| When looking into hotels near your vacation spots | | | | be sure to ask is if there is a parking fee. A lot of |
| there are things to remember. Perhaps you are | | | | hotels in those areas have limited parking so they |
| wondering what you need to do to find the perfect | | | | charge what little space they do have. Sometimes |
| hotel. Well this is the perfect place to find tips and | | | | you can avoid parking charges by parking off street, |
| suggestions to find the right hotel. With three and a | | | | but most of the time you should just bite the bullet |
| half years of hotel experience under my belt, this is | | | | and pay their fees. Just remember to ask how much |
| the perfect place to find what you need to pick your | | | | it costs before you get there so you are not in for a |
| hotel. | | | | rude awakening. |
| Okay so the first thing you need to do is find hotels | | | | There are other fees you should ask about when |
| in the area which you are going to be staying. You | | | | talking to a reservation agent. Hotels may charge an |
| can do this by either searching the phone book, if | | | | extra person charge for adults, who are over |
| you have one from that area, or do an online search. | | | | eighteen unless otherwise specified, over the amount |
| If you have a particular hotel chain that you are used | | | | of two. If you need a roll out bed or 'cot' there are |
| to staying with, then maybe you will want to check | | | | usually fees for those as well. The call center that I |
| with them first. Once you have found a few hotels | | | | worked for required reservation agents to inform |
| that are worth checking into, you can begin to | | | | guests of these, but not everyone did. You should |
| narrow down the results. | | | | ask them if they do not tell you. If you are traveling |
| If you find a major hotel chain then you can phone | | | | with pets, be sure to get the hotels full pet policy. |
| their reservation number. When you call those | | | | Most hotels charge for pets including a deposit and a |
| numbers the agent on the line will do whatever they | | | | nightly fee. Do not let yourself be surprised about the |
| can to talk you into booking a room right away with | | | | prices, please ask before you book. |
| them. You will want to try to find a hotel that has | | | | If you ask about everything you can think of, then |
| pictures and reviews available online, the agent on | | | | you are going to find a good hotel with no hidden |
| the phone will be able to direct you to their website. | | | | fees. They may try to hide them to other guests, |
| However, keep in mind that when you do find | | | | but if you are knowledgeable and have the right |
| pictures online, you do not know how old they are | | | | questions to ask, then they cannot try to trick you |
| and when they were taken. | | | | into paying for something. Good luck with the rest of |
| When staying in a hotel that is in a downtown area | | | | your vacation experience, and have a good time! |
| of a big city or near an airport, one thing you should | | | | |