DAmpa

I don't need anything fancy, just something good enough that has a bed and indoor plumbing and electricity. I travel now and then and always dread seeing the hotel bill. I've been stuck with $200 a night before and yikes!! Can't afford that. So any recommendations?

tom911

I would recommend single rooms at hostels. That would seem to meet your minimalist needs.

blitzen

Where exactly?

fozziedoggie

http://www.ibis.com/gb/northamerica/index.shtml

BorussiaMG

I have the feeling single rooms in hostels are often more expensive than budget chains.

EmailKid

A clear title would be great

Recommendations can be very location specific.

But I am staying in an inexpensive hotel in Poprad, Slovakia right now booked on Booking.com VERY basic, but bathroom ensuite, not down the hall as I often do to save money

Used them for a very nice room that listed at much more in Kosice, and when I told them I'd be back in town for a flight out on Friday, they let me walk all the way to the front door before dropping their almost 3X listed rate and offered the same price as Booking.com (with the comission going to them, so a better deal for them).

I've also used AirBNB and Agoda.com in Asia. Better luck with latter, mostly because those are mostly real hotels, but some have had great luck with former.

No need to spend $200, even in San Francisco, though NYC is in a grey area if not black.

Staying in Prague on points I earned for Holiday Inn branded Chase card. And said card give me Platinum status which gives me free breakfast in many properties - not that I need it in Prague, but other benefits are nice.

But of course those points don't last forever

stewardo

I love the Patio Hotel & Urban Resort in Phnom Penh. Great pool, big rooms and under $100 per night

Romelle

I've found some low-cost places at www.hostelbookers.com. Even 1/2 a trailer house in Rome. It had a little kitchen, full bath, 2 beds, etc.

Romelle

EmailKid

Um, yes $100 is half price of OP, but I strongly suspect OP is looking for a lot less @:-)

No pool, which I have no use for (though many of my friends like them), but stayed at a very nice hotel in Phnom Penh for either $20 or $25

Found it on my own after staying in a dump booked via Booking.com

airsupply

Stayed in a nice little hotel in Hanoi Old quarter for under $ 30 a night. Hostels on neighbouring street were $ 5-8 a night. My hotel price matched Agoda/priceline without bating an eye when we needed to store bags and come back for extra nights. Had the same experience in Laos.
Just out of curiosity, OP, do you check the price ahead of time so you know what to expect and do not have to dread seeing the bill?

Antonio8069

No. Never. IBIS Budget claims to be a cheap hotel. Then they charge extra for everything! Early check-in, late check-out, WIFI, brekkie, etc. Its quite dear.

I do recommend (in NZ) this network:
http://www.bbh.co.nz/ha214/Backpacke...w-Zealand.html

e.g. They offer a decent place to stay in AKL for $20. IBIS wants $73-$126 +++

BuildingMyBento

The Ibis I've stayed in (in Indonesia and China) have always included wifi. The a/c has been across-the-board terrible though.

Sometimes it doesn't hurt to sign up with a hotel points program, for even at the lowest rung you may be able to get (or more easily convince your way into) free wifi.

RustyC

Just got back from Thailand, where midrange rooms at fading places where everything sorta works can be had for $20-30 even in Bangkok. That region in general has some excellent lodging values, with exceptions being places like Singapore or Brunei where you'd expect. The Philippines also isn't as favorable on hotels (but is cheap just about everywhere else) due to supply/demand.

In the U.S. you've got Nevada with some amazing deals, but most times in other places I land in ESAs via Priceline for low $30s. Many people don't appreciate how the exclusionary nature of Priceline and the parameters required makes the deals possible.

In Europe it's harder to stay out of hostels, as they're more prevalent and in some places the hotel options are quite a jump up. If you snore you can become unpopular in shared rooms, so that motivates some people to at least seek a walled-off space.

dhirajpandey287

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sonofzeus

Welcome to FT.

Not on MY bucket list.

Safe travels.