room costs

I'm probably going to renting a car soon, so that I can get around the Peloponnese area quicker. I want go visit the 5 World Heritage sites there, plus head over go Delphi as well. I'm figuring that a week in a car should be enough.

I'm wondering about average accommodation costs. So far (in the islands) I've been averaging 24 or so Euros a night, breakfast included. Except in Athens, where a dorm bed cost me 9 Euros a night (no brekky). I've been using booking agencies so far.

If I don't use a booking agency (I try my best not to plan things in advance too far), and I just find places as I drive along, am I still looking at about 25 or so Euros a night average? Normally, I try my best not to have the restriction of staying in a place that I've booked online. I'd rather just do my own thing as I go along. But I don't want to do that if it's going to increase my accommodation costs horribly.

All advices appreciated. Ta.

Is this budget on a shared room or you travel solo? I guess you could land a single room for around 25-30 euro as you go on mainland, but I doupt breakfast included. Then, you never know...

Remember that most people stay at least 3-4 nights on each island, often they spend only one or two nights on different mianland spots though anf this increase a lot the cost for hotels. Cleaning and washing linen and stuff....

Cheers for replying.

I'm travelling solo. The only shared room so far was in Athens.

There are very very few hostels with dorms in Greece outside of Athens in general.
The cheap rooms are in Domatia and the cheapest of them aren't online which makes it more difficult to book them ahead. But since you write 'soon' I assume it is before peak season and you will find those rooms as you go and I wouldn't worry too much.
Haven't looked in depth where exactly you will be going in Peloponnese, but you have a car so shouldn't always be staying on the spot..

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