The classic lodging option—generally reliable and familiar, but not always the best bargain

A manor house hotel just under 2 miles from Stonehenge

A Tudor-era coaching inn a block from Salisbury Cathedral

A hotel right in the middle of the Avebury stone circle

A half-timbered medieval coaching inn on the River Avon

A cheap hotel five minutes from Stonehenge

A familiar chain hotel just down the road from Stonehenge

Standardized comfort in a 13C hotel in the center of Salisbury

A reliable mid-scale chain hotel across the Cathedral

An inexpensive riverside hotel

The classic lodging option—How British hotels work and how to book the best hotels at the lowest rates

From hotel savings to better booking engines, alternative accommodations to lodging rip-offs, here is the best lodging advice around

There are dozens of hotel alternatives, from London flats to country cottages, farmhouse B&Bs to university dorms, rental rooms to residences, and campgrounds to castles. Here's how to find the lot of them.