Extra charges in hotels? Hidden costs shock tourists. You can cleverly avoid them

A trip can be a relaxing, invigorating experience that gives you a break from the often stressful reality. When planning a vacation, many people choose to sleep in a hotel, where you don’t have to make the bed or clean, but you can focus on rest and regeneration of body and mind. But that peace of mind can be ruined if you see a bill at check-out that shows you have to pay for some unexpected charges you didn’t anticipate.

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Hidden hotel costs. You may not have known about this when booking your accommodation

Before we are convinced by an attractive price and decide to book accommodation in a given place, let’s be careful. Some people use certain maneuvers that in an unobvious way can significantly increase the cost of a hotel day. Please read the terms and conditions and price list carefully.

• Usually everything in minibar or snack bar in the hotel room, incurs costs. Sometimes what looks like free items, like water or some snacks, also come at a price. The best solution is to avoid eating or drinking anything in the room until you check prices with reception. Better yet, pack your own snacks.
• Some hotels anticipate high demand use of Wi-Fi and they charge you for logging into their network. If you end up in one of these places and you have your own data to use, use it.
• While many hotels offer free parking, don’t expect that to always be the case. If the accommodation is in the z limited number of parking spacesmay charge additional fees. To save, plan ahead and look for cheaper or even free parking a short distance from where you’re staying.
• If you show up at a few hours before the official check-in time, some places may charge a fee. In this case, you have several solutions: avoid early check-in or choose hotels without such fees.

Holidays 2023. How to save on breakfast and not be surprised?

Many people, when booking accommodation, opt for options with breakfast. However, they do not always pay attention to information whether it exists included in the price, or do you have to pay for them upon arrival. As a consequence, holidaymakers are met with an unpleasant surprise at the reception desk that in order to use the hotel buffet, additional costs must be incurred, which do not include the previously paid hotel day. In such a situation, it is worth finding in the area or cafes that offer breakfast and eat outside the facility. In the end, we can do better.