Finding a Hotel

Try to book hotels in central locations that are safe, historic, and easy to walk around. Location and safety should be your most important consideration, rather than price. With a little research, you can usually find budget accommodations even in the most central location.  You can get a sense of reviews by looking at:

www.booking.com good reviews and sometimes good discounts. Becoming more and more popular. You can order your search by price to eliminate the more expensive hotels. Also note that it has group rates for some hotels. You book on site, pay the hotel or owner.

www.venere.com (a booking agency that makes reservations; make sure to pick somewhere that has good reviews, and click on the map to check the location. Note that you can also click on bed and breakfast and apartments, in addition to hotels, and these are frequently great deals—you can search for up to 4 -6 in a room which is handy and can cut costs).  

www.hostels.net Look at reviews, note that these are students.Some are in poor areas, but some are hotels listing on this site.

www.tripadvisor.com (not a booking service, but you can search by price—like under E100 night, and then read reviews)

Bed and breakfasts or apartments are good budget options too. (Search under town name and appartmento). 

We frequently use these sites for research and then email hotel directly.

Remember that you pay per person for each hotel room (no stacking) and some hotels will be cheaper if bathrooms are down the hall. 

A tip: the hotel will ask for your passports upon arrival, and may keep them in a safe. This is typical, so don't be alarmed. Just remember to retrieve them!