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Booking a Hotel? Use Booking.com

Adam — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:38:37 +0000

I don’t usually write blogs promoting websites as I like to be impartial, but I do have a pretty good tip if you’re looking to book hotels. Use Booking.com.

I have come across the website quite a few times when searching for hotels. I’ve just booked my 4th holiday of the year (okay, it may sound like I’m boasting but I haven’t had a day off since August and my latest trip is during the Christmas break anyway) and its the second time this year I’ve used Booking.com. The website comes up all the time, if you search from hotels in the UK, in America, around Europe, it always appears in the search engines such as Google. Many of the voucher codes websites offer deals on using the website or booking through them so keep an eye out for the best offers.

Currently the website has over 73,000 hotels worldwide and is about as competitive on price as you’ll find. If you know of any other sites that are equally good please add a comment and let me know.

Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel

Adam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:11:07 +0000

I mentioned in my blog yesterday that I was looking into hotels in New York as I’m going on a 4 day trip over Christmas with my girlfriend.

Well last night, I booked the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Times Square. I’m so excited, it was a little bit more expensive that some of the other hotels but at 1173 US dollars for 3 nights I think it’s well worth it. We went for a King Room high up in the hotel which has views either over Times Square, Hudson River or the famous Manhattan Skyline. The hotel has recently undergone an $85 million renovation and has bars and restaurants and all the facilities you could possibly want.

Just check out the pictures to get an idea of what the views are like.

The Crowne Plaza has fantastic views across Manhattan, Times Square and the Hudson River.

Stunning Views Across New York

Hotels in New York

Adam — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:16:14 +0000

I’m currently looking at hotels in New York as I’ve just booked flights for boxing day from Heathrow Airport. The problem is that there are so many to chose from. I want to stay in somewhere nice as it’s my first time to New York and although I’ve listened to stories saying you only use the hotel as a place to sleep for the night as you are out walking all day long, I still like my comforts and would rather stay in luxury ifor my 4 day holiday rather than somewhere average.

I’m currently looking around Times Square which seems like a pretty good location with the Westin Times Square and the Hilton both quite high on the list. I don’t want to stay too far out of the action and both these hotels get really good reviews on the top booking sites on the Internet. Luckily I got my flights a few weeks ago and have been doing my research into hotels ever since. I think I’ll need to be quick though, there seem to be rooms getting booked up all the time.

If you have been to New York and can recommend anywhere in particular, please add a comment and let me know.