Construction Maison

I don’t really like staying in hotels. I generally avoid them because of how much they cost. I just don’t see the point of paying $100+ per night for a room I will barely be in most of the day. It seems like a waste of money — no matter how nice a hotel can be. So I stick to the other end of the spectrum: I stay in hostels, with their dorm beds and cheap prices. I love hostels, even if my roommates tend to shit in the room. But what about other types of places to stay? What are some forms of accommodation that don’t rely on you sharing a room with eight snoring strangers? What can you do if you don’t want that but also don’t want to pay the money for a hotel room? Continuing what seems to be my “think outside the box” theme of the last few months, here’s a list of all the different types of accommodation that are easy on your wallet you can choose from: Staying with Locals I’ve talked about this many times before, but since this method is always good to know, it goes on this list too. ...

I booked a room at this hotel via laterooms.com back in August for a stay lasting 3 nights from New Years Eve. On arrival at the hotel following a long, tiring journey at 8:30pm, the reception staff bluntly told me that as I was so late, my room had been cancelled and had now been allocated to another guest so I would have to make other arrangements. I was stunned at this news and questioned how they could do this when I had a confirmed reservation and had clearly stated when booking my arrival time. They stated that they had tried to call me at 6pm when another person had wanted the room and they were unable to contact me so assumed I no longer wanted it. It didn't appear to matter to them that I was 36,000 feet in the air at the time and I had no reception! As it was obvious I was going to get nowhere with the least hospitable workers in the hospitality industry I have ever had the misfortune to come across, I asked whether I could leave my bag there while I try to find altern...

I booked a room at this hotel via laterooms.com back in August for a stay lasting 3 nights from New Years Eve. On arrival at the hotel following a long, tiring journey at 8:30pm, the reception staff bluntly told me that as I was so late, my room had been cancelled and had now been allocated to another guest so I would have to make other arrangements. I was stunned at this news and questioned how they could do this when I had a confirmed reservation and had clearly stated when booking my arrival time. They stated that they had tried to call me at 6pm when another person had wanted the room and they were unable to contact me so assumed I no longer wanted it. It didn't appear to matter to them that I was 36,000 feet in the air at the time and I had no reception! As it was obvious I was going to get nowhere with the least hospitable workers in the hospitality industry I have ever had the misfortune to come across, I asked whether I could leave my bag there while I try to find altern...