Numerous sites such as laterooms.com, hotels.com, booking.com, expedia.com and lastminute.com have hotel prices which are fairly competitive. To save further on hotel rates, try checking the actual hotel web sites in case “agents rates” have too much commission involved.
Budget hotels may cost as little as £20 - £30 per night in Europe and £30 - £40 in other word wide destinations. For good hotels (I.e. 3 star and 4 star) you can expect a range of £50 - £200 in most popular places. But if you have a bit more spend on a luxury hotel room, you should expect a rate of anywhere between £200 to £500 per night. Rates are sometimes quoted at per person per night but check the hotel’s web site as they may have a same room rate for the per person rate.
Tip: Always check the hotel reviews (tripadvisor.com is best) & the actual star rating on other web sites. Another good source for this is the AA hotel guide. Use Google maps to map out the location of the hotel, attractions and the travel facilities in the surrounding the area. Bearing in mind though, location can effect price as central hotels are the dearer ones.
Always compare hotels rates online before making a booking and having several options means you can pick the best available rate. Hotels in big city destinations are have a range of hotels (from 2 star to 5) to suit all pockets.
These days there is no shortage of hotel comparison web sites. If you try more than one web site, you will be able to find hotel deals with reasonable prices. Its best to cross check hotel rates with other web sites.
But you can also save money on hotels by booking a week or less in advance as you will find price cuts on late room bookings, which sometimes hotels do to keep up occupancy levels incase the advance bookings didn’t fill up the rooms.