Everybody knows a few horror stories about the truly terrible standard of accommodation some countries. One of the places that springs to mind is India, where getting your own room is a luxury, and finding a room with a working toilet is difficult.

If you find yourself in a country with poor standards of accommodation, or wanting to go to such a place, the trick is to manage your expectations. A country like India is certainly worth visiting, and while you may not have the most comfortable stay imaginable, the country itself is a beautiful place to visit, the tourist attractions set a high standard for the rest of the world to try to compete with, and even though the standards are poor now, accommodation is improving all of the time.

If you try hard enough to find a great place to stay, you can usually ensure that you find a place which has a working toilet and some privacy; but if you want a relaxing stay in a nice hotel, then this isn’t really the holiday for you now is it?