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Hotels and Lodging

Looking for that perfect place to stay on your next vacation? Hotels and lodging can be confusing. Try these excellect sites to narrow down your search. From luxury resorts and spas to that cheap airport property to the perfect Bed and Breakgfast, you can find it here. Be sure to read the Hotels and Lodging Tips before you choose!
Hotel and Lodging Tips
Get started on your search for the perfect property by reading about lodging tips here. Have knowledge before you book!
Bed and Breakfasts
BnB Finder has Bed and Breakfasts, Inns and Small Hotels all over the world. They also offer
Gift Certificates
that are good at over 1,500 properties throughout the world. What a wonderful gift for that frequent traveler.
Compare Hotel Prices
This is a great hotel site that will search the web and compare pricing. It also has hotel reviews written by other travelers. Hotels from around the world are included.
HotelPlanner.com
is a very good site to do price comparisons. You must prepay your room, but it is changeable/cancelable up till about 3 days prior to travel. This is also a good site to do group bookings if you need 5 or more rooms.
All Inclusive Properties
will give you the best bang for your buck on vacation. For one price you receive your hotel room, all your meals and drinks and many activities. The kinds of things you need to look out for are 1) types of dining, such as buffet meals or fine dining requiring reservations, 2) what kinds of drinks are included (brand names or local products only) and 3) exactly what types of activities are included. You should do your homework around these properties as you would any other property you're thinking of staying at. They do usually offer a better value if you are planning on spending the majority of your vacation on the property.
Hotels.com
Here you can search over 85,000 hotels. They also have condos and Bed and Breakfasts.
Hotel Reviews and Hotels and Lodging Tips
Your are probably familiar with TripAdvisor.com. It is still one of the best web sites for hotel reviews. But please always keep in mind that some of the reviewers are not well traveled, had a bad vacation or day and took it out on the property, or have a very different idea of what a luxury hotel should be. Always try to "read between the lines" on this site.
Boutique Hotels
Epoque Hotels is a luxury collection of design and boutique hotels worldwide. If you truly want a luxury experience, check out this site.
Specialty Lodging
A Better Stay is the premier source for booking stays at timeshares, vacation rental properties, resorts, bed and breakfasts, condos, villas or any other accommodation that is not a traditional hotel. They specialize in multi-bedroom accommodations – what we call ‘specialty lodging’ - that offer more space, privacy and amenities than a typical hotel, often at a lower price. The properties on this site are perfect for family vacations; activities like fishing, golf, skiing, sailing or surfing trips; school breaks; alumni reunion trips; or just a week of relaxing at the mountain, lake or beach.
Motel 6
If you are looking for budget properties, Motel 6 offers rooms all across the country at very discounted rates. They are clean and basic properties.
Best Western
is another discount motel chain where you can usually find clean, basic accomodations.
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