Melbourne hotels and other accommodation.

Believe me, till today, I have been pronouncing Melbourne as Mel Burn but the actual pronunciation is Mel Ban.

No, I have never visited any Australian cities so far but my Internet work has provided me lot of opportunities to know about major cities in Australia and especially about Melbourne which is located around Port Phillip Bay in the country's south-east. Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria.

Before I tell you about hotels in Melbourne, I will tell you some of the important places to see. But, don’t expect a full list please.

The Melbourne Museum.

The State Library of Victoria on Swanston Street.

Crown Casino, a short walk along the Yarra River.

Of course, wherever you stay in Melbourne, the first place that will be suggested to see will be the Melbourne Cricket Ground. But don’t worry about finding accommodation in Melbourne, but first make your search in Cheaperthanhotels.com.au. They offer a fantastic range of hotels for every purse.

Your stay in Melbourne is not complete if you don’t ride in the famous Melbourne's tram network. Trams are not only a form of transport, but a tourist icon of Melbourne. While riding in a tram, you can see the tallest office tower and the Rialto Towers.

Many tourists will also visit St. Kilda, because it is home to many of the Melbourne's big events. St Kilda is an inner city suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne, Australia. Some tourists also find cheap hotels in St.Kilda and there are costlier hotels too for those who can afford them.

I will write about the food in Melbourne in my next blog.

S.Angel Castle and my memories.

I just returned from a short trip to Goa, a city full of magnificent Churches and Forts.

When I visited St.Francis Xavier church, I was awe struck. It is the best church I have ever seen. It is believed to be 400 hundred years old and said to contain the remains of St. Francis Xavier.

This church was more beautiful than the S. Angel Castle in Rome but I had pleasant memories of Italy overall. Our family stayed in A La Roma dei Papi Hotel de Charme Rome and man what a hotel that was. We reserved in that hotel through Easy to Book.com and in fact it was the easiest thing to do when we planned our European tour.

Though the tour was little bit short, we managed to cover a lot of places and the other memorable place was Barcelona in Spain. It was as hot as my Madras so we were on familiar grounds though the language Spanish was tough to understand.

I have bookmarked Easytobook.com for my future European tour but that won’t happen in the near future.

I am late by a week.

But that’s alright. There is always another time.

Only last Wednesday, I have planned my yearly vacation and arranged flight tickets, hotel reservations, car rental and all, through an online travel site.

Had I delayed my planning by just a week, I could have saved nearly $200 and don’t you agree that it is a big savings? With that saved $200, I could have booked myself a vacation resort and had it all to my family.

Hotels Reservations offers fantastic discounts on hotels, flights, car rentals, vacation resorts.

Actually, I did the same planning with Hotels Reservation and the entire online arrangements were smooth and finally when I saw the bill, my heart sank because their rates very unbelievably competitive and I really rue my bad luck.

The choice of hotels and other resorts offered by them are many compared to other travel sites. Florida was my destination and I found some of the hotels that are nearer to many sight seeing attractions.

Now, coming to the flight tickets deal, Hotel Reservations must have stuck a deal with popular flight operators to offer us big, fat discounts on flight tickets.

People tend to neglect the after sales service of travel services. But what I noticed with them is their 24 hours, 365 days telephone support. This is just great. We can always call them to make a few last minute modifications in our choice of vacation package and they are only too happy to oblige.

Finally, a word about the type of vacation package we dream can be fully customized in their website. You can choose the exact number of days you would like to spend, what type of accommodation is preferred etc.

Travelers always want as many options as possible with respect to hotels or resorts. HotelReservations.com has a big network of hotels that can fit any kind of budget.

I must remember to utilize their services next year.