Top 5 guidelines to choose the best accommodation for Europe Travel

In Europe, there are all types of tourists accommodation you can choose from,  B&B, hostel, budget hotel, luxury hotel, apartment or camping site. You can easily find tens of accommodations options that fit into your budget and requirement and you start to puzzle over which is the best.

Also bear in mind that every EU country has their individual culture and preference. One suitable type of accommodation in one EU country does not necessary the same in another EU country.

So how can we find the best accommodation type for our Europe travel? The best way in this off course is to try all different accommodation options available to you in every country so you can conclude with the best for your next visit. But how can every traveler do that? Many of us will not get the second chance to visit Europe again and we would hope to find the best accommodation option in our first time in Europe.

I had a hard time in my recent Europe tour as well. Adopting flash-packing travel style, I had a little bit more options for accommodation. At the end, the group of five of us stayed in all different type of accommodations in each city that we’ve been to!

You can do the same as well. It gives you more travel experiences on your travel. In case you are more particular in getting the right accommodation for better sleep at night, I would suggest these 5 guidelines to follow when booking your accommodation in Europe:

1. 1 Person travel – If you are traveling alone, stay in B&B to be able to mix around with others and make more friends. It is also the cheapest accommodation option for single person;
2. 2 Person travel – If both are couple, budget hotel is your option. There are chances where a double room is cheaper than 2 beds in B&B, though without breakfast (you won’t mind if you are couple and wake up late 🙂 ). For unlimited budget couple, look for a luxury villas; If you are friends, stick to B&B for the same reasons as guideline (1);
3. 3 Person travel – If you are traveling with a couple, stay in budget hostel or B&B so they can sleep in a private ensuite while you can stay in dorm; If 3 of you are friends, book for beds with breakfast or experience the 3-person campsite tent which would be the cheapest  option;
4. 4 Person travel – If you are 2 couples traveling together, try to get an apartment. It would be great option (can be cheaper option also) to stay together and cook together while still get some privacy at night with 2 rooms apartment. Or you can experience staying in campsite with 2 bed tents side by side; If you are traveling with your wife and 2 children, you can look for a family villa; If you are all friends, you can either stay in apartment, campsite or B&B;
5. 5 Person travel – For the most economical type of accommodation, book an apartment! Either there are couple or not in your group, you can arrange rooms without issue. The best part of staying in apartment in Europe is that you can buy foods in supermarket and cook yourselves. Eating in restaurants in Europe is an expensive experience which should not be practiced every meal or day. Frozen pizza or chilled pasta and sandwich are very cheap in supermarket but still tastes great!; If you are traveling with children, family villas can give you more facilities and family fun.

Bed and Breakfast or B&B might not be the cheapest option in Europe especially when you book it last minute or walk in. Budget hotel might not be more expensive than B&B if you book it well in advance online. Apartment is normally slightly more expensive than B&B but you can cook yourselves and wash your clothes with a family room and in secured environment. Campsite is cheap while still offering everything you need in the compound with only downside of having mosquito and without heater at night.

So, with the number of members in your travel group decided, along with the above 5 guidelines, you can now decide which accommodation type suit you best in Europe and can start looking for one which is cheaper or closer to either your travel destinations or train station, NOW! – Travel Feeder, your ultimate travel photo blog

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Cecil Lee

The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.