27 Websites For Booking Hotels And Alternate Accommodations

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The site or web environment you choose to use depends on your travel style, how much you can afford and the location you want.

Getting a good hotel/accommodation comes at a price; indeed hotels aren’t cheap even though your money makes you enjoy every facility available for the little period you are spending.

In most cases when you are far away from home, and you need a place to pass over the night, hotels/private apartments can’t be avoided at the same time they are not just everywhere.

As much as you may love to make use of hotels/alternative accommodations while you are away from home, there is something nice about the luxuriousness of a hotel (the clean room, desk, bed, bottled soap, and strong shower e.t.c) makes you feel homely.




The most popular apartment/hotel booking site you can ever think of is Airbnb, Airbnb is a popular site where people not only get the best deal for booking a hotel space but an environment where you can find beautiful apartments.

You can as well choose to let out your apartment for the few periods you are away from home and allow Airbnb take care of the rental process for you just as they can give you access to another vacant apartment or hotels where you are going. 

This list of sites we shall be explaining here includes professionally vacated rentals; they also allow people who have extra rooms or empty apartments to list their properties online.



You will be glad to read through the lists of accommodation available that people don’t know. Here are some of the booking sites.

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  1. RENTALS COMBINED: rentals combined are one of the largest independent operators with over 600,000 hotels listed for apartments online.

  2. VRBO: the name stands for vacation rentals by owners, it’s one of the first websites that connects homeowners and travelers and has been around since 1996.

  3. FLIPKEY: FlipKey is also one of the excellent sites to use when looking for a home/hotel, with over 300 properties available for rentals. FlipKey has the best search engine that lets you filter the kind of apartment you want.

  4. HOMEAWAY: HomeAway is one of the major competitors with Airbnb, it has over one million properties located around the world making it one of the largest website you can get an apartment of your choice.

  5. HOMESTAY: has a unique way of managing clients, they allow clients to meet property owners and talk to the local host or family to express the kind of accessories they want in their apartment.

  6. ALUGUEST : aluguest is an Uruguayan company, and its primary focus is for people within the Latin American countries, it’s an excellent resource for people seeking properties in South America.

  7. BOOKING : this website is lovely; it has excellent deals offering no-fee last minute cancellation policies.

  8. HOTELS COMBINED: hotels combined are also one of the best places you can check before booking accommodation online. It’s not a booking site, but it’s a place that lets you quickly locate other booking sites with friendly price on a hotel.

  9. ONEFINESTAY : in many ways, onefinestay is similar to Airbnb, the only difference is that they pay attention only to high-end properties. They let out a whole property, so they deal with small apartments.

  10. SLEEPOUT : sleepout has focus countries; they operate in Africa, Indian Ocean Island, and the Middle East. It has facilities for everything from beach huts, guesthouses e.t.c

  11. RENTAVILLA : RentalVilla is an old website operating since 1983, they offer villas, houses in European countries like Greece, Spain, France, Portugal e.t.c

  12. QUEST APARTMENT : what makes quest apartment different from others is that they offer serviced apartment. They cater to leisure travelers and business people who want autonomy for their money.

  13. PERFECTPLACES : since they started operation since 1996, they have been able to acquire over 75,000 properties around the world. They offer both nightly and weekly rates.

  14. INTERHOME : Interhome in also pulling weight with its services having over 100,000 vacation rentals in countries with their focus on European apartments and vacation homes.

  15. COUCHSURFING: this site allows you to travel on a budget; it will enable you to connect local people who have a spare bed they want to rent out for a little while. It has over 400,000 hosts with 4 million registered users.

  16. OUTDOORSY: outdoorsy started not too long ago in the United States and had over time become the world largest peer-to-peer RV rentals where owners list out their available apartments for people who want to make use of them.

  17. travelmob: Travelmob has its base in Singapore; it allows travelers to connect with homeowners in the Asia Pacific region.

  18. OWNERSDIRECT : owners direct is a Uk based company that started operation in 1997, they offer over 125,000 vacation properties around the world. It still operates its distinct website and brand despite its acquisition in 2007 by HomeAway.

  19. LUXURY RETREAT : Luxury retreat’s primary focus is on high-end luxury villas and properties. It’s a great alternative to Airbnb. They have enough clients and property worth up to 3,000 in over 90 locations. 

  20. TRIVAGO: Trivago also offers an excellent deal for travelers who want to get nice apartments to rest their heads. They provide amazing services too.

  21. AGODA: Agoda is one of the best booking websites you can ever think of using. They offer low prices over and over again.

  22. AIRBNB: without being partial, Airbnb is the most popular of all. There is no other reason than the rate they offer deals bring homes close to the people.

  23. PRICELINE: Priceline is also an excellent place to book a hotel, they always provide a “name your price” feature that allows people to choose hotel rooms based on their budget.

  24. HOTELS.COM: hotels.com has a unique feature, guess what they give you one free night if you pay for ten nights.

  25. HOTELNIGHT.COM: This site has a great iPhone app to search for hotels rooms at any time of the day

  26. TINGO: is a new site for hotel bookers sponsored by TripAdvisor, it allows people to book early enough for vacations and gets money back if hotel rates drop.

  27. Expedia.com: Expedia is one of the best hotel booking sites in the united states.

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