Parking fees at Hotels / Motels

Is it possible to avoid paying overnight parking fees while staying in
hotels, motels etc while travelling around Europe and the UK. I was told
today at a travel show in Australia that this is the case all time in these
countries.
thanks
Glen

"Alan S" <nothere@there.com> kirjoitti
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>
> Not in my experience. It was rare in major cities to find
> free parking, usually a fee of 15-25 euros; often the
> carpark was separate and a distance from the hotel.
>
For instance in German cities car parking is free in residential areas
outside medieval city centers (where parking is typically not allowed in the
first place).

"Glen" <tenglen79@m> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to avoid paying overnight parking fees while staying
in
> hotels, motels etc while travelling around Europe and the UK. I was
told
> today at a travel show in Australia that this is the case all time
in these
> countries.
> thanks

Yes, just avoid staying in town/city centres. If you've got a car why
would you want to?

Outside town/city centres, nearly all hotels provide free parking.

--
Andy

"Alan S" <nothere@there.com> wrote in message
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> Not in my experience. It was rare in major cities to find
> free parking,

What? In the city centre perhaps, but most hotels on the outskirts of
a city would provide free parking.

> In smaller towns parking was often cheap or free, or street
> parking was safe and nearby.

In city centres too - you can usually park at meters free between 1800
and 0800.

--
Andy

Glen wrote:
> Is it possible to avoid paying overnight parking fees while staying in
> hotels, motels etc while travelling around Europe and the UK. I was told
> today at a travel show in Australia that this is the case all time in these
> countries.
> thanks
> Glen
>
>
No, this is nonsense, are they really serious? It depends entirely on
where the hotel is. If you are staying in a hotel in a city centre, then
yes, you can expect to pay for parking. If you stay in a hotel outside
town somewhere in the country and not right next door to some tourist
attraction, the parking is usually free.

"Alan S" <nothere@there.com> wrote in message
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> >> Not in my experience. It was rare in major cities to find
> >> free parking,
> >
> >What? In the city centre perhaps, but most hotels on the outskirts
of
> >a city would provide free parking.
> >
> In which countries?

UK, France, Sweden. From what I remember, other countries too but most
of which I've not been to with a car for 5+ years.

> >> In smaller towns parking was often cheap or free, or street
> >> parking was safe and nearby.
> >
> >In city centres too - you can usually park at meters free between
1800
> >and 0800.
>
> From a failing memory, so forgive minor errors, and bearing
> in mind we specifically looked for hotels with free parking
> - but sometimes failed:
>
> In euros
> Vienna 25 (Renaissance)
> Florence 21 first time, 15 second time.
> Athens 20 (Central)
> Venice 8 (in the boondocks at Holiday Inn Marghera)
> Budapest free
> Wroclaw 15
> Paris 20 (Mercure)
> there were more, but that's enough.

Yes but how central were you?

Like I said, if you're in the centre then hotels may charge for
parking, or not have a car park so you have to find a public one. But
on the outskirts this is rare IME.

I would usually not even consider staying in a city centre if I had a
car.

--
Andy

"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
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> >>I would usually not even consider staying in a city centre if I
had a
> >>car.
> >
> >So, you prefer to drive between 30 minutes and perhaps two hours
> >(happend to me in Paris) from somewhere in the surrounding into the
> >center and pay there sometimes for let's say 8 hours in a public
> >parking more than in a hotel parking for 24 hours?
>
> He probably prefers to leave the car at a hotel in the suburbs and
user public
> transport to go to the centre. I have done this in most cities in
Europe.

Precisely . It's a no-brainer, driving to and finding a hotel just off
a city's outer ring road is so much easier that having to drive into
the centre, often a nightmare in itself, find somewhere to park which
may not even be near the hotel, lug the luggage, pay for parking,
worry about the security of your car etc.

Public transport from the suburbs into the centre is usually very good
in Europe.

--
Andy