What's the absolute cheapest accommodation in Ioannina Greece?
So hitchhiking is an unpredictable way to travel which is fun but tonight I find myself in downtown Ioannina, Greece.
Usually I'm pretty good at finding cheap lodgings but it turns out I'm not very good at Greece and my usual tricks don't work here. HostelBookers and HostelWorld show no hostels though one does show hotels which are way higher than hostel prices, plus a couple of places that are quite a distance away from the city.
I've also looked on TripAdvisor and I've searched Google and Google maps for all kinds of things like "cheap hotel", "hostel", "backpackers", "guest house", "cheap accommodation", "camping", etc. There are lots of annoying links to booking sites which then require further searches with no better results if you do bother going through them. I decided they were too spammy to waste much more time on.
The cheapest place I could find was about 50 euro! I would expect a hostel to be in the range of 10-15 euro.
What is the cheapest accommodation in Ioannina, Greece?
Best Answer
couchsurfing.org or hospitalityclub.org would be the cheapest option imho. According to this page, Ioannina is the #7 most popular couch surfing destination in Greece, so your chances might be quite good.
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Answer 2
Wow, cheapest place you saw was 50 €. I was in Ioannina in August, and just by walking from the bus station towards the centre I stumbled into a nice little hotel and inquired about prices. It was 25€ for a single room, and I took that. The room was comfy, air-conditioned, etc. No breakfast though.
The place was called Hotel Elpis.
Address: Neoptolemou 10. About 1 km, or 15 min very easy walk, away from bus station.
Phone: +30 265 10 26 209 or +30 697 55 21 573
Googling around, their website should be at www.hotelelpis.com, but that doesn't seem to work now.
Answer 3
If you prefer to splurge rather than spend the night outside…
A site I often use for hotel bookings (it goes from hostels to palaces, usually comes out reasonably cheap for hotels but doesn't list many hostels) still lists single rooms at €30 for tonight. Hotel Tourist (Kolleti 18) has air conditioning and free wifi in the lounge. Egnatia (Dagli 20 & Aravadinou) has air conditioning and the price includes breakfast. That's assuming the places are still open at this time of night.
Answer 4
Try this link:
hostelzoo listings for Ioannina
It shows all the accommodation on one site and compares all the prices. And it's FREE to use. Yes I am one of the employees but it might help as it checks all the booking engines, not just one. Hope it helps with wherever you are traveling. Enjoy.
Answer 5
I went there in the summer for a couple of nights and I slept under a kiosk, right outside a church. 100% free! :D I have done this in Greece quite often. For some reason I get the feeling of the area that says me if it's safe or not. Still alive!
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