TIP 4: PASS ON HOTELS Hotels are pretty pricey- especially in big cities. Instead, hostels are an obvious (and great) alternative, but there are other options too. Try booking accommodations through Airbnb, a site where you can rent someone else's home or a room in their home. Options include renting the entire house/apartment/treehouse/camper/etc, a private room, or a shared room. So you can really cater the experience to your needs and save even more money. It can also be a great way to see your destination city and experience it like the locals do. Many hosts offer amazing tips and advice and lead you to places you might otherwise not know about. CouchSurfing is a similar site, but In my opinion, Airbnb more closely resembles a hotel stay, and it's also a little more user friendly for first-timers.
If you're cool with not having anyone pick up after you promptly at noon everyday, then this is the site for you! Honestly, housekeeping makes me feel a little awkward and a lot spoiled anyway. You'll probably have benefits that you wouldn't get from a regular hotel, like a kitchen and possibly laundry machines. It will save you a lot of money if you can cook your own food every now and then, and having access to laundry facilities makes it so much easier to pack light. (Hotels charge an embarrassing amount for laundry services.) We actually haven't tried out Airbnb abroad yet, but are really excited to try it out on our next trip. We've used the site throughout our stay in LA though, and we've loved it. And to further prove my point and also make you feel bad about wherever you are right now, I present you with photos. I mean...
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Kristi
3/28/2014 01:46:04 am
I want to stay in the tree house! Too cool!!
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