Independent-hotels.info - Small quiet hotels in Europe, 2010

THE iHi - GITELINK
INDEPENDENT HOTEL DIRECTORY - 2010 Small hotels you'll enjoy staying in

L'ANNUAIRE iHi - GITELINK DES HOTELS INDEPENDANTS - 2010
sélection d'hôtels indépendants en Europe

iHi - INDEPENDENT HOTELS IN EUROPE

Hotels for the discerning and independent traveller. Welcome to the guide. This guide offers a succinct overview of selected independent hotels in Europe, offering calm surroundings and a pleasent environment for your overnight stay.
The hotels listed tend to be small to medium-size establishments, hotels with character, often off the beaten track. You will not find in this list any large hotels, or concrete tower blocks. There are some small luxury hotels and boutique hotels - but most of the establishments listed are just pleasant middle of the range hotels for ordinary travellers. There are hotels with stars, and hotels without stars, hotels with restaurants and hotels without restaurants.
To check out an establishment for yourself, visit its website by clicking on the link.

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France	Italy
Great Britain (UK)	Spain

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PLAIN INFORMATION
NO HYPE

This is not one of your standard Internet "guides" to hotels, where the main aim is to make money on your bookings. The Gitelink Independent Hotel Guide is not a booking service; we give you links to selected hotels, and let you visit their websites for information; after that, it's up to you to make your bookings if you are interested, using whatever means you wish.

Online hotel booking sites:
The iHi guide lists many independent hotels that are not listed on the big online hotel booking sites. So if you want to make a booking, you have to contact the hotel directly. This can usually be done by email, in English. Others are listed with one or a few booking sites, and can be booked online through a booking site; but by using a bookintg site you are not necessarily doing the hotel any favours, since the booking site may be taking a hefty commission. Many small independent hotels strugle to make ends meet.

You may well find that some online sites offer you better rates than you will get by contacting the hotel directly - but this is not always the case. Generally, individuals contacting hotels directly will be charged the "rack rate" - or standard price for the room. Yet there is often room to negociate a price, espcially for an out-of-season booking.

This guide tends to list mostly hotels that have been recommended by travellers, or have been visited by members of the team. We also list independent hotels that apply to be listed - but only if they meet our criteria .
We welcome recommendations from visitors, will check out hotels that you recommend to us, and list them if suitable.
The Gitelink iHi guide depends on the reliability of user recommendations; we endeavour to make thorough checks on any hotel website recommended for inclusion in this directory. No hotel sites included in this directory are in any way connected with this guide; for this reason the iHi - Gitelink guide cannot under any circumstances be held liable for the information provided, nor for the content appearing on the private websites of any hotel or establishment listed in the guide.
In the meantime, happy travelling!

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