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Hotel Information
There are very few hotels now that cannot be booked online and even many small bed and breakfasts have their own online booking systems! The larger chains tend to have a centralized booking system whereas special one off hotels usually have their own website and booking system as well as being represented by various booking agencies.
If you need accommodation in a specific location best to go for a booking agency whilst if you know where you want to stay better to book direct with that hotel or chain as this will enable you to pick up their very latest offers.
A stay in a good quality hotel allows you to start the next day fresh and awake.
Our listing below shows Hotel Chains, Booking agencies that have a large range of locations and hotels and a few choice hotels from around the world that we feel deserved special merit.
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Hotel Chains and Groups
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Marriott International is a leading worldwide hospitality company. Its heritage can be traced to a soft-drink stand opened in Washington DC in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott. Today, Marriott International has nearly 2,800 lodging properties in 70 countries and territories around the world. |
Best Western are the world's largest hotel chain with over 4000 Best Western hotels operating in 80 countries, each keeping an individual charm and local appeal while maintaining commitments to quality, service and value.
In the UK they have over 290 hotels in key locations including London, York, Manchester and Edinburgh.
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Ramada Jarvis Hotels are dotted around the UK in over 40 locations from the highlands of Scotland all the way down to sunny Brighton as well as big city locations such as London and Edinburgh.
Over 20 hotels have health clubs. 15 hotels offer Sebastian Coe Health Clubs with fully equipped gym, sauna, spa bath, steam room and indoor heated pool. Whilst 8 hotels offer Poolside Leisure Clubs with indoor heated pools, spa baths, saunas, steam room and gentle work-out area. Guests enjoy free use of all health club amenities when resident at the hotel. Guests also enjoy BT Openzone in the rooms, a public-access wireless broadband (Wi-Fi) service that gets you online at high speed when you're out and about. |
Warner Leisure Hotels offer some fantastic short breaks in some very unusual and attractive hotels. Whether you’re looking for a lively activity break, a cultural experience break or a relaxing spa break, their wide range of options will ensure that there’s something for you.
Their short breaks are exclusively for adults and with stunning hotels in the UK you’d be spoilt for choice! At each of their hotels you can expect great activities, fine dining and superb entertainment with breakfast a three course dinner and accommodation all included in the price. |
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BlueBay Hotels & Resorts owns 6 hotels in the Canary Islands, in the Caribbean (Mexico and the Dominican Republic) and in Marrakech.
BlueBay Hotel chain is part of Hotetur Hotels and the Marsans group, which is Spain’s largest tourist holding. Many years of experience allows them to offer the best possible service. |
Hilton Hotels - Once considered the very best in hotel accommodation are now still a quality hotel chain but more accessible to the normal traveller but still with the same high standards.
Hilton is one of the most recognised hotel brands in the world and they now have rooms available to book in most destinations worldwide.
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La Manga Club in southern Spain is one of the world's great holiday resorts. La Manga Club has been voted resort category winner at the prestigious World Travel Awards 3 times in the past 5 years.
La Manga offers: 3 golf courses, tennis centre, spa, swimming, fitness, squash, cricket, football, lawn bowls, pitch and putt golf, crazy golf, mountain biking, jogging and walking, beach, water sports, horse riding, go-karting, cultural tours, shopping, over 25 restaurants and bars and a lively nightlife.
They offer a superb range of over 2200 luxury villas, apartments and the five star Hyatt Regency Hotel and specialise in tailor made golf and tennis holidays at La Manga Club. |
Sandos Hotels & Resorts is a hotel chain which was established with the mission of offering the most competitive product on the market. Sandos owns 3 hotels in Mexico and 1 in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain.
The Sandos Hotels & Resorts philosophy is that each of their hotels retains the personality and customs of the region in which it is located. They aim to satisfy all the guests' needs with the "All-Inclusive" programme, which offers a host of benefits.
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Travelodge - A good hotel chain for those cheap weekends away when visiting distant friends or as a base for a touring holiday. Also ideal for those times you have to work away from home and simply need a place to sleep. Their hotels are usually located near to Major Road networks and usually adjacent to a dining outlet..
Travelodge is UK’s fastest growing and most recognised budget hotel company. |
Macdonald Hotels Limited operates 48 well-located hotels (all 4 and 5 star establishments) throughout the UK. The company employs over 4,400 staff and operates in excess of 3900 rooms.
The company was awarded AA Hotel Group of the Year 2007-2008 and was described as a company dedicated to hospitality, and run by hoteliers with a real commitment to quality. |
Hotel Booking Agencies
If trying to find accommodation in a certain area of the world often the use of a booking agency is the best option rather than trying to book accommodation with a Hotel chain or by searching the web. Most booking agencies have an allocation of rooms that they can confirm at the time of booking. In addition their group buying rates often mean that their prices are lower than if you booked direct with an individual hotel!
Below are some that we would happily suggest
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OctopusTravel was launched in Europe, Asia and the US in 2001 and have proved a hit with internet-savvy travellers, here's why:
21,000 hotels and over 1000 sightseeing products worldwide at discounted prices. They even have a team of 100+ travel professionals worldwide, negotiating the best rates for each hotel and sightseeing product.
:Instant Confirmations - Most hotel bookings are confirmed immediately. :Detailed hotel reports, pictures and maps are also available to make choosing the right hotel an easy process.
They also provide provide unbiased in depth reports of their hotels and in many cases also include pictures and local maps.
No hidden extras. The prices on their website include taxes, service charges and in most European hotels breakfast is included. |
Lowcostbeds part of the lowcost travel group is the UK’s latest DIY online holiday booking site, offering customers the freedom to create their own packaged holiday according to their personal needs at prices that come with a lowest price guarantee.
They can also offer flights and transfers if required and frequently have special offers on their rooms.
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www.hotel.info – the leading online hotel reservation service offering 210,000 hotels worldwide: the range includes everything from budget to luxury, large chain hotels to design hotels - there is something for everyone, whether a business or leisure customer!
Thousands of bookings are made daily by more than 2 million customers who take advantage of the enormous number of hotels offered.With a growth rate of 40% per year this has got to be one of the easiest hotel booking agencies with which to find your ideal room. |
Hotelopia is part of TUI Travel PLC, one of the world’s leading travel companies! As a hotel accommodation specialist, they offer reduced-rate accommodation to both leisure and business travellers, with 25,000 properties, in over 900 global destinations in the UK, Europe, America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Australia.
They offer great value for money and service to all their customers, including instant hotel confirmation, a lowest price guarantee, fully inclusive quoted rates, with no additional credit card fees. |
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Opodo is the first truly Pan-European travel service created to address the real needs of today's traveller. They offer access to over 500 airlines, 65,000 hotel properties, travel insurance, package and ski holidays, city breaks and more than 7000 car rental locations worldwide.
Opodo is owned by leading travel technology company Amadeus and by nine of Europe's leading airlines - Aer Lingus, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, KLM and Lufthansa. Based in London, the UK site launched in January 2002 and has already established itself as a leading provider of online travel.
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Monarch Hotels offers over 20,000 great value hotels, villas & apartments worldwide. Monarch Hotels is the online hotel booking service brought to you by The Cosmos Group, part of the international Globus Group. This means they have the support of a company that has over 40 years' experience in selecting the most highly rated accommodations across the Mediterranean.
Their buying power also allows Monarch Hotels to offer all their customers highly competitive prices. Their aim is to provide the more independent traveller, with a range of quality hotels to suit all tastes and budgets in all the popular Mediterranean destinations.
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Hotels.com is the Internet's largest specialized provider in accommodations worldwide, offering savings of up to 70%. They also off a no cancellation charge promise thus allowing you to change your plans without penalty.
They contract hotels in advance for volume purchases and guarantees availability of hotel rooms and self catering accommodation at great prices. Their guarantee is that your visitor will receive the lowest hotel rates at the time they book a room. |
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accorhotels represent a wide selection of hotel chains (Etap Hotel, Formule 1, All Seasons, Ibis, Adagio, Suitehotel, Mercure, Novotel, Pullman, Sofitel, Lucien Barrière) to suit every budget. and offer nearly 4000 hotels in 96 different countries.
They also offer their own loyalty club for those frequent travellers. All hotels are bookable via their website and the hotels represented can be found by various search means. |
HotelHippo.com provides fantastic discounts of up to 60% off 50,000 hotels in the hippest and hottest destinations in UK, Europe and worldwide. The price you see is the price you pay, no hidden extras. With Hotel Hippo you can be sure you're getting the very best in prices at the worlds most exciting hotels.
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Built in 1909, the Strand Palace Hotel was converted in 1928 as an Art Deco showpiece and now has been carefully modernised in order to allow the guests to experience the latest standards of comfort.
In the heart of the West End, the Strand Palace Hotel is easily accessible from the City and Docklands areas. The property is located in close proximity to Covent Garden, Charing Cross and a short stroll from Waterloo station. Surrounded by some of London’s finest architectural and cultural landmarks, the hotel is the perfect base for leisure travellers, while for business, it provides an impressive location for important meetings with its 8 well-equipped Conference and Events rooms. |
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