EuroCheapo's Checking in: Articles

Europeans in the US: Seeing things from their point of view

Restaurant bill
How much should we tip? Figuring out the bill in the States is not always easy. Photo: Slick Vic

Jan 03 By Bryan Pirolli— We always experience culture differences as foreigners in Paris, and I’ve written about it before. (See my previous post “Are Parisians Rude?”) But what about the other side of the coin? How do Parisians react when visiting the States? During a holiday luncheon with some Parisian friends while in New York, we » Read more

Posted in Checking in:, Local Customs, New York, Paris

Paris Hotel Matchmaker: Which kind of Cheapo are you?

Paris Hotel Matchmaker: Which kind of Cheapo are you?

May 31 By Theadora Brack in Paris— I was so adorable and well-behaved at the age of three that the man sitting next to us in the dining room at the Congress Hotel in Cape May, New Jersey, reached over and gave me a dollar. I was infatuated with hotels from that moment on. Ever since that » Read more

Posted in Ask the Cheapos, Cheap Hotels, Checking in:, France, hotel crush, Hotels, Paris

Budapest Q&A: “Checking in” with BudaBaB

Sep 15 Editor’s Note: In our “Checking In” series, we interview hotel and B&B proprietors about tips for visiting their city. Today we “check in” with Dr. Ryan James, who runs the BudaBaB, a bed and breakfast in Budapest, Hungary, with his partner Ron Schmitz. Dr. James is also the author of Frommer’s Budapest and the Best » Read more

Posted in Ask the Cheapos, Budapest, Checking in:, Free Stuff, Hungary, Local Customs, Local Objects

Checking in: Hotel Dali, Florence

Checking in: Hotel Dali, Florence

Apr 29 Hotel Dali Via Dell Oriuolo, 17 (near the Duomo) The Hotel Dali has been one of our favorite hotels in Florence since we created our Florence hotel guide in 2001. For the first in our “Checking In” series, we’re posing some questions to the owners of the Dali, Marco, 42 and his wife Samanta, 38 (pictured above). » Read more

Posted in Checking in:, Florence, Italy