Always check out the various hostelling websites for cheap accommodation deals – even if you are travelling with children.
While traditionally aimed at the more youthful backpacking market, the websites really have diversified in recent years, but are still usually overlooked in favour of the likes of lastminute.com, which only covers (more expensive) hotels.
We managed to find accommodation in an amazing family-owned canal-side apartment in the heart of Amsterdam for a fraction of what it would have cost to stay in a hotel miles out of town.
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