jamesdeluxe
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- Jul 17, 2020
As long as you avoid the two peak periods -- Xmas to New Year's and the Euro school holidays (first weekend of Feb to first weekend of March -- you can virtually make it up as you go along. On my recent trip, I booked my hotels (three different ones) via booking.com the morning I decided where I was going next.
Popular/chic hotels at mega resorts may require more advance notice and a Saturday to Saturday stay but to answer your question in bold above: in my experience, yes. During off-peak periods, they're generally trying to fill rooms and tend to follow the "a bird in the hand" mindset.
As far as traffic, I usually arrive on a Saturday morning into Zurich, Geneva, or Milan and leave the following Sunday and NEVER encounter congestion on roads/highways.
