When it comes to picking a hotel, there are some things that should give you a bright green light to go ahead and book a room and take a rest, while others are definite red flags that, at least, deserve some closer investigation.
A lot of red flags are, however, country dependent, as politically incorrect as it may sound. If I see a website or get a flying about luxury hotels Warwickshire, I pretty much take it as being true. If it’s an email talking about luxury hotels in Aruba or in Jamaica, I will be looking into what their concept of “luxury” is.
Other things deserve a definite second glance. For example, if I’m told that a hotel is in a nice neighborhood in a small town in Spain, I’ll totally believe it. But if it claims to be a safe neighborhood “just outside” the center of a large capital like Athens or London, then I’m going to be reading reviews and looking at the location on Google maps.
Speaking of reviews, they are your best friend. Especially the reviews on Google, since those are less likely to be forged. But the best advice is to follow your intuition. If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.
