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I discussed star policies with some hotel owners, and it seems that the number really depends on certain facilities you need to have in order to achieve them. For example, a hotel needs to have a telephone in each room, if it wants to be a three, not two star hotel. Or it needs a minibar, if it wants to rise from three to four stars. The question is what do you need?
Relevant during a road trip — Parking — essential for driving holidays and road trips — Free wi-fi — is available almost in all of the hotels, but check just in case. The lowest I would go on the general booking. And this would be only for the location, where or during the time when the choices of accommodation are very limited. Normally I would strive for no less than 8.
Believe me, you can find hotels for different budgets with those score, so it does not means unaffordable luxury. For example, this hotel in Brussels was not too expensive. Once I went for the one with the score 6 by accident. If you are not careful, this can really change the price of your stay.
As usual, let me illustrate this with an example:. We were once going to Northern Italy in November.
November there is better than in Lithuania, but no beach holiday. The temperature can be around C, and you would like to have your room warm. When I checked the accommodations around lake Garda, all the budget ones had heating NOT included in the price, but to be paid on the side. The same goes for the air conditioning in warm countries in summer. So, check the fine prints and calculate your real accommodation cost in advance.
Mind you, I see less and less of those recently, so hopefully at some point those fine prints will disappear. Try playing a bit around with them, until you get a better price. I had a recent experience with booking. I booked a room for Christmas in Granada, Nicaragua for two nights but after a day I decided to prolong my stay with one more night.
I went to the reception to ask if it would be possible to keep the same room and what the price would be. After I was assured I can keep the room, I was offered a quite high price.
So what you think I did? I booked the same room on booking. Another tip I would share is the Refer a friend program. On my way I meet daily travelers with which I exchange our links and we save so much money! Especially now when they introduce this price-match policy.
I love using Booking especially since many of the hotels and guesthouses have generous cancellation policies. Their review system is also pretty good that I never feel the need to look elsewhere for reviews. Good tip about last minute booking. Sometimes you think booking last minute will be more expensive but definitely not the case.
Thanks for sharing these tricks. So good to know! I always check booking. Nice summary of how to save and get the best out of your booking experience! Are you an affliate with them? So this post is with no affiliate links, although it would be nice to use some. This has definitely made me more likely to use their site; thanks for the tip! Love my Genius status! How does it work? Sign in and leave a review. This website uses cookies. Click here for more information.
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