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TOP-VALUE ROOMS
www.europefamoushostels.com
Europe's highbrow hostels are all listed here to make sure your stay is not
blighted by poor service, bumpy beds or a 30 mile round trip into town.
www.hostelz.com
Alternatively, you could rely on the views of your fellow travellers,
thousands of whom post uncensored reviews of hostels in countries the world
over on this handy, simple and effective site.
www.couchsurfing.com
Excellent independent travel website. Sign up and find people to stay with
around the world, or host them where you live.
www.sleepinginairports.net
Or if you can't find a couch, find a row of seats at this site, and possibly
even clean toilets and a shower.
www.hostelbookers.com
Budget travel about as cheap as it gets - thousands of hostels worldwide, all
rated by customers and bookable online. No login in or registration
required, no booking fees, and a decent travel guide and events section to
research your trip.
www.hostels.com
Fabulous resource for hostels worldwide that are bookable online. Finding
bargain accommodation in advance, even in off-the-beaten-track locations,
has never been so easy.
www.lowcostbeds.com
The name says it all. A simple, yet useful, guide to low-cost hotel rooms
across Europe that has moved into holiday packages with charter flights
driving the costs down.
www.hostelworld.com
Thousands of options for cheap hostels and hotels at destinations around the
world.
www.holidayhotels.com
Formerly Medhotels.com, this site was bought by Lastminute and revamped to
look like the Holiday Autos website. Simple idea - cheap Mediterranean
hotels of the type used for package holidays... if that’s what you want.
www.roomauction.com
A great idea for saving money by booking online. Roomauction.com is a
portfolio of hotels around the UK open to offers. A fun alternative to
phoning and haggling or surfing the many online travel websites.
www.laterooms.com
Lists hotels by location with dates weeks in advance, showing last-minute
rates regularly updated with up to 70 per cent off.
www.priceline.co.uk
Great value options with plenty of reader reviews to back up your choice.
www.homebase-hols.com
An active home exchange website, established in 1985 and a founder member of
the First Exchange Home Alliance. Membership starts at £29 but this
guarantees you only receive genuine offers. Well worth it if you intend to
home swap on a regular basis.
www.venere.com
Hotels, apartments and B&Bs can be searched by map or keyword on this
accommodation site, which covers the US and Europe, and has a growing number
of user reviews.
You missed house swapping sites like www.1stHomeExchange.com. There's no better way to save on lodging costs. And you can save even more if you swap your car.
Tony, Montreal, Canada