Smooth Hound Offers Discount Lodging for Summer Castle Tours

May 10, 2010 - PRLog -- Summer is quickly approaching and as the temperatures heat up it’s a great time to get outside and enjoy the warmth, fresh air and wonderful history that the UK has to offer.
Some of the most stunning and best preserved castles in the world are spread throughout the UK and the best way to see them is with a castle tour. While you may have seen the tours that pack 100 people into a bus and shuttle them around but don’t leave them enough time to really enjoy the sites, what we are talking about is a custom designed castle tour.
The advantage to a custom castle tour is that you can end up saving money over the cramped, uncomfortable tours and you get to see what you want and spend as much time there. When you book those types of tour packages, typically it includes the cost of accommodations, but what they won’t tell you up front is where you’re staying or the fact that the tour operators mark up the prices of the lodging and pass it on to you in the price of the tour. But you can avoid all if this.
Simply book your accommodations through Smooth Hound and get all the great prices they have to offer on a wide variety of properties from 5 star luxury hotels to international chains to family owned lodging in Georgian manor houses, you will find it all on Smooth Hound.
Once you’ve booked your accommodations on Smooth Hound, give that information to your tour company. Let them know what you are most interested in seeing, and if you have any special requirements. They will build the tour around you, instead of you having to fit into the package that the other tour companies have designed. They can even put together trips to see ghosts, or walk in the steps of great literary geniuses.
It’s important to know that when you are researching where you’d like to visit, you pay special attention to the dates. Some castles, such as Windsor castle, are only open to visitors at certain times of the year, so be sure to make sure it’s going to be open before you make the trek.
Of course, you don’t need to hire a tour company to plan your visit for you. If you have a favorite castle or two that you’d like to visit, you can plan the trip yourself, just by doing some research online. You can then use BritRail or hire a car for the duration of your visit and move about at your own leisure.
Whatever you decide, you are sure to have a smashing time enjoying beautiful castles and lots of history.