Accommodation

Our Accommodation Explained

At Exodus, we take great care in creating trips that provide exceptional travel experiences – and the places we stay are essential to this.

We use our local destination expertise to make the right accommodation choices, maximising comfort and value for money while keeping us close to the greatest adventures a destination has to offer. In some countries, the day-to-day standard of accommodation is largely determined by what’s available in the locations we feature on our itineraries.

To help you select a tour based on your preferences, we provide a detailed insight into the accommodation used on each trip and a summary of how many nights fall into each category. In many cases, we have chosen a mix of properties to showcase a destination, so you can expect to have some nights of a higher or lower category on most trips.

Here is what we mean by each category…

Simple

Some of our most adventurous trips feature Simple accommodation, either because this allows us to stay in a remote location or is appropriate for the area visited. Simple accommodation could refer to mountain huts, homestays, camping, sleeper trains or boats. Where hotels or guesthouses fall into this category it may be because there are shared facilities, multi-bedded rooms or limited hot water.

Rooms are typically modest. Examples include Nepalese tea houses (trekkers’ lodges), family homestay accommodation or bunkhouses used while trekking.

Camping varies from wild camping (where we take our own facilities) to well-equipped sites with hot showers. All camping is supported, so you are never expected to carry a tent. Participatory camping means the group help with camp chores, whereas full-service camping means our crew take care of everything for you!

Comfort

Comfort includes a broad array of accommodation with everything you need for a comfortable stay.

Expect small, family-run properties, chosen for their local character and location wherever possible, or larger hotels with occasional extras such as a pool, lounge or garden. Rooms have private bathrooms as standard, with only the odd exception, such as Japanese ryokans.

Our Comfort category also includes permanent tented camps with private bathroom facilities.

Most of the properties in the Comfort category are equivalent to a European two- or three-star hotel.

Superior Comfort

Accommodation rated as Superior Comfort includes hotels and lodges that combine good amenities, local character and great service. Expect an extra-special feature or two, such as a great location, well-designed communal areas, extensive grounds, a swimming pool, beautiful view or great restaurant.

Rooms are usually well kitted out with facilities and have air conditioning as standard where needed.

Most of the hotels we rate as Superior Comfort are equivalent to a European four-star property.

Premium

Premium describes hotels with outstanding levels of comfort and service, with distinctive accommodation that combines style, character and luxury, often in exceptional settings.

Depending on the destination, you might stay in an Egyptian palace overlooking the Nile, a luxury Bedouin camp in the desert, a high-end safari lodge or a design-led boutique hotel.

Properties we describe as Premium are typically equivalent to a European four- or five-star hotel.