Below, we take a look at the most common things that are usually a consideration when booking a hotel.
Price - Although price should never really be the overriding factor when booking a hotel room, it so often is for most visitors, with most people knowing what budget they can afford when travelling.
Do bear in mind that you can expect to pay more when you take into consideration location, rating and facilities, but as long as you know your budget before booking you should normally find something to suit, as long as you are realistic.
Location - There is nothing worse than booking a hotel, driving up to it and then finding out it's actually miles away from where you thought you were going to be staying.
Although the website or advert might claim to be "centrally located", use something like Google maps to actually check where the hotel is and this will also help to specifically locate the hotel and its vicinity.
Parking - Parking is often a consideration for many business travellers and for families because it can be expensive staying at a hotel for a few days when you then have to pay for external parking, which also causes problems for security, especially if you have to park a distance from where you are staying.
Facilities - Depending on why you are travelling, there are certain things that you are going to really want when staying in a hotel, so its important to make sure that you make sure they offer this before you travel.
Things like WIFI, TV / DVD and clothing facilities are all things that you might require and although most hotels do offer these things, it's always best to check before you arrive at the hotel to avoid disappointment or extra charges.
Reviews / Reputation - Thanks to the Internet it is now so simple to find out other peoples opinions of their visits and stays in any accommodation, hotel or B&B in the UK, with just a quick type of the name into Google.
Portals like Trip Advisor and My Travel Guide now allow independent reviews to be taken from the people that have used the hotel or stayed at the accommodation.
It is important to try and find a hotel that meets most of your highest priority needs, as trying to find one that meets them all perfectly is going to be pretty much impossible, unless you have an open ended budget and no real care about location!
Price - Although price should never really be the overriding factor when booking a hotel room, it so often is for most visitors, with most people knowing what budget they can afford when travelling.
Do bear in mind that you can expect to pay more when you take into consideration location, rating and facilities, but as long as you know your budget before booking you should normally find something to suit, as long as you are realistic.
Location - There is nothing worse than booking a hotel, driving up to it and then finding out it's actually miles away from where you thought you were going to be staying.
Although the website or advert might claim to be "centrally located", use something like Google maps to actually check where the hotel is and this will also help to specifically locate the hotel and its vicinity.
Parking - Parking is often a consideration for many business travellers and for families because it can be expensive staying at a hotel for a few days when you then have to pay for external parking, which also causes problems for security, especially if you have to park a distance from where you are staying.
Facilities - Depending on why you are travelling, there are certain things that you are going to really want when staying in a hotel, so its important to make sure that you make sure they offer this before you travel.
Things like WIFI, TV / DVD and clothing facilities are all things that you might require and although most hotels do offer these things, it's always best to check before you arrive at the hotel to avoid disappointment or extra charges.
Reviews / Reputation - Thanks to the Internet it is now so simple to find out other peoples opinions of their visits and stays in any accommodation, hotel or B&B in the UK, with just a quick type of the name into Google.
Portals like Trip Advisor and My Travel Guide now allow independent reviews to be taken from the people that have used the hotel or stayed at the accommodation.
It is important to try and find a hotel that meets most of your highest priority needs, as trying to find one that meets them all perfectly is going to be pretty much impossible, unless you have an open ended budget and no real care about location!
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