Tips on How to Choose the Right Holiday Hotel
After you have decided on a destination for your holiday, the
next question that arises is how to find the perfect hotel for
your stay.
The first thing you have to do is to start planning your trip in
advance to avoid the unhappy situation of not being able to find
vacancy because it is the peak of the tourist season.
While looking for the perfect hotel, keep in mind that the price
may be a good clue about the quality of the services offered by
hotels. You don't have to stay in the most expensive hotel, but
there is always a fishy reason why a hotel has a very low price.
Compare the prices to those practiced in the region you will
travel, and not to the hotel prices at home. Keep in mind to
stay away from bargains!
The location of the hotel is crucial too. You should check it in
advance, even double-check it on different web sites, to make
sure the hotel resides where is says it is. And make sure you
get full and accurate information on the location. For instance,
if the hotel's web site says it is 5 minutes walk from the train
station, make sure you understand which train station is that,
as many big cities have 2 train stations, far away from each
other. You might end up sleeping blocks away from the place you
thought u would sleep!
Don't really trust the rooms or hotels pictures advertised over
internet websites. You might not ever find the lovely room with
a view to the ocean you saw on the website, you might not even
find the same building they advertised! Photos can easily be
altered so it would be a good idea to go to a travel agency;
pretend you need their services and ask information about the
hotel.
The stars rating system should help you get a good idea about
the quality and comfort of a hotel. But since this system is so
relative, and it differs from one area to another, the best
thing is to do some research yourself. Ask your friends about
any information on the hotels in the area you want to travel.
Check different travel websites; focus on those that have
forums, where tourists usually display their holiday impressions.
The best method of checking out the accuracy of the information
is to call the prospective hotel and pretend to be an awkward
tourist with strange requests. Ask questions and see how the
staff is handling the situation. If they are polite and try to
satisfy your requests, the hotel seems a good one. If they get
upset, give a false identity and don't spend your vacation
there. It would be a good idea to make two phone calls; one in
the evening to make sure no disco music is being heard in the
background (you want to do some sleeping during your vacation,
right?) and another call in the daytime to check that no
construction site is nearby (it may sound paranoid but you will
thank me later!).
And don't forget to post your opinion on the hotel and the
region after your holiday. It will help other tourists chose the
right hotel and will spare them the trouble of doing too much
tiring research!