Sorry Mexpiper,

It's our last hurrah of the summer, and the hoteliers need to make as much cash as possible so they can stoke the fires during our long cold winter. brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

There are cheaper motels in this area; you're just choosing expensive ones near the falls. Try St. Catharines. Howard Johnsons or Holiday Inn? I could provide you with numbers and addresses. But also, there's an Ontario Provincial Softball Tournament in Niagara this weekend, too.