ITALY Readers's Tips - Hi R, Why spend the better part of a day looking for the right hotel when you can reserve ahead online. For JanFeb you should be able to change your reservations on 12 days notice. What's your budget

After much searching, we found a Bandamp;B in Rome that seemed nice and affordable.he total cost for three nights would be €300. However, on making a reservation for the room the owner wants us to make a deposit of €100. could make a bank transfer, which thankfully wouldn't include any extra fees thanks to EU regulations. Would you consider this normal, paying a deposit Should I do it, or should I consider myself warned and check for another place Paying a deposit for a Bandamp;B seems to me to be perfectly reasonable.A Bandamp;B has far fewer rooms than a hotel so the loss of a reservation there has a much greater impact than to a hotel owner. As you may know, if you reserve an apartment in Italy, you usually have to pay anywhere from 2533% as the deposit. Check the Bandamp;B's refund policy.A way to protect yourself is to buy a trip insurance policy in case you have to cancel your plans.

Thanks

Popular Italy Hotels