Budgeted accommodation is a basic need of every traveler. Accommodation serves different kinds of people to fulfill different purposes. People such as businessmen, travelers, wedding planners, honeymoon travelers, or government employees, and more. We all need an accommodation during the entire trip. Hotel reservation has become the necessity of day to day life. The hotel industry has not set any standard rate to charge on the reservation. Quick learning of tips on booking cheap accommodation can save a lot of money in our pocket.
1. Understanding about the reservation procedure
There are two popular ways to make a reservation in a hotel. You can book your accommodation in online or offline mode. In online mode, there are several players out there providing accommodation through their online hotel booking portal. In offline mode, you simply walk in the hotel and book your reservation at the counter. Online is preferred more these days. Online bookings also provide several lucrative offers on bookings.
2. Price is one thing, service is another
When we are traveling with our family, traveling is not always about finding the cheapest accommodation. We love to give the best value for our money. We prefer better service for the family during our stay. How we travel and spend is totally our decision. We can’t deny that irrespective of prices, we all need a safe place to sleep at night.
3. Block your reservation
The choice of accommodation depends on our travel budget, destination, and comfort level. Fix your budget so that if you get any rooms available in your budget, you can book. Use a search engine to get the prices of hotels from different hotel booking sites. A search engine also helps us in comparing the prices.
4. Look for connecting locations while booking
Every tourist locations provide accommodation. Locations can be out of town or within the city. If we have planned a trip out of town, then we have to pay for the extra charges. Traveling charges to the location will be an added burden on our budget.
We must look for connecting locations for our accommodation. Accommodations that are close to the airport, food outlets, and public transport provided added benefit. This saves our traveling charges and provides us various options to choose from. It also provides us the freedom to walk out and enjoy the attractions nearby.
5. Look for booking packages and offers
Small or big, mostly, all accommodation service provides promote their best deals through their website or third party. When you are going on a trip, find the best deals matching the length of your trip. You can often avail deals like “stay for 4, pay for 3” or “Stay 3 Nights, Pay for 2”. These lucrative offers cut a good part of our expenses.
6. Plan your stay in weekdays
Mostly in metro cities or most visited places, there is a high demand for bookings. This results in a rise in price for the accommodation on weekends. Avoid the peak Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to find cheap hotel accommodation. I was amazed when I had to pay double the amount of booking than usual days. During my business trips, I prefer the same hotel for my accommodation. I planned to stay at the same hotel during my vacation. The prices left me speechless.
7. Sunday can be your supersaver day – How
There is a systematic pattern followed in the hotel industry. Most of the hotels receive their bookings on Friday and Saturday night. Friday and Saturday nights are mostly preferred by those who are traveling for relaxation. Monday to Friday bookings are received from the business traveler category. Here is a gap – Sunday. Sunday nights mean possible cheap accommodation.
8. Membership and its benefits
We search through websites for the availability of accommodation. We notice that the site sometimes gives us a pop-up window to sign up for greater benefits. Those who are not aware ignore this. Signing up hardly takes one minute but it can save more. Many sites offer rewards programs or membership programs. By signing up, we can stay updated with the running cost.
9. Prefer hotels providing free cancellation
Free cancellation service is two-way beneficial criteria in booking accommodation. Hotels providing free cancellation features are prone to get a large number of bookings. As a traveler, we can be carefree from any sudden changes in our plan. We can reserve and hold our booking with hotels providing exceptionally great deals. We recommend reading the cancellation policy while making a booking with hotels providing free cancellation policy.
With the help of this strategy, several times I have enjoyed greater services at a reasonable cost. Cheap accommodation does not mean that the services provided by the hotel are not good. Good hotels also provide accommodations at budget-friendly rates of travelers. As a traveler, I use this strategy to save money for my next accommodation. I am sure you can reap the benefits from these tips too. Travel more – Save more.
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