Today’s video will teach you all my best tips and tricks for finding, picking and booking hotels in Europe, with special tricks to save money, maximize rewards and even find free accommodation options.
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00:00 Introduction
00:33 The Accommodation Triangle
01:03 STEP ONE: Start Search on Booking.com
02:11 STEP TWO: Use Filters to Refine Results
03:55 STEP THREE: Sort by Lowest
04:14 STEP FOUR: Start Your Shortlist
04:39 STEP FIVE: (OPTIONAL) Look at Vacation Rentals
05:16 STEP SIX (OPTIONAL) Check Premier Inn
05:47 STEP SEVEN (OPTIONAL) Search on Social Media
06:07 STEP EIGHT: Go Through Shortlist / Eliminate Instant No’s
06:19 STEP NINE: Read Reviews
07:53 STEP TEN: Make Decision
08:08 STEP ELEVEN: Check Perks of Booking Direct
08:31 STEP TWELVE: Maximizing Rewards / Cashback
10:11 FREE ACCOMMODATION IN EUROPE
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HOW TO FIND THE BEST HOTELS & ACCOMMODATION IN EUROPE (STEP BY STEP):
➡️ Grab my free accommodation checklist: https://happytowander.com/accommodation-checklist
➡️ Read the blog post where I go into further detail: https://happytowander.com/how-to-find-cheap-hotels-europe
➡️ Grab my free Europe trip planning workbook: https://happytowander.com/EuropePlanningWorkbook
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OTHER HELPFUL EUROPE TRAVEL REVIEWS, TIPS & HACKS:
➡️ My (brutally honest) Flixbus review: https://happytowander.com/honest-flixbus-review/
➡️ My honest RyanAir review: https://happytowander.com/honest-ryanair-review/
➡️ My honest WizzAir review: https://happytowander.com/wizz-air-review/
➡️ Europe summer packing list: https://happytowander.com/packing-summer-europe-ultimate-female-packing-list/
➡️ Europe winter packing list: https://happytowander.com/travelling-europe-in-winter-female-winter-packing-list-for-europe/
➡️ Minimalist packing list: https://happytowander.com/minimalist-travel-packing-list-easy/
➡️ How to avoid pickpockets in Europe: https://happytowander.com/how-to-avoid-pickpockets-europe/
➡️ 7 scenic train routes you can’t miss: https://happytowander.com/most-scenic-train-routes-in-europe/
➡️ Europe car rental hidden costs: https://happytowander.com/travel-europe-by-car-hidden-costs/
➡️ 17 unconventional travel hacks: https://happytowander.com/travel-life-hacks/
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Wondering how to find the best hotels and accommodation options for your Europe trip? This video walks you through the step by step process for finding the best hotels in Europe, including tips for how to save money on hotels, how to use Booking.com to find hotel deals, and also how to find FREE accommodation and places to stay during your Europe trip.
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Hey everyone! Hope you find this video helpful. Here's the written version of the guide in case you need it: https://happytowander.com/how-to-find-cheap-hotels-europe/
And let me know in the comments if there are any upcoming trips/stays you're excited for this year!
Very helpful video, Christina. Your feature triangle makes a lot of sense. I've also enjoyed your Christmas Market videos and I hope you'll do more of them in the future.
Thanks for all of the useful tips. Are there any specific hotel chains would you recommend for Europe that offer loyalty programs? Do you know of any hostels geared towards older travellers?
in my opinion Google Maps has too many scam reviews becouse Google pretty often blocking bad reviews but never blocking good reviews. there are too many useless reviews because many companies are buying good reviews
THE best video I've seen on how to systemically choose the best hotel for me. Will be using this soon!