Do hotels in Europe have daily room service like here in the US? A friend and I are planning a trip to Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona and Rome later on this year.
Neither of us has been to Europe before!
In this country I always cancel this service as I'm an older guy and I like to be able to go back to my room for a rest whenever I feel like it without having to wait until the room is ready!
We're not staying at very expensive places - around $100.00 a night for each room if we can find quiet hotels close to city centers for that price.
One big question - we are going in September, 2015, so how soon do we have to book our hotel rooms and airfares to and from Europe and also between those cities I mentioned.
Thank you for any help that you can give us. James
Posted by
Gettysburg, PA, USA
419 posts
Every hotel that I've stayed at in Europe (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, etc.) has daily room cleaning--fresh linens, dusting and vacuuming, bathroom cleaning.
If I were planning a trip for September, I would book everything as soon as possible. It's good for your peace of mind to know that everything is all set, or mostly set..
I wouldn't bother with trying to reserve travel between the cities while you are there, but that's just my opinion. I prefer to buy point to point tickets at the RR stations.
Posted by
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
The hotel rooms are invariably made up by the housekeeping staff in the mornings. I doubt that will interfere with you returning to the room for a rest, unless you usually have a morning nap.
Posted by
OP
11 posts
Thank you to those nice people who replied to my question both on this forum and also by private emails. I appreciate your help and we will go ahead with booking the main flights to Lisbon - returning from Rome. That will be a good start.
Thanks again. James