It happens often to wandering seniors. Your cruise sails tomorrow, but you’ve hit port a day early and need a place to sleep. Or you’ve arrived for your daughter’s family reunion, but all beds and sofas in the house are already full of relatives. You ponder: a hotel room will help me make it thru the night.

The answer is to go thru websites advertising last-minute hotel room availability in the area at a fair price. One is HotelTonight.com, offering choices of everything from shared hostel rooms to top-floor resort suites.