MICRO PRICING -- Through Dec. 20, 182 Microtel Inns and Suites nationwide have Wise Investment rates, starting at $32 a night for a single and $42 for a double or suite.
Except during holidays, the weekend rate for a double junior suite, with breakfast, is $172.
The British Colonial Hilton (1 Bay Street; 242-322-3301; www.histon.com) is a landmark hotel, featured in "Thunderball" and "Never Say Never Again" with a "Double O" suite available.
The main double suite costs 330 Australian dollars a night.
A three-night stay in a double en-suite tent costs from A$1,460 (£796) including all meals and a guided snorkelling session on the Ningaloo Reef.
A night in a dorm in one of the YHA's Edinburgh hostels costs £16, but a double en-suite bedroom in a converted church is only £21.25 via the VisitScotland search (visitscotland.com/accommodation) lists most of the city's hostels.
The national delegation of Bahrain is paying a cool £1,300 per person per night in Hotel Kong Arthur superior double suites.
Double suites are available for couples, too.
It is intimate and exclusive, offering fabulous food, excellent service, professional rangers and just nine air-conditioned double suites, each with their own pool.
Above the spacious restaurant are double suites as exclusive as the price suggests, though lift tickets and half-board are included, as well as overnight ski tuning and a private ski instructor.
