City Break

[blue to the bone]

Eh eh eh, I live about 5mins south of Norwich?

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[Runub]

For city breaks I usually just go on sky scanner and check flights and booking.com and a few other ones to check apartments.

I’ll usually have a list of about 4/5 places which I’d like to go and have a compare of prices and which flights work best for me etc and book around that.

Only tend to do package stuff if I’m going on a resort holiday, but that’s just my preference.

Agree with that. Used Airbnb a few times as well. If you do some research, lots of positive reviews etc. you can often find something really decent and way cheaper than hotels, I never had a problem yet. After all when you are away you are often out majority of time so why pay loads for a hotel when you are hardly in it ?‍

 

[Oasis1878]

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Tbf it is crap there, can be nice further out as it’s quiet but the actual city is so so overrated

 

[DanB90]

Agree with that. Used Airbnb a few times as well. If you do some research, lots of positive reviews etc. you can often find something really decent and way cheaper than hotels, I never had a problem yet. After all when you are away you are often out majority of time so why pay loads for a hotel when you are hardly in it ?‍

Yeah definitely. I won’t stay in anywhere that looks properly grim, but I’d definitely pick location over swankiness when choosing a place to stay for a city break.

Some really good deals to be had if you book in advance and shop around.

 

[davids]

Barcelona is decent. Got the beaches as well as the city attractions.

Valencia is safer.

 

[YoboCopter]

I stay away quite a lot on my tod, with my running and if you book well enough in advance most places will knock quite a bit off, for single occupancy - especially the likes of Booking.com

They ok with letting brasses in though?

 

[atrottel]

Munich
Trento
Venice (out of season)
Any of Vienna, Salzburg or Innsbruck (all for different reasons)
Krakow

 

[Connor mcloud]

Anyone been to Rotterdam? Thinking of going tomorrow as I'm nearby

1985 cant remember much

 

[Oasis1878]

For city breaks I usually just go on sky scanner and check flights and booking.com and a few other ones to check apartments.

I’ll usually have a list of about 4/5 places which I’d like to go and have a compare of prices and which flights work best for me etc and book around that.

Only tend to do package stuff if I’m going on a resort holiday, but that’s just my preference.

Wow, just had a quick look and it’s quite a bit cheaper doing it separately!

 

[devogue]

Prague and Barcelona

 

[Lune1878]

Valencia is safer.

Never been but would like to go. Same with Bilbao.

 

[Littlesue]

I stay away quite a lot on my tod, with my running and if you book well enough in advance most places will knock quite a bit off, for single occupancy - especially the likes of Booking.com

Will look into this, thanks,

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Woes of living alone, no one to do weekend breaks with and can't afford the single supplement

Sometimes going solo is the best way to do it. You get to set your own pace and no one else to accomodate. I get extremely Type A on vacation and try to do as much as humanly possible, so it's better for everyone if I go it alone.

Anyway, I've only ever been to Europe once but for the US and Canada my favorite city breaks have been Toronto, Portland, and surprisingly enough, Pittsburgh.

 

[YoboCopter]

Valencia is safer.

Never had a problem with barcelona tbh just same as any city

Dont act like a fool you will be ok
Act like a fool and you will probably still be ok

 

[Littlesue]

Sometimes going solo is the best way to do it. You get to set your own pace and no one else to accomodate. I get extremely Type A on vacation and try to do as much as humanly possible, so it's better for everyone if I go it alone.

Anyway, I've only ever been to Europe once but for the US and Canada my favorite city breaks have been Toronto, Portland, and surprisingly enough, Pittsburgh.

Yes I do have holidays on my own, wouldn't have confidence to go abroard on my own though.