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Accommodation

So, have you planned your accommodation?

Here is an essential list of the best places to book your hotel room or bunkbed in a hostel.

Find hotels and hostels:

Expedia Lots and lots of hotels all around the world. Includes useful reviews and photos of hotels. Check prices
Octopus Travel hotels OctopusTravel.com has a good selection of hotels to book online. Check prices
Opodo Lots of hotels to book online. Flight and hotels can be booked together as a package. Check prices
ebookers Good for European city breaks, plus cheap hotel deals from Malaysia to the Caribbean. Check prices
Alpha Rooms discounted hotels A good choice of cheap and discounted hotels in Europe. Check prices
Design hotels - boutique designer hotels Want to splash out on cool hotels? Book a boutique designer hotel with designhotels.com Check prices
Hostel World Perfect for the backpacker - but it's not just hostels. You can book anything from a bunkbed for 1 night to a private room in a cheap hotel. Check prices

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Should I book accommodation in advance?

Always remember to check what time your flight arrives. Some flights, (India and Bali especially) arrive around midnight so it is important to know where you are going to stay.

The next thing you need to consider is how you are going to get to your hotel or hostel - and also what happens if you find it is full if you haven't booked a room in advance!

After a long flight the last thing you will want to do is drag yourself around the dark streets knocking on the doors of small hotels or hostels asking if they still have room.

We have therefore teamed up with Hostel World so you can reserve a bed in almost any hostel or cheap hotel around the world. All you have to do is check availability online. When you have found the accommodation you want you can reserve your bed with a small deposit - you pay the rest when you arrive. Easy, safe and hassle free!

Hostel World

Book beds or private rooms in hostels and cheap hotels around the world. Includes good hostels in Australia, New Zealand, USA and Europe.

Check prices online

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