Booking a hotel for an independent stay can be a lottery, how do you know you are getting the best rate? I remember when I was attending a major conference in Brighton, the organisers had tried to do a deal with the Hotel Reservations staff to keep rooms at all the best hotels for themselves and keep ordinary delegates out. We had to pretend to be business travellers and I managed to book a hotel room at The Grand, which is THE best place to stay in my opinion. I have been checking out a very good site where you can get the best Hotel Discounts – they have all the hotels in any city listed, and they manage to negotiate extra special internet prices for their clients. So I had a look at how much a room costs at The Grand this summer – there was an offer at just £130 per night – that is less than I paid to stay there five years ago!

If you have not stayed in Brighton, you really should try to go there next time you are in England. The town developed in Regency times when it was the favoured haunt of royalty. Although it has a pebble beach that does not affect its popularity. The architecture is on a grand scale, and tucked away behind the seafront are The Lanes, a network of Victorian streets crammed with trendy bars and individual interesting shops.

Hotelreservations.com will help you visit Brighton or any other city in the UK: just visit the site and tell them the name of the city. In seconds you will have information on all the best discounted hotel deals and you can book online. Hotel Reservations offers you everything you need in planning your vacation and you can pay by Mastercard, Visa or American Express credit card.