Getting it Right. Choose your Hotel with Confidence

By Julia Kate Parnell

Dated: Jun 09, 2008

Getting the right hotel can make an enormous difference to your hotel...as can getting the wrong hotel.

Before the holiday season gets into full swing, here's our tips to help you on your way to Hotel Fabulous.

Though whilst planning your holiday you may spend hours poring over travel literature, organising a

military-like timetable to see each and every monument, museum and tourist attraction within a 50 mile

radius, thought should also be put into considering the place in which a fair amount of holiday time is to be

spent – the hotel.

Perhaps you are an active traveller, rising at dawn each day to catch a bus to a tourist hotspot and thus

really making the most of your time abroad? Though like this your hotel time will be minimal, it shouldn’t

be forgotten that daily tourist excursions can be tiring, intense and only thoroughly enjoyable should you

feel 100%; you still need a homely retreat to rest in, a comfortable bed to sleep well in and a haven to

prepare for the following day in. In short, a good hotel room.

The fact that people are travelling much more nowadays has forced the hotels and agencia de viajes to

provide travellers with a wide selection of offers and discounts and so even the most luxurious rooms are

there for the taking.

Provided with so much choice however, one can have problems when choosing the most appropriate hotel.

Here are our top tips for ensuring you make the right choice:

- Location, location, location! Like when buying a property, much effort should be put into considering

where exactly you want your hotel to be. It’s all very well going to Ibiza for a clubbing holiday but do you

really want your hotel to be next to the biggest, loudest discotheque? On the evenings you choose to get an

early night, it’s unlikely that you’ll appreciate the disco beats from your bed as much as you did as from the

dance-floor.

- Consider your travel companions inside the hotel. For example, if you are travelling with young

children then perhaps a quiet hotel where guests typically go for rest and relaxation is not ideal. Not only

may you feel uncomfortable trying to control food fights in a five star restaurant but you will more than

likely find the hotel lacks the facilities you need – childminders, baby changing rooms and child friendly

menus to name a few.

- Not just a place to sleep! Remember that most hotels will offer a program of entertainment, something

which will normally come for free given you’re a guest. Do not overlook this aspect when deciding which

hotel to reserve. Not having to worry about planning your own entertainment each and every night can ease

a lot of holiday pressure.

- Dare to try new resorts! Never ventured outside of the top 5 holiday destinations? Why not? Though

the Spanish costa hotels are booming throughout the holiday season in resorts such as Tenerife and

Torremolinos, be aware that there are other hotels, outside of these regions, which can be the base of a

holiday which is just as enjoyable and no doubt a lot cheaper!

For example, the hotels of Calpe (which have some great deals on this page: http:// www.logitravel.com/

hoteles-playa/calpe-486409.html) for example make a great retreat for those wanting to explore the Costa

Blanca yet escape the masses that flock to Benidorm and Alicante. What’s more is that with the amount you

save by choosing a hotel outside of the tourist districts, it is more than likely you will be able to afford a second

holiday! If you are nervous of stepping outside of your comfort zone however, check out Tenerife

(http:// www.webtenerifeuk.co.uk) which has just as many non-tourist as tourist areas to explore and all within

just a short drive - the best of both worlds!

- Keep in touch! On leaving, be sure to fill in the review form – by providing your details you will be in a

position to hear of the latest news and offers from the hotel and furthermore, if you enjoyed yourself so

much on your holiday, wouldn’t you be glad to know of new hotels the chain may have built and thus be

assured, should you visit one of the chain’s new resorts, you already have a good hotel to go to?

No matter where you choose to go or what you choose to do on your holiday, your hotel will play a vital

role as a base, eating place and perhaps an entertainment planner. Choose wisely!

Travel writer, specialising in Spain and the Canary Islands. Providing sensible and usable tips for travellers

and reporting the most up-to-date news (and how travellers can take advantage of it) in my favourite

destinations.

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