A simple rule to think of when you’re looking for a hotel to stay at in St Ives, is to ask yourself what sort of things you’re actually looking for from the place you’ll be staying in. Although this sounds incredibly obvious, it’s amazing how many times people forget this when looking for a hotel.
So let’s examine the question in more detail, so we can develop a set of criteria to use when sifting through the list of St Ives hotels we can find on the internet. Once we’ve done this, we are in a much better position to choose the ideal hotel for our particular purposes.
Starting at the beginning, you’ll obviously have a reason to be staying in a hotel in the first place. There are plenty of possible reasons here – visiting people you know, attending a function etc. – but the two we find the most frequent are for a break or holiday, or for work purposes.
Once we have in mind why it is we’re going, we then need to determine where in St Ives will be the best place for us to be based. This will take into account factors such as whether you want to be near the town centre, near to any sightseeing opportunities, or near to the place you’ll be working.
Next you’ll want to be thinking about what sort of facilities you require from the hotel. It’s a long time since you’d have to check whether a hotel had en suite bathrooms or not, as most nowadays do, but you could potentially save some expense if this isn’t important to you. You might also be interested in there being a bar and restaurant on the premises.
Several years ago, it would have been quite unusual for hotels to have facilities such as a gym or a swimming pool. But nowadays, you can find quite a few that offer these and more. And if you want to be using the internet while you’re away, you might want to check if your hotel has a wireless internet connection.
We suggested you might be able to save some cash through looking at reduced facilities, and obviously your overall budget is a key consideration. There’s not a lot of sense in looking for top of the range luxury if you know you can’t afford it. Fortunately, St Ives has many hotels in all price ranges so you should find something suitable quite easily.
So, knowing whereabouts you want to be, and the kind of things you want from your hotel, you’ll want to check out all the hotels in St Ives that match your criteria. You can compare them all against the list of features you’ve decided upon, and zero in on the best match.
One final factor, of course, is the dates you’ll want to stay there. It’s not always the case that each hotel is available for your chosen time frame – or perhaps not for all the time you want to be there – so it’s essential you check based on the actual dates of your stay so you’re not disappointed when it comes time to book.
Tris Jackson is a hotel booking expert with many years of experience in helping people find their ideal hotel.
