Finding Hotels in Italy

In major cities and touristic areas you can find a good variety of accommodations, from world-class brand hotels to family-managed bed & breakfasts and room rentals, but hostels are really few. Camping is a good way to save money and they're usually well managed, but especially during summer, managers tend not to accept last-minute groups of young people (given the high chance of problems that such groups of Italian guys tend to cause), so you'd better book in advance. Farmstays are an increasingly popular way to experience Italy, particularly in rural areas of Tuscany, Piedmont, Umbria, Abruzzo, Sardinia and Apulia. They provide a great combination of good and healthy food, wonderful sights and not-so-expensive prices.

When planning a trip to Italy, you should pay close attention to planning your stays in the various hotels across the country. There are many things to consider, and the actual hotels you stay at will depend on the places you plan to visit, how much of a budget you have, and what sort of experience you are looking for. You can spend huge amounts of money and have the most luxurious experience of your life, or you can travel on a small budget and get a taste for the real culture of Italy. So sort out your priorities before you go, and consider some of the following resources for finding Italy hotels.

Italian restaurants and bars charge more (typically double) if you eat seated at a table rather than standing at the bar or taking your order to go. There is usually small, very small print on the menus to tell you this. Some menus may also indicate a coperto (cover charge) or servizio (service charge).

Traveller’s culture has made its way to the internet as much as any other thing. Since Italy is such a popular destination, you can find out every bit of information you could possibly need. As people travel through Italy, they can find information on the internet regarding the hotels, hostels, and other places to stay. When finding your hotel, you simply punch in the region that you are visiting, and the times that will be visiting. From there, you can narrow it down based on the specific part of the city, the budget, the type of accommodation, and many other things. A quick search for Italy Hotels will give you quite a few sites that allow exactly these kinds of searches.

Making your reservations can be a challenge, since you have so much challenge in respect of hotels. With bigger hotels, or franchises of hotels, you can usually reserve on the internet. But once you start looking at small hotels, hostels, or Bed and Breakfast houses, it’s increasingly hard to get a reservation. Search the internet and see if you can find an email address or a phone number. With smaller establishments, many offer an email address and a form to send in. You’ll fill out your planned dates of visiting, and give them a credit card number. The terms vary if you don’t show up. Sometimes you’ll have to pay the full price, or a 15% fee even if you don’t turn up.

It’s never easy to plan a trip overseas, especially if it’s your first time doing so. But if you just plan your way through the time you’ll spend there, you can start to get every aspect of it sorted out. Good luck, and enjoy Italy!