Copyright 2006 S Wander Finding cheap hotels for your travels can be easy if you know where to look for them. In every town there are cheap hotels that a make vacationing a reality for those with even the modest of incomes. The best way to find cheap hotels is to simply start looking. If you have friends or business associates that have traveled to your destination recently it might be a good idea to inquire with them about how expensive their trip was, and where they stayed. While it might be rude to ask for an itemized pound for pound account of what they spend during their travels, most people will be willing to share with you how expensive their hotel was, and what that price included. If the hotel they visited is a little out of your price range, find out if they looked at any other locations before settling on that one, and if they knew what the cheapest hotel in the area would be, or where one of the less expensive hotels would be located.
It's important to realize that the cost of staying in a hotel will vary depending on what point in the year you decide to make your trip. A winter trip to a popular summer destination will be exceptionally cheaper than if you made the same trip during the summer months and visa versa. Cheap hotels can have their moments as expensive ones depending on when you decide to travel. Trips on the weekend are often a little more expensive than trips that you would take in the middle of the week to the same hotel as well.
If possible try to book your vacation during the week, and at the very beginning of the season that the area is particularly known for. Depending on what you plan on doing on your trip, you may want to visit the area completely off season to make sure you get the absolute best rates possible. If your friends could not supply you with the name of a suitable hotel, then begin a search on your own for the perfect accommodations. If you have the dates for your trip in mind, call around to several different hotels within the area and ask them how much a reservation would cost for those particular dates. The Internet can also be a very valuable resource. You can use the Internet to look up hotels contact information, and on some occasions the hotels will have offers available to Internet users that are not available to those who call or simply walk in to the hotel to make reservations.
The earlier you make any reservation wither through the Internet, or in person the less expensive your stay will ultimately be. Even cheap hotels will often make their prices more expensive as they begin to book up. The less rooms available in a particular area, the more expensive the available rooms are going t be. For that reason, as soon as you know that you are going to want to travel to a particular location, and you know the dates of you travels try to go ahead and find a hotel and make reservations. That way you can ensure that you are getting the best rate possible for your trip. Cheap hotels are not that difficult to locate as long as you are looking for them.
Do your research before making any reservation, and you can be sure that you have gotten the best hotel possible for the cheapest rate you can, and are sure to have excellent accommodations for your trip. .
By: S Wander
