Top tips for cheap accommodation in major cities

Finding cheap accommodation can be challenging in major cities and metropolises, especially when real estate prices soar. However, there are still budget accommodations that provide real value if you’re looking for simple, clean rooms to rest your head for the night.

Here we reveal the top 3 ways you can get a good deal even in expensive cities like New York City and Tokyo.

(1) Bid for a room

If you have a specific location in mind, you can often get a room for less than the official rates. On websites like priceline.com, you can enter the length of your stay and the city and bid on the price per night. You can often get 4 or 5 star accommodation that costs twenty to thirty percent less than the prices advertised on the hotel’s website.

(2) Check out travel vouchers on eBay

You can get some real bargains if you look carefully on eBay. There are people who sell discount coupons for free stays at certain hotel properties or a deep discount for hotel stays. I have once bought an overnight stay at Starwood properties for less than the price of a three-star hotel in a major city like Amsterdam. Of course, there are others who sell coupons for cheap airfare that come included with your accommodation and these can provide great value if you can snag a real bargain on eBay. You can also look elsewhere, like Craigslist, where people are posting these coupons for sale.

(3) Pay your hotel rooms with your credit card points and discounts

If you have made purchases with your credit cards and have accumulated a lot of points in your accounts, you can check and see if there are discounts that can be redeemed for your credit card points. These rebates often provide great value on four-star accommodations at chain hotels in most major cities.

These are just three tips that can help you save big on accommodation in major cities.

Happy traveling and may you find the best budget accommodations in these major cities.