Oct 3, 2007
EuroCheapo has just dramatically improved its ability to find ultra-cheap lodgings for your next European trip
It's been around for quite some time. But prior to now, its hotel search engine was limited to surveying the prices offered by various individual low-cost hotels. Now, EuroCheapo (www.eurocheapo.com) has been modified to search other hotel search engines as well (like those of Venere.com, Booking.com, and HostelWorld.com). After doing so, it sends you to the particular source -- either the hotel itself or another comprehensive search engine -- that has the best rates for the dates of your stay.
The results of the change were quite remarkable on several recent test runs. For a two-night stay in Rome starting Nov. 6, EuroCheapo found 266 hotels with vacancies starting at $53 a night for a hostel, $67 a night for a B&B (both near Termini rail station). For the same nights in Paris, a search turned up 216 possibilities, leading with a $53 hostel between the Opera and Montmartre and a $76 room in a hotel in the Latin Quarter.
You're still want to compare EuroCheapo's results with price searches on the established aggregators -- notably Kayak.com, Mobissimo.com, Sidestep.Comiand TravelAxe.com. However, its focus on the value-for-your-money-end of the lodging market, and honest editorial take on each property, make EuroCheapo and its new price search feature a welcome addition to the online hotel hunt.
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The results of the change were quite remarkable on several recent test runs. For a two-night stay in Rome starting Nov. 6, EuroCheapo found 266 hotels with vacancies starting at $53 a night for a hostel, $67 a night for a B&B (both near Termini rail station). For the same nights in Paris, a search turned up 216 possibilities, leading with a $53 hostel between the Opera and Montmartre and a $76 room in a hotel in the Latin Quarter.
You're still want to compare EuroCheapo's results with price searches on the established aggregators -- notably Kayak.com, Mobissimo.com, Sidestep.Comiand TravelAxe.com. However, its focus on the value-for-your-money-end of the lodging market, and honest editorial take on each property, make EuroCheapo and its new price search feature a welcome addition to the online hotel hunt.
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