[trip style = budget conscious + luxe]
{Editor’s Note :: Stay tuned for a follow-up piece on B+ hotels—just as nice, sans the globally recognized brand name.}
“A”, as in “it” destinations command A pricing. Take:
- Wailea in Maui,
- NYC in New York,
- Miraflores in Lima,
- Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
Stay in an A area of an A city and you’ll pay the price. Sometimes it’s what we want as far as convenience, and it’s possible to save on the hotel with discount booking sites like Priceline or Hotel Tonight, however, to save an extra dollar or 75 of ‘em, B can be best!
Consider the area just on the outskirts of A to achieve a luxe experience for less. B+ destinations can save you a ton of money because they have less international acclaim and less marketing dollars devoted to promotion. This doesn’t mean they’re a second-class choice or an inferior tourism option, just not as visible in the shadow of their successful sibling!
- A = Manhattan, NY. B+ = Brooklyn.
- A = Seattle, WA. B+ = Bellevue.
- A = Newport Beach, CA. B+ = Laguna Beach.
- A = Palm Beach, Aruba. B+ = Eagle Beach.
- A = Serengeti, Tanzania. B+ = Masai Mara, Kenya.
- A = Sydney, Australia. B+ = McMahons Point {North Sydney}.
What are some of your “Brilliant Bs”?
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[photo by @tripstyler taken in Aruba]
A relatively simple, yet very smart truth!
SMRT, SMRT
When we stopped in Venice for two nights, we stayed in Mestre instead of staying right in Venice. It’s like staying in Lower Lonsdale instead of downtown Vancouver. There was a bus stop right outside our hotel where there were buses stopping every 10 mins or so that went directly to Venice. It was great and we saved a bunch of money.
Nice. Money you can spend on gondola rides, pizza {though the food in Venice isn’t the most stellar} and sightseeing!