Rory’s inclination—and mine, too, naturally—was to err on the side of spending more um, caution. With two weeks in fancy-pants hotels (it was our honeymoon!), our trip was fantabulous, but in hindsight, perhaps we should have researched less-spendy options and saved ourselves a few hundred Euros.
To my credit, I was planning a wedding beforehand, so reading hundreds of hotel reviews wasn’t high on my priority list. But for anyone who’s planning a trip now, The New York Times went ahead and did all the research for you—so you have no excuse for over-paying!
Here’s their roundup: 100 Hotels for Under $150. (In includes hotels in Florence and Rome, two of the cities we visited. D’oh!)
Do you guys tend to spend more on hotels when you’re visiting an unfamiliar city? Do you trust reviews from friends? How ’bout online travel boards? (I always worry the hotel people write fake reviews talking up their shady digs!) Anyone have a fancy-pants trip coming up? If you had to spend a week in an international city right now, which would you choose?
Petra and I have been chatting about going to Paris and Israel next year. I don’t think that exactly fits in my budget, but a girl can dream, right?
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