Where to Stay
Hotels, inns, rentals and hostels, and how to choose the neighbourhood, the room and the breakfast, for anyone about to book a bed.
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The neighbourhood matters more than the lobby. A plain room a short walk from the places you want to eat beats a grand one a taxi ride away. Breakfast is worth checking before you book: a good one is a meal, a poor one is a reason to go out. A kitchen, a bar downstairs and booking direct all change the sums.
Whether it is cheaper to book a hotel direct comes down to a ten-minute check for your own stay: the same room and terms priced on both, an email to the hotel for its own price, and breakfast counted.
In this section
- Where to stay in each city, by neighbourhood
- Boutique and independent hotels
- Hotels with restaurants worth the stay
- Inns and B&Bs
- Holiday rentals and apartments
- Hostels
- Booking direct versus booking sites
- Hotel loyalty programmes
- Stays with a kitchen
- Hotel etiquette and tipping
