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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.
Other
accommodation and information
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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! |