Edited by Lisa Minot
Updated: 0:52, 11 Jul 2021
WHEN the pandemic threw summer holidays into chaos, staycations started selling like hot cakes.
Now a cottage break in Cornwall costs as much as a luxury trip to the Maldives.
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So why not swap that cottage for a budget hotel, often with breakfast included?
Sophie Swietochowski hunts down the best bargain alternatives.
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Weekend stay in Caernarfon, Wales
A dramatic 13th-century castle draws history buffs to this pretty port town.
Poppy Cottage is a few minutes’ drive from the fortress, which is open to visitors year-round.
But nabbing a prime spot on the waterfront is the Caernarfon Premier Inn.