Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Cheapest Hotels In Sydney Australia For Cheapskate Visitors

By Howard Rudd


The fact that there are so many cheap hotels actually makes it more difficult to find the cheapest hotels in Sydney. There are a few things cheapskates can do which might be helpful in this quest. As a start, stop believing it when a hotel goes around claiming to be the cheapest one.

Not that anyone's accusing them of lying, but the prices at these cheap hotels are pretty flexible and there's no way to identify a single one as the cheapest. At most, it's possible to pinpoint a few locations around Sydney that have a large number of budget hotels, and after that it's the traveler's job to go around and find the one offering the lowest rate.

That sure-fire way would be to tramp around in the area, or call them in person via telephone. Rates posted on the hotel's website or found through an online travel agency won't do much good here because the cheapest ones don't offer the same rates online, if at all. Also, rates differ based on peak periods and dates, so those looking at the cheapest rates should find a nice and quite period to visit.

Getting down to the exact location, there are 320 Sydney hotels, all told. A huge majority of these hotels are quite affordable, and some are dirt-cheap. The Central Business District is as good a place as any for visitors, and it's a good bet that almost all the cheapest hotels in Sydney will either be in the CBD or be within close range.

The Style Mile is also a good place for budget hotels that have the added advantage of being rather chic. The Hyde Park area and Paddington's Oxford Street are ground zero for these cheap & chic properties. Most have a range of free and useful amenities that add even more value to the low room rates.

This means free wi-fi internet, complimentary breakfast and free coffee and tea. It also means the hotel will usually have a swimming pool, fitness centre and a restaurant/bar/lounge. The location, in the middle of the greatest shopping street in Australia, is just about perfect with easy access to all the major Sydney attractions.

Other areas that have an unusually large number of cheap hotels include the Haymarket and Kings Cross. Tourists and visitors probably can't go wrong with Kings Cross, in terms of cheap hotels right in the middle of all the action and attractions. There are a huge number of hotels here, and they're all packed in along with restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

Hotels in the suburbs will likely have room rates a lot lower than those in and around the city centre. For example, one good location would be the Eastern suburbs, in the vicinity of Bondi. Another choice would be the Northern suburbs, somewhere close to Manly.

The takeaway here is that the cheapest hotels in Sydney await travelers who know their way around Sydney. All that's required is to be able to go around and make a few enquiries in one of the aforementioned areas. Again, please note that rates can go and down drastically based on the date and month, so cheapskates are advised to plan their stay dates in order to avoid the crowds.




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