The VoteStay blog

Guides for group trips: destinations, where to stay, and how to get a full group chat to an actual booking.

6 August 2026

How to split accommodation costs on a group trip

Who pays the deposit, how to split when rooms aren't equal, and how to settle up without awkwardness. A practical guide to sharing costs with friends.

10 July 2026

How to choose where to stay with a group of friends (a 5-step method)

A practical way to pick a hotel or Airbnb with a group of friends. Set the basics, collect links in one place, shortlist, vote head-to-head, book the winner.

7 July 2026

Agreeing on a group trip, without the three-week group chat

Why group trips stall in the chat, how to give the decision a shape, and the fastest way to land on a stay the whole group is happy with.

1 July 2026

A group weekend in the Ardennes, without the planning headache

Why the Belgian Ardennes is the easiest group getaway from the Benelux, which towns to base yourselves in, what to actually do, and how to decide fast.

24 June 2026

Amsterdam with friends, which neighbourhood should your group stay in?

Centrum, Jordaan, De Pijp, Oost or Noord? An honest guide to basing a friend group in Amsterdam, plus tourist tax, ferries and museum tickets.

12 June 2026

Planning a ski trip with a big group? Sort the beds before the slopes

Chalet, hotel or apartment, which weeks to avoid, what altitude buys you, and the costs that land after the deposit. A practical group ski planning guide.