I can’t believe August just passed by and it is now September. This means that in juts a few months we will be packing our bags and will go to another out of country vacation. For me and my husband, this will be our third time to travel to Hong Kong and it will be the second time for Bela. We were there last year with my entire family which includes all my cousins and all my aunts and uncles. Since we are traveling in a big group the last time we were in Hong Kong, we are a little scrimp on the budget and we decided to stay in one of the Hong Kong hostels. We are a little not satisfied with the hostel where we stayed and I vowed not to stay in a hostel specially if we are traveling with a toddler.
So for our travel this year, I really made a good research on what is the best but still affordable hotel to stay. The problem with me is I want a clean and nice hotel but I don’t want to spend that much either on hotel accommodations.
Here are just a few tips that I learned every time I booked a hotel for all our domestic and international destinations.
1. Always make a research. I always checked hotel reservations sites like HotelClub.com, AsiaRooms.com and other hotel reservations sites to check their rates so I can make a comparison on which hotel offers the cheapest rates.
2. Always book ahead of time. Rates tend go higher as it nears your booking date so I always make sure that I book at least two months in advance. In fact for our November trip, I already made a booking by looking for Hong Kong hotels from HotelsCombined.com so I was able to compare rates of the different hotels I‘m interested in by visiting just one site.
3. Some hotels offer a pre-pay option where you can pay in advance instead of paying upon checkout. Select the pre-pay option if you have the budget to pay for the hotel in advance even if it is still two to three months advance than your travel date since this option is a few thousands cheaper than the post pay option.
4. Ask around and don’t just rely on the description and pictures presented on the websites just to be sure that you are getting first hand information.
Well I guess that’s just some of the tips that I can share here. I booked BP International for two nights and Disney’s Hollywood Hotel for our first night. Hope I made the right choice.
So for our travel this year, I really made a good research on what is the best but still affordable hotel to stay. The problem with me is I want a clean and nice hotel but I don’t want to spend that much either on hotel accommodations.
Here are just a few tips that I learned every time I booked a hotel for all our domestic and international destinations.
1. Always make a research. I always checked hotel reservations sites like HotelClub.com, AsiaRooms.com and other hotel reservations sites to check their rates so I can make a comparison on which hotel offers the cheapest rates.
2. Always book ahead of time. Rates tend go higher as it nears your booking date so I always make sure that I book at least two months in advance. In fact for our November trip, I already made a booking by looking for Hong Kong hotels from HotelsCombined.com so I was able to compare rates of the different hotels I‘m interested in by visiting just one site.
3. Some hotels offer a pre-pay option where you can pay in advance instead of paying upon checkout. Select the pre-pay option if you have the budget to pay for the hotel in advance even if it is still two to three months advance than your travel date since this option is a few thousands cheaper than the post pay option.
4. Ask around and don’t just rely on the description and pictures presented on the websites just to be sure that you are getting first hand information.
Well I guess that’s just some of the tips that I can share here. I booked BP International for two nights and Disney’s Hollywood Hotel for our first night. Hope I made the right choice.
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