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Budget hotels

From budget UK hotels in London and Scotland to affordable accommodation in New York and Copenhagen, our experts review cheap hotel offers around the world. For more inspiration and expert reviews, check out our dedicated budget travel homepage.

<p>While the price remains low, Meininger has some of the best views of the city and the Danube </p>
Budapest

Best cheap hotels in Budapest, reviewed

<p>Relax among the sparkling lights of Paris’ night skyline at Mama Shelter Paris East’s rooftop hangout</p>
Paris

Best cheap hotels in Paris 2025, reviewed

<p>The five-star Hotel Gotham occupies a Neoclassical 1920s building that once housed the Midland Bank</p>
Manchester

Best hotels in Manchester for 2025, reviewed

<p>For pretty cityscape views, head to the Lochrin Bar atop Moxy Edinburgh Fountainbridge </p>
Edinburgh

Best cheap hotels in Edinburgh 2025, reviewed

<p>There are affordable choices all around Amsterdam</p>
Amsterdam

Best cheap hotels in Amsterdam for 2025, reviewed

<p>The Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton</p>
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Taxpayer still owed £1.7m over hotel fire almost two years later

<p>Stay in Dubai in style with chic chalet-like suites at JA Hatta Fort Hotel</p>
Dubai

Best cheap hotels in Dubai 2025, reviewed

<p>Zoku is know for being a haven for those whose job allows them to work from anywhere </p>
Copenhagen

Best cheap hotels in Copenhagen, reviewed

<p>The Waterhead Inn has a serene spot in Ambleside </p>
Lake District

Best budget hotels in the Lake District, reviewed

<p>Choose Hotel Rural La Correa del Almendro offers a boutique rural stay</p>
Tenerife

Best cheap hotels in Tenerife, reviewed

<p>The spectacular Isle of Skye scenery can be explored on a budget </p>
Scotland

Best budget hotels in Scotland

These are the best budget hotels in Belfast
Belfast

Best budget hotels in Belfast 2023: Stylish and affordable stays

Britannia operates 61 hotels across the UK, including The Grand Hotel in Scarborough
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Britannia rated UK's worst hotel chain for seventh year in a row

The exterior of The Corbigoe hotel in Pimlico, London
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London's smallest hotel room is half the size of a UK parking space

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Man rearranges entire hotel room so he can charge his phone

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This might put you off using a hotel hair dryer

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Trump Hotel group drop toxic name as they expand their budget chain

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