15. How to book a place to stay ?

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How to choose a place to stay

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1. How to manage my travel reservations ?

You have to sleep somewhere ! And for cheap !
Yes, you have to get out of your comfort zone, but everyone needs a minimum of comfort when traveling! So when you travel you have a lot of options and the main problem is to leave … your bag somewhere!

You have several options depending on the mode of travel you have chosen: backpack, comfort or luxury. You can book yourself via applications like Booking or Agoda, well in advance or at the last minute. It will depend on the seasons and your budget.

Sometimes it will be advantageous to book well in advance and at the last minute in other cases. In backpack mode, you will be spoiled for choice depending on the location. In any case, it is important to have at least one reservation on arrival in a new country, of at least 1 or 2 days, with the possibility of cancellation. Just because it’s important to have a place to put your stuff when you’ve been on a long trip and don’t know the place.

And also because this condition will sometimes be compulsory and required when crossing the border. Yes the customs officers will ask you to show them your booking and you will have to indicate the address of your hotel on the paper.

2. Sleep at the hotel

Advantages : freedom and flexibility

Cons : no kitchen

What booking applications ?

Booking Fairly easy to use with a lot of options. Booking includes the majority of hotels that you will find all over the world. Possibility of cancellation and to pay online sometimes. The prices are correct. Make sure you understand whether or not taxes are included in the advertised price.
Sometimes not included, sometimes you have to add almost 4 euros per day, which can be a surprise on arrival. Agoda Same. The advertised prices seem cheaper because they do not include taxes.
More possibility of paying online which allows you not to spend cash on the spot.

3. Youth hostels

Youth hostels have the advantage of being cheaper than hotels and much more flexible. In dormitory mode for the most part, you will find some type of comfort depending on the place, from very basic to ultra luxurious comfort, to the point where you will prefer them to hotels in some places. Quite simply because there is more turnover, they are much more supervised and better maintained than some hotels.

They also have the advantage of being friendly and connecting you with other passing travelers, with whom you can spend time, exchange valuable information, work on your foreign languages, go out and sometimes find new travel companions.

4. Camping

Investing in camping trips mainly concerns backpackers or camping enthusiasts. You will not find them everywhere and they will not always be easy to access because they are a little further out of the city in general. But it can be a good way to travel on the cheap. You will need to travel with your equipment most of the time and check what facilities you will have without reserving in advance.

5. Airbnb

Widely used across the world today, Airbnb mode is very popular with short and long term travelers. The advantages relate to privacy since there is no management and housekeeping staff that you will find at the hotel. The presence of the kitchen and other facilities taking more than a traditional place of residence such as access to a swimming pool or a gym, a garden, etc.

The diversity and atypical nature of certain accommodations are also a motivation for some travelers. Depending on the location, you will find all the prices sometimes cheaper or more expensive than hotels. This should be checked on a case-by-case basis.

6. Sleep with the locals

Couchsurfing

Application of travelers who offer lodging for a cultural exchange or services, good should not be counted on 100% when traveling. There are no couchsurfers everywhere and they are not always available, or willing to welcome you according to your needs.
They also don’t have the same urgency as you when traveling quickly from one country to another and you might get impatient with locals living on site at a different pace. The application remains useful for meeting people on site. Some hoteliers also use it to attract tourists to their homes.

7. Atypical housing

The Instagram dream machine has widely suggested them to us.
Some are obviously more of the imagination of advertisers than my reality, but you can find amazing things on classic or specialized booking sites.

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If you do not feel the courage to search among all the options and all the offers, you can entrust this task to a work planner who will choose for you and make you several proposals according to your wishes.