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Booking accommodations in smaller cities

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I've noticed when searching for accommodation in places like Verona and Bologna, the search results that come up in the hotel booking websites like booking.com are mostly apartments and B&B. Doesn't appear to be many hotels in supplies. My question is, are apartments the norm and do they enforce things like cleaning and taking out trash before you leave? I don't need room service or daily cleaning, but I have heard places with very strict cleaning protocols on the customer that it must be left spotless before they vacate otherwise they start adding on ridiculous fees.

Some places in Europe also impose ban on short term rentals such as these, are they legit accommodation?

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What do the "Terms & Conditions" blurb on whatever site you are looking at say?

Hard to address your question(s) without some specifics

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Checking for a random week in Verona in November there are 1006 total listings and 65 hotel listings . The largest set of listings is for apartments, but that leaves over 300 non-apartment listings. That seems to be a reasonable set of choices. As usual, planning ahead and doing your own research will remain very important.

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We book apartments through Bookings frequently in small towns. Most just expect you to keep it as clean as when you arrive, but no floor washing or laundry. What is important, though, is to note if there is a cleaning fee which sometimes is easy to miss and can be high (not all have them). If you want a hotel, you can indicate on the sidebar for the search. In cities where vacation rentals price out locals, like Lisbon or Venice, we usually use hotels.

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