How to beat high UK hotel rates
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It’s official the UK has the most expensive hotel rates in the whole of Europe. The highest increase in rates were both in Scotland, with an average annual increase of hotel prices in Aberdeen of 34% and 21% in Inverness. The average nightly price of a hotel room in the UK now stands at £106.
All the more reason to find value for money accommodation by looking at budget hotel chains with Travelodge rates as low as £19 a night for a family room on their advance booking, non refundable Saver rate. You can find the best deal with more than 30 accommodation suppliers on your preferred hotel with the price comparison site HotelsCombined. It’s always worth checking the price on the hotels own website too.
After all, if you are planning to get out and about and see as much as possible during your stay in the UK, you don’t want to be paying through the nose for a bed for the night.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Hi Karen,
Indeed, hotel prices are very high in the UK. Thanks for the tip about the budget hotel chains. When we next update our London guide for EuroCheapo, we’ll have to check some of these out! (We did review the Ibis near Euston station, but that’s no 19 pound room!)
Don’t forget to also check out the smaller, mom-and-pop B&Bs in London. It’s true that you can sometimes find bigger chain hotels for the same price, but small independent family hotels (many of which don’t show up on booking websites) offer reasonable rates and a more memorable experience.
March 20th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Thanks for your comment Tom. I find small family run hotels and/or B&Bs can be a bit of a hit or a miss and some are memorable for the wrong reasons.
March 20th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Indeed they can, Karen! Which is why you need to do your research before booking.
Of course, if you just want a place to rest your head, a chain hotel can be predictable and reliable. But I like to wake up in Rome and know that I’m in Rome, and not in a suburb of Atlanta :) Even if that does mean the occasional “funny” night’s sleep!
March 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Tom, I do agree that an “individual” hotel can offer a much more authentic feel than a chain but you could still get local flavour during the day if you just use a cheap hotel chain room as a bed for the night.
http://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/09/what-is-authentic-travel/
Yes, it is sensible to do research but I’ve been caught out even when I’ve done research which led me to conclude, is it worth reading user generated reviews:
ttp://www.europealacarte.co.uk/blog/2008/03/13/why-bother-with-user-generated-reviews/