2. Location
Location of the hotel is a very important consideration. The hotel location should preferably be close or easy to commute to the attractions within the area that you would want to visit. If the beach is the main attraction that you would visit, your hotel should then be close to the beach, so that you can simply walk there and without a need to hire a taxi. If there are multiple attractions that you would want to visit in a city by the public transportation, then your hotel should be close (within walking distance) to a metro station or bus stop. Simply use Google Map to check on the hotel location. For the shortlisted hotel, you can also use the Google Map Street View function (if available) to look around the hotel's surrounding environment. Check if the hotel is near to any cafes, restaurants and convenience shops, and if it is easily accessible from the main road. If you have been screening through the hotel list from hotel booking websites like Agoda.com and Booking.com, they already have Google Map embedded in their website, which they will show you the location of the hotel you are looking at, as well as other hotels within the vicinity. A good located hotel will give you a lot more convenience on your transportation and access to amenities.
Hotel accommodation can constitute to a large part of your entire travel costs. Everyone has different financial background, thus your hotel budget depends on how much you can afford. Using hotel booking websites, you can find hotels with all different prices, ranging from luxurious 5 Star hotels or private villas, to budget bed & breakfast hotel or hostel. Using their website, you can easily filter the selection to list only hotels within your budget.
4. Hotel Review
You may have encountered a hotel which their price is reasonable and the room looks good from the hotel website photos. However, is it really value for money? What about the actual condition of their room and hotel facilities? How is their quality of breakfast and customer/room services? Most likely you will not be the first few to stay in your shortlisted hotel. Hundreds and thousands of visitors would have stayed in that hotel previously, so wouldn't it be good if we can get their feedback? Nowadays, you will see that thousands of people are providing their hotel stay experience in the hotels on travel websites like Agoda.com, Booking.com and Tripadvisor. Anything with more than 100 recent reviews is sufficient to provide a good indication of the actual conditions visitors have experienced. The higher the overall hotel rating, the higher chance you can ensure your stay will be pleasant.
Personally for my own free and easy trips, I have always booked the hotel rooms through hotel booking websites, such as Agoda.com and Booking.com. I will recommend Agoda.com if you are looking for hotels in the Asia Pacific region. Agoda.com specialises in this region, which they have a huge hotel database and they are often the cheapest among other competitors. If you are looking for hotels in Europe, then I will recommend Booking.com.
- You can set the language and currency of your choice on their website
- You can check the photos of the hotel facilities and the different rooms
- You can check on the available hotel facilities, as well as the room size and facilities
- You can see the breakdown of different review ratings, on hotel location, room cleanliness, customer service quality, and whether it is value for money
- You can see constant streams of discounts for almost all the hotels listed!
- They will provide add-on information on nearby rail/metro stations, attractions, bar/restaurants
- Booking the hotel rooms through their website is easy and fast
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