Top 10 Shepparton Accommodations & Places to Stay, Victoria (2024)

Accommodations are one of the most important things to decide on when travelling. When choosing a place to stay, you need to consider the type of accommodation, along with the location and amenities available. Hotels, hostels, resorts, motels, short-term stays and rental apartments are just a few of the options available to travellers.

Choosing and booking the right accommodation before reaching your destination can take a huge weight off your shoulders. There are many options available online, and it can be overwhelming trying to choose from the variety. Here is a list of things you should consider when looking for the perfect accommodation.

• Location
• Budget
• Services and amenities
• Food

When it comes to accommodations, hotels still rule. Modern hotels offer amazing accommodation services, and there are so many offering the services at varying charges.

This means that every traveller on any budget has the chance to enjoy affordable, quality accommodations in any given location. When you spend your night in a hotel or spend a few days in one on vacation, you want to have the best experience.

The hotel you choose will determine the overall experience you have during your stay, and it makes it extremely important to select a good hotel.

Fully equipped room. The room is where you will spend most of your time, and it is here that you will have time to enjoy some privacy. A good hotel should have the most comfortable rooms and should be equipped with the necessary items. For instance, a room that has a coffee maker, cable TV, hairdryer and a very comfortable bed is bound to be enjoyable and very convenient for any traveller. Some hotels even offer complimentary breakfast, free local calls from the rooms and free WIFI. Take the time to look beyond the hotel’s overall look and get into the rooms to find out what kind of experience you are likely to have and whether the comfort levels match what you are looking for.

High-quality service. Customer service is a very important part of your stay. A good hotel should offer personalised attention to ensure that you are comfortably settled in your room and have a great time throughout your stay. The hotel staff should be well trained and passionate about what they do, skilled and friendly. Your concerns should be settled promptly and any other assistance accorded to you to help you relax and enjoy your stay. Find out what other guests have to say about the quality of customer service offered by a hotel you are considering before you book your room. It also helps to find out what kinds of services you can enjoy during your stay, such as laundry services, to make your stay even more enjoyable.

Prime location. The location of your hotel can make or break your stay depending on what your personal preferences are. A prime location for some guests can be near central business districts or within the central business districts because it makes it easy for them to easily access the local areas and the hotel. For others, a prime location in a quiet area away from the city noise so they can relax and enjoy their stay calmly. The hotel options are many, and you should choose according to the kind of experience you want to have or the plans you have for your stay. A good hotel is indeed the one whose location you love, and you are bound to enjoy. Find out what other measures are put in place to make the hotel location even more convenient for you.

Booking a hotel room is a little like buying a big-screen television. If you don’t do your homework beforehand to find the best combination of features, quality, and price, you’re likely to feel burned when you find out after buying it that another store had a better TV for less money. Getting burned with a hotel room is arguably worse because not only do you have to live there, the better deals are staring you right in the face because they’re probably the next hotel over. To avoid this situation, use some of the following tips on how best to book a hotel room.

Before Booking

To book a hotel room with the best chance of satisfying your wallet and your needs, you’ll spend almost all of your time searching for the right place. You should take advantage of internet travel sites, consumer reviews, and travel agents to maximise these efforts. Follow these steps, and you should be in good shape:

• Browse travel websites. Many trips and hotel bookings are now purchased through commercial websites such as Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Orbitz.com, and Hotels.com. Be sure to shop around sites for the best deal, and don’t forget to visit the hotel website itself. Individual hotel websites often have deals that don’t appear on commercial sites. And be sure to read reviews of the hotel on these commercial booking sites.
• Take a look at cancellation policies. If you do a book on a commercial website, be sure to research their cancellation policy. While most sites have stopped charging steep cancellation fees (sometimes the entire cost of the booking), you need to make sure that you can book on the site and cancel without a fee for the hotel reservation if you have to.
• Read the reviews. Check out consumer review sites like TripAdvisor.com, which gathers and aggregates reviews of hotels by former patrons. TripAdvisor.com is a good resource because it organises reviews by the type of stay (e.g., couples, business trip, young travellers, etc.) so that you can search for people most like yourself and see what they had to say about the hotel. Often, the reviews will speak to whatever attributes you’re looking for in a hotel, and you can make better decisions based upon them.
• Dig deeper into deals that are too good to be true. If a deal seems substantially lower than surrounding hotels, check to make sure the hotel isn’t being renovated or there’s not another reason for the low price (e.g., it’s in a high crime area or is very old and run down).
• Look up the location. If you have a target geographic area, punch in the address into Google maps. You can zoom in to see exactly where it is as well as the surrounding area (the map will tell you surrounding stores, restaurants, etc.), and you can take advantage of Google’s street view feature to see exactly what your hotel and surround area look like.
• Call ahead. Once you’ve targeted a hotel or whittled your list to several hotels, be sure to call them and ask about your needs or concerns. For example, if you want to make many phone calls, you’ll want to ask if they have free local calling and how much they charge for long-distance calls. Or you want to know how big the pool is and whether they have a lifeguard on duty. Whatever your concerns, ask the concierge on the phone so you can book with confidence.
• Contact a travel agent for exotic or remote destinations. If your trip involves a more exotic or remote location, you should probably consult a travel agent who knows the area, the culture, and the businesses in the area. Travel agents can be very useful in avoiding the pitfalls that come with booking exotic travel online.

Booking and Arrival

Once you’re ready to book a hotel room, there are still a few more questions that you should confirm before committing and certain actions you should take to avoid hassles and headaches upon arrival preemptively.

• Check for these before. Before committing to booking your room, find out:
• The amount of the deposit.
• The cutoff date for cancelling your reservation with incurring a penalty (for most hotels, it is 24-48 hours before arrival, or else you will be charged the first night’s stay on your credit card).
• Any discounts the hotel offers (senior discount, government discount, military, etc.)
• Check-in and check-out times. If you’re going to be checking in very late, be sure to inform them, so they don’t give your room to another patron. Hotels have a custom of overbooking rooms and have been known to bump very late arriving guests.
• If they charge any extra fees for your stay (resort fee, parking, etc.)
• Request the type of room. When you make the reservation, be sure to request the type of room you want. For example, if noise is an issue, you’ll want to be placed away from elevators, ice machines and in a room not facing the street. If it’s a resort and they have a nightclub at the pool, you’ll want to be on a side not facing the pool. Whatever your needs, communicate them clearly to the concierge.
• Book with a credit card. Book your hotel with a credit card rather than a debit card. Credit cards offer consumers far more protection in the event of fraud. If there is a fraudulent transaction, you’ll only be on the hook for $50, and the credit card will fight the wrongdoer on your behalf and cover expenses incurred on the card over $50. However, with a debit card, you will likely have to fight the entire charge on your own.
• Confirm the reservation. Call the hotel a few weeks before your stay to confirm they have your reservation and to confirm they have your special requests (e.g., a room away from the noise).
• Get it in writing. Ask for written confirmation for all reservations. Almost all hotels will email you your reservation confirmation or fax you confirmation if you don’t have email access. Be sure to bring a copy of your reservation when checking in, just in case the hotel loses you in their system.

While there are plenty of occasions, you can book a week or a month out and land a good deal and wide-open availability. We think select circumstances warrant booking as far in advance as your planning allows. These include:

• Ultra-popular destinations such as the over-water bungalows in the Maldives
• High season in other busy destinations
• Destinations with few chain hotels (fewer points options)
• When travelling with kids or possibly grandparents
• When attending weddings, sporting and music events, or cultural performances
• Airport hotels for early morning or late evening arrival/departure
• When booking promo or discount awards
• If you need to use free night certificates before they expire

Planning your award stays well into the future is an excellent way of securing the best deals and guaranteeing that you have accommodation during peak season and other busy times.

When you’re battling to piece an itinerary together and juggling multiple rewards currencies, booking in advance provides the best possible chance of securing availability at the lowest award rate. Unlike revenue bookings, which tend to decrease in price as you get closer to your stay, then spike at the last minute.

Award prices either stay the same or rise as the departure date approaches and ‘standard’ rooms book out. You can get lucky and snag a standard room in a busy location close in, but you run the risk of not getting the accommodation you want or paying extra if there are no standard rooms available.

Booking hotels as the booking window open’s providing certainty for your vacation plans. Even if you only keep the reservation until award space in a better hotel or suite availability opens up, many hotels will allow you to cancel an award at no cost as close as the night before your reservation. Remember, the hotel, not the chain, dictates award cancellation policies, so check the hotel’s cancellation policy before making your reservation.