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Find cheap hotel deals around the world

A quick post, this time. Finding a place to sleep is one of the most important tasks we're all faced with before, and while travelling.

While it's generally not a problem if you're going on holiday once a year(just book any decent hotel and you're set), choosing between different accommodation options is much more important when travelling long-term and/or changing places frequently.

There are few reasons for this. First of all, you'll need a place where you can focus as well as reliable Internet access if you're working remotely. Some people find it easier to use a hot-desk or even Starbucks and internet caffees but if you, like me, prefer to work at night(or if you're in a remote location without facilities above), you'll find it easier to work and sleep in one place.

I've got few rules when choosing where to stay:

1. If I have a lot of work, research or catching up to do, feel tired, need a long bath or find an amazing deal online, I book a decent hotel. Free Wi-Fi and great location are the most important factors. I don't mind whether it's a small boutique hotel or a big chain and I don't care about star rating that much. Believe me, a great 3-star hotel can still be much better than a lousy 5-star.

2. For longer periods of time(more than a week), I generally prefer to rent a managed apartment. For a price that's usually lower than a hotel, I get all the freedom, facilities and privacy I need.

3. If I feel like partying, socializing or stay only for few hours, I usually book a hostel. They are cheap, usually offer free Wi-Fi(and lockers) and are full of young, friendly people. What else do you need?

Ok, so how do we find hotels? I start with 3 sites:

- Hotel Crow - my site of choice, with easy interface, advanced filtering system and plenty of hotels to choose from.
- Agoda - plenty of really good deals(especially around SE Asia) but no sorting by price.
- Hotels - more flexible search and lots of discounted offers.

These two should be enough to find a decent hotel anywhere in the world but if it's not...just Google it

As for hostels the most popular sites are:

- HostelBookers
- HostelWorld

And if you're really in trouble, CouchSurfing and HospitalityClub are good for crashing on someone else's couch for few hours(or longer )

Have fun!