In the United States, especially in the center of major cities, rents are very expensive hotel room. Room rates at the outlying hotels are often cheaper, but in this hotel is not necessarily more economical. Cities
in the United States are usually very large and public transportation
is not convenient, (by using private motor vehicles is primarily) so
travel from the suburbs to the city center often have to use car hire or taxi. Car rental with driver or taxi very expensive in the United States. Moreover, hotels are often far away from the center of the public service, so guests have to use the services of the hotel. Service generally more expensive hotel outside services.
In
addition to the expensive hotels with room rates sometimes up to
3000-4000 USD / night, in the United States has many motel (roughly
translated into Vietnamese are motels along the way) with very cheap
price, sometimes only about 25-30 USD / night. The motel rooms are in a closed, clean, and have a minimum of amenities such as TV and telephone. Motel typically occur in intersections, along the main highway, or in peripheral areas. Some properties (often called suite hotel) also have kitchens and some basic cooking utensils.
The hotel usually charges the phone several times more expensive than public rates. Also, many hotels also include networking money (on average about 20-30 dollars). Guests
can save by using the mobile phone of personal (mobile phones brought
from Vietnam to not be used because other frequency bands) or purchase a
prepaid phone card to call via computer in hotel room or public telephones. Many hotels have public telephones within the lobby (obby) or at the door. Although
there are some hotels charging use the room phone to call using a
prepaid phone card, but if including this charge, the prepaid calling
card is still cheaper than using both air and road The hotel's phone line.
Hotel Prices also vary by season and day. Room rates printed on the flyers or advertisements on the site is usually the lowest, and excluding taxes and service. Double room price higher than the normal single room. Room rates at the hotel near the Expo held during the Expo may be twice as high compared to other times. As the demand for accommodations during the height of the trade fair, many hotels require to pay 100% of the room when booking. In case the unused amount paid by reducing the number of rooms or
number of nights in, the hotel will hold the excess amount to the
visitors back in time after not return the money.
The
hotel caters mainly to tourists (eg hotels near resorts or recreation),
the room rates are often higher on weekends because visitors often come
east on these days. The hotel caters mainly targeted visitors coming in for work (such as
luxurious hotels in the central business district), the room rates of
the working day is usually higher than the price on weekends.
Reservations
on the Internet (via the Web site of the airline or the hotel Tourism)
usually cheaper than calling direct bookings with the hotel (because
hotels usually have a discount contract for travel firms calendar, or not consuming manpower to answer the phone). Moreover, booking sooner is often a much cheaper price. However,
when booking through the Web site on the Internet need to pay attention
to the conditions set forth in it, especially in terms of deposits,
payments, and cancellation. In many cases, especially cases have to pay part or all of the money before the cancellation will not recover the money. Most travel agents are able to offer a full-service hotel, airfare, and car rental. Package price is usually cheaper than the total retail price set combined.
In the hotels usually have some rooms for smokers. At check-in hotel, smokers need to register in this room, and absolutely no smoking in the room "no smoking". In some restaurants may have separate areas for smokers. If you want to smoke while eating, you need to choose seats in this area.
In
some hotels in the United States, especially in large cities like New
York or San Francisco, for example, can occur when the lost luggage to
lobby; therefore, must be careful with your luggage and do not leave luggage in the hotel lobby, but no guard. If
you want to check without carrying luggage to follow you can send back
to the hotel free of charge in a few days, and to remember and hold
luggage patterns to produce them at baggage reclaim.