When you’re taking a weekend break to simply get away from it all for a bit, it’s not always necessary to spend all of your traveling budget on your hotel room. If all you’ll be doing in your hotel room is sleeping, why not save some of your weekend getaway cash on a cheap hotel? These five top cheap weekend break hotels range from being notoriously cheap to tremendously innovative.
Red Roof Inn
It may not be much, but Red Roof Inn consistently provides a clean and comfortable room at an affordable rate throughout the country. With over 340 locations throughout the country, Red Roof Inn is a great little cheap weekend break hotel if you’re just looking for a place to rest your head. The fact that every Red Roof Inn is pet friendly and provides free internet access and long distance calling makes this one of the best cheap weekend hotels around.
Motel 6
Perhaps the most iconic of the cheap weekend break hotels, since 1962, Motel 6 has been providing an affordable place to rest for motorists on the go and vacationers looking for a cheap base of operations. With over 1000 hotels nationwide, Motel 6 has long been thought of as a perfect cheap weekend break hotel, but things are getting even better. As of 2007, Motel 6 has started an ambitious renovation of all of their motels to feature more modern furnishings, flat screen televisions and ergonomic desks and chairs.
Microtel Inn
For single travelers, Microtel Inn provides an innovative spin on the concept of the cheap weekend break hotel. Rather than saving money on lower quality furnishings, Microtel Inn has rooms that are considerably smaller than a traditional hotel room with more comfortable decor that passes the savings on space to the consumer. As a result, you have a clean, contemporary place to rest and can wake refreshed with a little extra dough for you weekend excursion.
The Days Inn isn’t quite as cheap as the classic cheap weekend break hotel, but it’s a great option if you have members in your party with high standards, as a compromise on affordability versus quality. The staff are generally bright eyed and family friendly, the rooms are a little more nicely kept that your average cheap hotel and many Days Inn have nice swimming pools and other facilities.
Local Hotels
Your best bet on budget traveling is usually to plan and make reservations, but sometimes you’ve just got to hit the road for one reason or another and find accommodations on the fly. When you’re looking for a cheap hotel in this situation, you’ll often find that the best deals to be had are at the mom and pop local hotels that are not affiliated with a larger chain. They might not offer special packages or discounts on advanced registrations, but I’ve almost always found them to have best rates when I needed to find a cheap weekend break hotel in an unfamiliar town at the last minute.
