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Practical guides that help you decide where to stay before you search: noise, hills, views, transport and who each area suits. New cities are added every month.

Mosque and the Bosphorus Bridge at dusk in Istanbul

Istanbul · 7 min read

Where to stay in Istanbul

Seven neighbourhoods compared for noise, views, transport and who they suit.

Yellow tram on a historic street in Lisbon

Lisbon · 6 min read

Where to stay in Lisbon

Hills, trams and nightlife: how to pick a base you won't regret at 2am.

Open suitcase with travel essentials and a hat

Money · 4 min read

Hotel cashback, explained

Where the money comes from, why it arrives after your stay, and how not to lose it.