| It's not always easy to find a cheap hotel that you | | | | can sometimes be like hidden gems. The care and |
| know you would be comfortable staying in. Often, the | | | | attention you'll get from a cheaper place can often be |
| prices charged in large cities like London, Paris, New | | | | much better than you'd get in, say, a mid-range hotel |
| York, etc. don't really seem to equate with the word | | | | chain. After all, it's the owner's livelihood that depends |
| 'cheap'. | | | | on it, so they're more likely to make sure everything is |
| That said, it is possible to find a cheap hotel. You just | | | | just right for you. |
| need to know where to look! | | | | Naturally you will want a clean, comfortable room. |
| There are a number of budget hotel chains who offer | | | | Since you are on business, you should also look for |
| a good standard of accommodation at an affordable | | | | other things such as an internet connection. More |
| price. These vary by country - you'll probably know the | | | | hotels nowadays are offering this facility but you |
| ones in your own country but if you are travelling | | | | should check what is available and how much it will |
| abroad, you may need to do some research. | | | | cost. It's no fun arriving at a hotel only to find that the |
| The advantage of using a hotel room provided by one | | | | only broadband hotspot is already packed with other |
| of these chains is that it will be fairly cheap and that | | | | business travellers. Whilst it is possible to use the latest |
| you can rest assured that all the standards you | | | | mobile phones to get an internet connection, they |
| expect from a budget hotel room will be catered for. | | | | charge by the Mb and this can start to get expensive |
| The disadvantage can be that sometimes the location | | | | very quickly. |
| is a bit 'out of the way'. Some cheap hotel chains have | | | | At the end of the day, it's probably your business |
| branches at out of town locations. You may also miss | | | | department's choice what budget you have for |
| out on the personal service you would expect from a | | | | overnight travel costs. Of course, if you're on a tight |
| smaller, owner-run establishment. | | | | budget like an increasing number of cost conscious |
| The next alternative is to look for an individual hotel. | | | | business travellers nowadays, you may not have too |
| Smaller hotels are often run by their owner and this | | | | much of a choice of where to stay. But with very few |
| can be a good way to dig out a cheap hotel. | | | | exceptions there are almost always acceptable |
| Because the owner is most likely running and looking | | | | places to stay when you are travelling on business. |
| after the hotel, this means that cheap hotels in the UK | | | | |