If you have never been somewhere, how do you find the best possible hotel to stay at, without roaming the streets of your holiday destination with your bag on your back? On the internet of course! By the best place, I mean, the best in terms of what you want, not the supposedly 'best' hotel that exists!
Not only does the internet help us find the right information and resources, but it is also a good place to carry out a 'meta' search, as it were! Say you're heading to Manhattan and wish to find an affordable and good place to stay; you will carry out a simple search for Manhattan budget hotels.
Not only will the internet help you find budget hotels in Manhattan, but once you have found them, it is also likely that you will find information about the hotels from independent sources. Simply entering Manhattan hotel reviews in the search engine will help realise how many reviews and opinions are tucked away on the internet.
Reviews are often merely personal opinions and a particular experience could be the result of the circumstances then, and doesn't necessarily mean the hotel is consistently good or no good. For big places like manhattan, you are likely to find more than one review for many of the popular accommodation options, including budget hotels, hostels etc.
Planning every aspect of your holiday on the internet, remotely from your house is very much possible. But it is not always easy to take the plunge and make a booking at a place that you have no idea about. This is where reviews enter the picture.