Are you looking for a good and cheap hotel online?

There are plenty of platforms on the internet to search for hotels online, but one of the ones we advise you on is, for example, Booking.com because the advantages they offer are unbeatable.

To start, the offer is huge and varied. It is possible to book a room in a luxury hotel, a hostel, a beach resort, a B&B or even book an entire apartment.

With so much supply, it is not surprising that prices are very competitive. Promotions are a constant feature and finding discounted stays between 20 and 50% is common, which immediately simplifies the task of finding a cheap hotel.

In addition, thousands of unbiased reviews from proven guests can be read, you only pay for your stay when you arrive at the hotel, reservations are free and most of them can be changed or canceled at no cost.

Of course, with so much to offer, the secret to finding the best deals is knowing how to use the search and filtering system.

Follow the tutorial, step by step, and learn to find a cheap hotel in no time.

On the homepage of the platform you use, you should immediately start by filtering your search, choosing whether you are going to travel for business or pleasure. There you immediately eliminate from the results accommodations that would, at the outset, be inappropriate for the purpose of the trip, for example it is normal for a hotel specialized in business trips to be located in the financial area and not in the tourist area.

On the results page, you will have a column to simplify your search, where you have lots of options to filter your search, such as the price range you want to pay, the distance from the property to places of interest, if the rate includes breakfast, which category and typology of accommodation is desired, score of employees, among many others. By simplifying your search you will save a lot when searching for a good cheap hotel.

Start by filtering according to your budget and type of accommodation.

Some more exotic destinations have specific types of accommodation, so you can filter on your search. For example, in Morocco you can filter by riads (traditional accommodation), in the Maldives by beach huts and in Japan by capsule hotels.

The next step is to choose how you want to sort your search results. In the options bar, you can choose to see your search result by the lowest price, distance from the center, scores, etc. By definition, platforms will generally present what are the best choices for them. As a general rule, in these choices you will not find the best deals, so do not go into the conversation and reorder the search results.

In order to find the best price / quality ratio we suggest sorting the results by the "comment score and price" and paying special attention to the number of reviews and comments that an accommodation has. Sometimes a hotel with 8.6 reviews and 300 reviews is preferable to one with 9.6 reviews and only 14 reviews.

Be sure to check if breakfast is included and if it is possible to cancel your reservation free of charge for the cheapest rate.
It is usual for a hotel to offer the same room for two different prices (with and without cancellation). The advice we give you is that if you book well in advance, always opt for what allows cancellation; if you book a few days before, opt for the non-refundable rate which is much cheaper.

After you have made a pre-selection according to the best price / quality ratio, we recommend that you sort the results by the distance from the center.

If any of your favorites appear at the top of the list, congratulations because you have just found the cheapest and perfect hotel for you.

Being close to the center not only saves time, but often ends up staying at the same price as the more remote hotels, if you add transport prices to your stay.

If you are looking for a more authentic experience from a cultural point of view or when you want to stay in the same place for a longer period, use Airbnb to rent a small apartment just for you, where you can cook and be in a more homely atmosphere.

Usually, the hosts are very friendly and skilled in the art of welcoming. As a result, not only do you get a more traditional and personalized accommodation, but you also get precious tips on the place you are visiting, whether from a tourist point of view, or from a more practical point of view related to day-to-day life. And as a bonus you can still make friends!

Source: vagamundos.pt