Offers for Christmas market breaks in Europe from alpharooms

Alpha Rooms just issued some special offers for Christmas market breaks in Europe (Cologne, London, Munich, Prague, Brussels, Budapest, Vienna, Berlin, etc).

As an example, the Best Western Premier Hotel Majestic Plaza in Prague is shown at 117 euro per night for a double room, breakfast included, over the first week-end in December. The same room costs 244 euro per night at booking.

Simply go to Alpha Rooms and take advantage of these great hotel rates for the Xmas market in Europe.

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Hotel review - Hotel Opera Plaza, Cluj, Romania

The room was OK and the bed comfortable.

Free wireless internet and free private garage.

The breakfast was OK.

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50% off from Accorhotels on selected hotels

Accorhotels has very good offers in various regions worldwide, to be booked until 29 October 2012.

• 50% off standard rate at at over 80 hotels in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, for stays between 1 November 2012 and 28 February 2013 - follow this link. We took an example: the Ibis Styles Luxembourg Centre has a total rate of 79 euro for 2 nights over the week-end before Christmas (39,5 euro per night, breakfast included), while booking shows the same room at 158 euro (or 134 euro if you choose the non-refundable option);

• 2 nights for the price of 1 (compared to the standard rate), in several Eastern European countries: Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Russia - follow this link. The offer is valid for stays between 23 November and 26 December 2012. See an example: the Ibis Palatul Parlamentului in Bucharest has a total rate of 67 euro for the week-end before Christmas (or 33,5 euro per night, breakfast included), while booking shows the same room at 101 euro;

• 50% off standard rate for stays until 11 November 2012 in Paris and Marseille - follow this link. One example: Mercure Tour Eiffel Grenelle Paris costs 175 euro over 2 nights during the first week-end in November (87,5 euro per night), while the same room is priced at 310 euro at booking.

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Latest HRS deals in Dresden and Wisebaden

HRS has a daily deals feature showing certain hotels with a huge discount (at least 50%) for a limited time only.

We usually use the German website, which has a dedicated section for these deals (you can use Google Chrome as browser and translate automatically the page in English).

There are two hotels that are currently a real bargain:

-  Hotel Andor Europa*** in Dresden, Germany, at a rate of 28 euro per night for a double room. As an example, the night of 23 November has a price of 28 euro from HRS, while booking shows a price of 55 euro for the same room (double). You have until 29 October to book stays until 31 January 2013;

- the NH Aukamm**** hotel in Wisebaden, Germany, at a rate of 39 euro per night for a double room. We took as an example 2 nights over the week-end of 26-28 October, for a total price of 78 euro from HRS, while booking shows a price of 118 euro for the same room (50% more). You have until 28 October to book stays until 31 December 2012;

Just go their website, click on the preferred hotel, then click on "Zur buchung" (Make a reservation) and then a calendar will open showing in green the dates when the special rate applies. Select the dates, enter your details and finish the reservation.

If you need any help, just leave a comment.

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20% discount for all car rentals with promo code from PaylessCar

A 20% voucher promo code is available for all car hire booked until 31 October with PaylessCar (a car rental company with locations worldwide in USA, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, New Zealand).

Simply click on the link to their website, and the discount coupon will be inserted automatically:

We tested the validity of the coupon with an example: a compact car (Ford Focus or similar) has a final price of 55 euro (after the 20% discount) at PaylessCar for 2 days over the first week-end in November in Bucharest:

 The same car costs 103 euro at Sixt, 131 euro at Europcar,or 130 euro at Budget.

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Hotel deals for the Depeche Mode concert in Munich-Germany, 1 June 2013

The 2013 Worldwide Tour of Depeche Mode, will stop in Germany first in Munchen, at Olympiastadion, on Saturday, 1 June 2013.

We searched for the best hotel deals in Munich, for that night, for a double room, breakfast included (to recover after an intense show the previous night). We looked for comfortable hotels close to the venue, so that you can return to the hotel without much headache:

- Top Hotel Erzgiesserei Europe, at 75 euro from HotelClub;

- Hotel Vitalis, at 75 euro from LogiTravel and OnHotels, or 83 euro from HotelsClick and HotelHippo;

- Ghotel hotel and living Munchen-Nymphenburg, at 80 euro from CheapOStay (use the 15 USD discount coupon);

- Four Points by Sheraton Munich Olympiapark, at 86 euro from ReiseExperten; 

- Mercure Hotel Munchen am Olympiapark, at 84 euro from HotelClub or 87 euro from Accorhotels;

- Best Western Aparthotel Munchen, at 92 euro from ReiseExperten;  

- Hotel Europa, at 99 euro from CheapOStay (use the 15 USD discount coupon);

- Derag Living Hotel Karl Theodor, at 100 euro from HotelClub; 

- Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich, at 104 euro from ReiseExperten; 

- Hotel Mayerhof, at 115 euro from CheapOStay (use the 15 USD discount coupon) and Hotels4U;

- Hotel Rotkreuzplatz, at 130 euro fromhrs;


You may purchase the tickets atviagogo.

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Hotel review - Hotel Tresor, Timisoara, Romania

The room was big, nice and clean.

The bed was great. Free wireless internet and free parking.

Good breakfast!

The hotel is on the outskirts of the city so taxi rides or private car are a must.

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5% voucher code for all Barcelo chain hotels until 31 December 2012

A 5% discount code is available for all Barcelo hotels until December 31, 2012. Barcelo chain has more than 140 hotels in 16 countries worldwide

Simply go to their website, proceed to the reservation as usual, and in the payment window type in the code C8597571ABEB in the field "Barcelo discount" (see print screen below):

 

We tested the validity of the coupon with an example: the Barcelo Cologne City Center in Koln, Germany (the former Crowne Plaza) is priced on the Barcelo website and on booking.com at 250 euro for 2 nights over the first week-end in November, breakfast included. However, with the 5% discount you save 12,5 euro by booking directly on Barcelo official website.

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10% voucher from lastminute.com for hotel reservations made until 26 October

A 10% discount code is available at lastminute.com for all hotel bookings made until 26 October 2012.

Simply go to their website, proceed to the reservation as usual, and in the payment window simply type in the code BED10 in the field "Promo code?" (see print screen below):

Recently lastminute.com really surprised us with these great deals (see also the past discount from September).

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Our preferred car rental websites

These are the main websites that we check out for cheap car rentals (listed in alphabetical order):

AffordableCarHire.com



Alamo



Auto Europe



Avis



Budget



CarRental8.com



CarRentals.co.uk



CarRentals.com



EasyCar.com



Europcar



Fox



Hertz



HolidayAutos.co.uk



National



Rentalcars.com



Sixt

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Voucher for 25$ discount from EasyClickTravel until 16 November 2012

A 25$ discount is available at EasyClickTravel, one of the online travel agencies with the best rates worldwide.

This Haloween hotel sale is valid for purchases of minimum 300 USD made until 16 November 2012 (that means an 8% discount).

Simply go to their website (see banner below):

Then at the bottom of the Traveler information page, in the field Promo Code, type in the code HWIN25:

As shown in the print-screen above: the Domus Mariae Palazzo Carpegna in Rome, Italy, for a 3-night stay in a double room, breakfast included, has a total price of 307 USD, which after the 25$ discount, results in a total price to pay of 282 USD (that is 90 USD per night). For comparison, the same room is shown at 434 USD by booking.com.

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Hotel review - NH Hotel, Bucharest, Romania

The room was big, the bed comfortable and the breakfast was decent.

Free wireless internet and free parking.

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