A person looking for a place to stay the night - is it accommodations

Given this fragment: "Can't find accommodation in Mantova, Italy." Assume it is a single person looking for a place to spend the night.

Would the correct word be "accommodation" or "accommodations"? While ODO does list accommodation as a mass noun, it also has a count example:

Lodgings, sometimes also including board:
the company offers a number of guest house accommodations in Oberammergau

Solution 1:

According to the following source the BrE 'accommodation' is an unaccountable noun and the AmE accommodations is a plural noun.

BrE Accommodation vs AmE Accommodations: (Usage)

• Accommodation is where you live or stay, especially when you are on holiday or when you are staying somewhere for a short amount of time. In British English, accommodation is an uncountable noun. Don't talk about 'accommodations' or 'an accommodation'.

  • There is plenty of student accommodation in Edinburgh. We booked our flights and accommodation three months before our holiday. Speakers of American English usually talk about accommodations.

  • The hotel provides cheap accommodations and good food. Be Careful! Don't talk about 'an accommodation' in either British English or American English. Don't say, for example, 'I'm looking for an accommodation near the city centre'. Say 'I'm looking for accommodation near the city centre' or in American English, 'I'm looking for accommodations near the city centre'.

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