Thursday, February 9, 2012

How To Pick The Best Travel Accommodation

By John Dorian


A lot of things must be considered when you are choosing your travel accommodations. The decision could make your trip fun or a disappointment. Make sure that you choose the right hotel. Most travelers spend less time in choosing the right accommodations and they would spend more time in airline and ticket reservations and bargains. Thus they may end up on the wrong side of the bed during their stay.

Remember to book as early as possible and make your dates more flexible in order to get the most out of your hotel accommodations. There are hotels that will consider weekends as off season because they specialize for business people. What family vacationers could do is tap into these special packages during weekends. Choosing your hotel based on name, amenities, features, price, packages and location is what you should primarily do.

When choosing your best travel accommodations, here are some considerations to remember.

Accommodations should be family-friendly. Always ask if your hotel offers children activity areas with educational and fun activities supervised by duly-trained care-givers.

A swimming pool for children, daycare service, crib rental and child-proof electrical outlets should be provided in your hotel.

Make sure that the hotel you are staying in has electronic room-key cards and a security viewer that is installed on their doors.

It should be a priority to choose a room on the upper floor.

If you're the one who likes to spend more time in your hotel room and the balcony, you should ask for the available amenities and the conditions of the surrounding environment.

The availability of laundry service, hair dryers, coffee makers, newspapers, free meals, fax machine, bar, cable television, parking, shuttle service, internet connection, etc. is what you can ask your hotel but it would depend on whether you're on a private or business trip.

The hotel property layout and its location may speak more of its surrounding environment. Noisy locations such as construction on adjacent property, car traffic and noisy waterfalls are not specified on hotel flyers. Because of this, you need to ask about it.

Also enhancing your travel pleasure are beautifully landscaped surrounding with trees, flowers, and inner courts. Gift shops as well as restaurants would also add up t a wonderful travel experience.

Considered as equally important is the location of your hotel with respect to the main attraction. You will be able to save money on taxi and bus fare.

Make sure that the room service is provided 24 hours a day.

Check out the room itself. Is it brightly colored or classical? It also sets the mood of your travel.

In order to get the most out of your travel, whether for business or family vacations, be sure to know everything about the hotel you are planning to check in to. Asking friends and relatives who have been there is also a great idea. Depending only on the hotel's webpage should be avoided as it is also undoubtedly biased. Your trip could actually be ruined if you are to stay in a hotel which you don't really like.




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