The next big decision in your road
trip planning is what hotel you want to stay in. If you are going on a road
trip with no set destination in mind, it is hard to plan your route and plan where
you will stay each night. If you have a set destination, it is best to plan
your stay before you leave, distinguish how long you want to drive each day and
factor in the daily stops along the way.
Benefits of booking your hotel stays
earlier is better rates, ease of mind at the end of a long day of driving and checking
to see if the hotels are sold out before you get there. If you are to stay in a small town along the
highway you can usually just pull in and get a room, but the big cities can
sometimes be difficult to find a room some nights. There can be big corporate
conferences in town or festivals that take up the rooms. For example, in
Calgary majority of hotels are sold out Monday thru Thursday because of
corporate meetings and conferences happening with the large oil companies. Weekends
you should have no major issues, unless it is the two weeks of Calgary Stampede.
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| St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia (Bay of Fundy) |
If you use websites like Expedia,
Travelocity or Hotels.com, majority of the rates you will pay is non-cancellable or non-refundable, so if you are to book with those sites, you have to be 100% sure
you are staying there. Your best bet is to book through the hotel website itself.
Most hotel rates on their websites are the lowest rates you will find. Always
read the fine print to make sure of the cancellation policy before you book
anything.
