https://rinihotel.com/ A practical notebook for small hotels across Europe under €120 a night: which quarters to book, what the rate should buy, and the checks to run before paying. en-gb https://rinihotel.com/booking-tips/long-haul-trips-read-from-the-hotel/https://rinihotel.com/booking-tips/long-haul-trips-read-from-the-hotel/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000How South African safari season, first-trip length and a first Japan route shape the room bands a long-haul traveller ends up paying in Europe. https://rinihotel.com/booking-tips/safari-season-and-route-planning-without-an/https://rinihotel.com/booking-tips/safari-season-and-route-planning-without-an/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A practical frame for long trips booked without an agency: South African safari season, how long a first round trip needs, and a first Japan route. https://rinihotel.com/reviews-by-city/kobe-mosque-1935-and-the-kitano-cho/https://rinihotel.com/reviews-by-city/kobe-mosque-1935-and-the-kitano-cho/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Japan's first mosque opened in Kobe in 1935, funded by Indian textile traders. What a traveller checks before booking a room in Kitano-cho. https://rinihotel.com/seaside-stays/poland-from-the-oder-to-the-vistula/https://rinihotel.com/seaside-stays/poland-from-the-oder-to-the-vistula/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A practical note for readers heading to Poland: Baltic family season, room and house costs, the language questions and the zloty money matters that decide a https://rinihotel.com/mountain-stays/teresopolis-a-mountain-stay-above-rio/https://rinihotel.com/mountain-stays/teresopolis-a-mountain-stay-above-rio/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A practical note on staying in Teresopolis, in the Serra dos Orgaos: quarters, rates, the walk from the bus, trails, feiras and how to plan days between town https://rinihotel.com/mountain-stays/makow-nad-warta-palace-park-and-warta/https://rinihotel.com/mountain-stays/makow-nad-warta-palace-park-and-warta/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A practical seasonal read of the palace, park and Warta valley at Małków, with the local concert calendar and the rooms found near the Jeziorsko reservoir. https://rinihotel.com/reviews-by-city/beer-and-the-room-in-a-brewing/https://rinihotel.com/reviews-by-city/beer-and-the-room-in-a-brewing/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000What a working brewery adds to a short stay in a European brewing town, from the mash tun to the glass, and how the brewing calendar shapes a weekend. https://rinihotel.com/city-budget/home-brewing-on-the-road-kit-beer/https://rinihotel.com/city-budget/home-brewing-on-the-road-kit-beer/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000How to brew kit beer and country wine in a rented kitchen while travelling: equipment that fits a guesthouse, plus the shops and markets worth finding nearby. https://rinihotel.com/reviews-by-city/planning-a-long-rail-route-in-stages/https://rinihotel.com/reviews-by-city/planning-a-long-rail-route-in-stages/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000How a long rail route is planned in stages, what a night between two legs costs, and what a stop-over town offers instead of an airport hotel. https://rinihotel.com/city-budget/a-125-on-the-road-a1-licence/https://rinihotel.com/city-budget/a-125-on-the-road-a1-licence/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000What an A1 licence allows, what a day of 125 riding costs, and how riders pick small hotels and guesthouses at the end of a stage in Europe. https://rinihotel.com/reviews-by-city/lisbon-small-hotels-alfama/https://rinihotel.com/reviews-by-city/lisbon-small-hotels-alfama/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Alfama, Baixa or Santa Catarina under €120: real quarters, tram noise, station walks and what a EUR 90 double typically buys in Lisbon. https://rinihotel.com/breakfast-reports/alpine-guesthouse-breakfasts/https://rinihotel.com/breakfast-reports/alpine-guesthouse-breakfasts/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why the alpine guesthouse table from Bohinj to the Pusteria usually beats the capitals: bread boards, eggs to order, home jams, and the walking day arithmetic.