Getting The Cheapest Hotel Rates In Paris
It's no doubt that Paris is one of the favourite tourist destinations in the world Aside its image as so-caled romantic city with its world class cuisine, you can also find night clubs, fashion shops, etc. Partying in Paris is just as easier with other cities like Rome or Las Vegas.
You can head down there around 11pm and listen for music, and there are usually lots of people simply walking through the street or looking for a partying partner. After you've decided to plan a vacation to this city, you can save money by spending a small amount of time on researching the best hotel deals and offers.
1. Book your Paris Hotels earlier
You are advised to book your hotel room in Paris earlier at least several days before your actual arrival. If you are staying for a week or more, you may consider to rent a furnished apartment rather than hotels. Choose carefully, it will be a cost saving for you, especially when you don't have problem with cooking your own meals.
2. Book online
Like any other cities in the world, hotel rates in Paris has low and high season price. Booking online make you have the possibility to get best price for your rooms. There are hundreds websites feature discounted hotel rates with online booking system. You can do a small reseach using your favourite search engine (just type in your location in Paris added with hotel or accomodation). You will feel lucky when you grab a deal that offers much lower rate , eventhough it's definitely the same hotels!
3. Tips for getting cheap hotel rates
August and September are labelled low season, so you rarely get quieter people on the street in Paris. Also consided low "season" time as there will be cheaper room rates are weekdays which are usually half weekend prices, in the middle of summer and August and December, and two weeks before Christmas, . Hotel discounts usually are available just before or after a holiday as hotels want to keep their margin. If you are booking a room through a holiday, you probably get difference price on particular days when there important event is held in Paris.
Tip: Similar to Singapore, you will get hefty fines for thrashing something not properly in Paris. So, be careful !.
4. Location
If you're budget traveller, you're able to find cheaper than their counterparts on the main area. Most of hotel rooms price downtown can be anywhere between 25 - 50% cheaper than their counterparts on the Paris Main area. Of course, the Paris Main area have more attraction compared to others. So if you’re planning your short vacation you can go ahead and spend the money appropriately. But if you're going for more than a few days, you can save the money by living in a downtown hotels.
Pay more attention if you meet with distraught-looking women and children especially when they ask if you can speak English. They will show you card or letter with something like "My father is terribly ill in another country hospitall. I have to visit here..but Sir, I'm stuck in Paris exactly with no money." Most of this scams can be found at the major train stations (such as Paris Nord) and usually at many tourist spots. They also can be found close to the Champs-Élysées, and around the Arc de Triumphe.
