you want to stay.