Whenever you are traveling do you find it daunting to select the right hotel ? You see tremendous number of deals, offers, promotions available. All reputable hotels have beautiful websites and pictures to entice you. As much as you would like you can't do a haphazard job because hotel room booking makes up one of the largest chunk of your travel budget. How can you tell if a hotel will live up to its own hype -- and, more importantly, if it's the right hotel for you?

The fact that no two travelers are the same when it comes to their needs in looking for a hotel room, you need to ask yourself what is the most critical to you . You may be concerned about getting the best deal, the best location or simply a good B&B.
Here we put up a hotel selection guide to make it easier for you to find the best hotel for your holidays.

Which is the most important factor?
Before you jump right into the task of hotel search, ask yourself this question, what type of accommodation are you looking for and what is your budget range? Will a very good location override the price hurdle or are you strictly limited by budget. Are you traveling with family? Is a pool or gym an important requirement? Or maybe a quaint local property exuding local charms?List your priorities on paper starting with the most important and work your way down.

What follows are the typical determining factors for most travelers for your reference:

Price: Most major hotel booking or search engine provides the option to sort the results based on price. Do not limit your search to the big three (Hotels.com, Expedia, Orbitz) you should consider the latest aggregation sites . These aggregation engines uses algorithms to feed off the rates from main booking sites and compare them. It sort of does the job for you. In other words, instead of you manually checking every individual sites manually and remembering the rates you can do it in a single shot and results are shown in a single page.

Tip: Once you locate the best rates, go straight to the hotel's website and ask for a quote. You may be offered a lower rate otherwise you still can proceed with the first good rate you found.

Location: Make use of the search result map view which is available in many booking sites so that you have a bird's eye view of the overall geographic layout. You can quickly see which property is near beaches or shopping strips. Often service providers include attraction filters which means you are able to filter the hotels based on attractions or landmarks. If it is a beach holiday you might want to read reviews about the beach and it's clenliness also safety is paramount in order to enjoy the best resort stay.

Amenities: If you require special amenities use the amenities filtering tools available in most hotel search sites. Of the most common ones are swimming pool, specialty restaurants, gym, baby cots, microwave oven etc.  

Kids friendly hotels. If you are traveling with the little ones you need to consider their policies with regards to family travels. Not all hotels are family friendly, and if you travel with very young kids you may want to check if accessibility, baby amenities such as sterilizers, kettle, baby cot are provided.

So I trust that this rundown of Hotel booking primer will set you off in a good direction for your upcoming trip! Bon Voyage!