Driving around all day we ended up around 8pm in Siena looking for a hotel. All the first hotels we went to in the inner city turned up full! We asked around and one person recommended us to try Ai Tufi Hotel which was situated just outside the city.…
Driving into Santiago do Cacem we had hoped to get the same hotel again as last year but due to a bank holiday it was full - and thank you for that. We went a bit further into the city and checked if they had a room at the Albergaria. We were lucky s…
I resently had a need for accommodation near to Gent and in stead of using a hotel - one of my friends recommended this bed n' breakfast place and I must say that is was extraordinary. The family who is running the place were more than friendly and t…
I have now stayed twice in this hotel and it is following a trip that starts from bad to worse. I have wonder why I came back but it was just because I was being lazy.
The people there are sweet and nice but the hotel is getting more and more us…
I didn’t know anything about the hotel Churfuerstliche Waldschaenke when I made my search at hotels.com, I was just looking for a good price hotel in the area surrounding or inside Dresden. The hotel description sounded nice to me and the price as …
I had looked for a hotel close to the airport because I was arriving late and leaving early to and from Dublin airport. I didn’t know why but hotel were rather expensive this weekend in Dublin compared to what I had expected. I therefore chose the … This review was featured on Monday June 9th, 2008
On our way to Madrid I went in to hotels.com to se if they had any offers on Madrid since we wanted to stay there. Usually you can find good offers in the big cities in August due a lack of business people in the city centre. We were very lucky I mus…
I was driving around in Bamberg and I had decided that I would love the check this wonderful city out, so I was trying to find a hotel. As I was driving round in my car I didn’t care about staying in the city itself. I wanted to find a room a coupl…
In planning my trip to Shanghai I always have a partner in Hotels.com or octopustravel.com, both these pages have helped me finding accommodation at fair rates. I surfed around and found the prices in Shanghai higher than in Beijing. I chose Hengshen…
In Mechelen I have had the fortune to visit a very nice brewery called Het Anker. In the brewery you have a very good restaurant and there is also a very nice and cheap hotel.
In the brewery they make some really tastful beers; Gouden Carolus Cla…
We had been driving almost all day from Tours in France and had just passed Madrid and we wanted to find a hotel along the motorway. Around 120 kilometers west of Madrid we stopped in Talavera de la Reina which tured out be a nice place, hot and war…
After driving the most of the day we wanted to find a hotel for the night. I wanted to find a hotel a long the Donau. I checked my GPS and found a hotel named "Hotel am See". I had to be it. It turned out to be next to a square etang in the middle of…
One of my friends - and he is just as crazy as me about Paris - celebrated his birthday in Paris. He was staying in Paris for a week and he asked if I could meet him down there on his big day. Now living most of my time in Brussels I had no problem i…
The goal of our trip was to play two times 18 holes and have a lot of fun. None of us had ever played golf in the Czech Republic and the search had only been done on the internet, so we didn’t really know what we were getting in to, but usually you…
We stayed at the beautiful Movenpick hotel in Egerkingen where you have a fantastic view towards the Swiss alps. The hotel was absolutely in the high end but I found it a bit too expensive compared to many of the other hotels I have stayed in this pr…
We arrived in Bratislava late in the evening and we wanted a hotel that was not that far from the city center. We drove around a bit and then just decided us for to follow one of the citys hotel sign. One of them looked a bit different because the na…
The Hotel Prestige Congress innovated a new concept where the same spot, your room, can be transformed into a space for work, relaxation, fun and to dinner.
The decoration of the 160 rooms reflects a style of a very own personality: a fashionable…
I stayed at this hotel just before Christmas while visiting my friends i Copenhagen. In general this Hotel chain operates very nice hotel with very high level of service. This hotel on the other hand have seen its best times years ago. The hotel is a…
Average priced "Hotels & Accommodations" in Rome, Italy
The Hotel Saint Paul was situated approx 5 km from the city centre. If you would be using the metro line B it is 4 stops further out than Colosseo. The hotel is situated in a very calm residential area close to one of the universities. The hotel is n…
For my stay in Zurich I had booked the Swissotel in Zurich. The hotel is situated some 25 sfr in a taxi from the city center of Zurich. It is defenitely a first-class superior hotel, because I had a excellent stay there.
The hotel is located in t…
We stayed in the last - no the very last room in Hotel Turone in Tours. We were very tired when we arrived so we were actually rather happy about finding a room. The rate was steep 149€ for two persons including breakfast.
The room we had had no…
I arrived in Niebüll at 11pm which is late looking for a hotel in this area. Many small hotels have closed their receptions. I tried a couple of hotels and they were all closed. I therefore entered a pub asking if they could help me. They were very …
While staying in Prague we stayed at Golden Tulip Diplomat Hotel which is a 4 star hotel located in a very calm, but a bit boring residence part of Prague City centre.
The hotel is well situated if you are visiting Prague Castle, which is within w…
There are some flights which arrive in Tallinn very late in the evening and this makes it impossible to reach further connections to e.g. Tartu where I usually go. This has made it necessary for me to spend the night in Tallinn and since I usually re…
Scandic palace is situated at one of Tallinn's main squares and the building which houses this hotel has been a prominent landmark since 1937 but value as such is today diminished due the fast change of Tallinn skyline. The hotel has easy access by b…
Just for you travbuddy´s; this entire hotel is covered with free Wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) :)
Hotel Metropol is located in the heart of the wonderful city of Tallinn. The hotel is in walking distance to the historical old town, it is only 200 m f…
The Beijing Wangfujing Grand Hotel (Beijing Wangfujing Fandian) has a superb location in the heart of Beijing's commercial and shopping district and has easy access to the major scenic spots including Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City.
I wa…
The hotel is situated at Place Rogier which at the end of the shopping area of Neuve Straat and very close Brussels’ modern business district. You are even on top of the Metro station of Place Rogier. You are only 10 min walk from Grand Place and t…
This hotel is conveniently located in the heart of the city centre. It is 100 meters from Place de la Monnaie which is the centre of one of the best walking and shopping streets in the central Brussels. You are only 5 min walk from Grand Place or the…
Bruges is being one of the most touristic cities in Belgium and for good reason; the whole city centre is kept in old and nice context this hotel does not stick out negatively. The hotel a magnificent 19th century classical building was once built a…
The highlight of the stay was the breakfast which was enormous and coordinated with militaristic precision. There was everything that you could think about and every time someone moved something from the buffet, it was filled up again. I noticed that…
The hotel is located in the heart of the Gothic Quarter close to the Roman wall of the old city of Barcino, only a few steps away from the Port and Barcelona Cathedral and as such it is an ideal starting point for those who wish to visit in-depth the…
Hotel De France is a very basic hotel in Ax-les-Thermes, where you get a good ratio between price and quality as the hotel is very cheap. The hotel is a traditional hotel which you find in some small mountain villages. The service was nice and friend…
The Holiday Inn hotel is situated just outside the city centre of Vilnius. You have only a 1km walk to the town square passing the Green Bridge. The hotel is some years old and was probably one of the first international hotel chains in Vilnius.
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Ridiculously Expensive "Hotels & Accommodations" in Kiev, Ukraine
I have now stayed in different SAS Radisson hotels and the quality does really differ from one to the other. The hotel in Kiev was one of the best Radisson I ever have stayed in.
Located within walking distance of the main street, Khreschatyk, the…
SAS Radisson in Trondheim is situated very close to the city centre. The hotel is next to the water and is built with a glass frame around 3 or 4 building blocks. Arriving from the airport is very easy with airport express bus which for a fare of 12 …
There is no doubt that the hotel Svanen will be a nice hotel when it is finished. The hotel was still under construction when I visited it. The rooms and the facilities were finalized but there were no pavements or roads connecting the different buil…
We had decided on going to Warsaw between Christmas and New Year even though it is rather cold there; we just wanted to go away and se something new.
I checked for good hotel deals on hotels.com and found a great offer on the Marriot. The hotel is s…
The hotel is situated in the centre of Vicenza near the central station. It is a comfortable hotel which probably had its glory days some time ago.
The reception staff were friendly and swift upon arrival and they are doing an effort in order make…
Right between Lake Como and Lake Lugano on the way from Lugano to Menaggio you can find this wonderful little 3 star hotel, well it was not the easiest to find. The hotel is situated in the centre of the village of San Pietro Sovera-Porlezza.
The …
The aparthotel is situated about 10km from Split downtown along the coast road that leads all the way down to Dubrovnik.
The hotel is a beautiful half house with large balconies facing the coastline and thereby also the sea. The house is quiet new…
Just south of the delta created by the Neretva River and just south of Ploce the Maistrala (coast road) rejoins the coastline at KleK.
In Klek which is a small delightful village situated at a wonderful cresent of shingle a beach we stayed at a ve…
The hotel is situated and the right end of the bay of Petrovac. It’s a fairly new hotel built in 2001 and not too expensive given the situation some 200 meters from the beach and in the quiet end of the city itself.
The people running the hotel …
After a long days drive leaving Albanian dust roads and the serpentine roads of Montenegro and southern Croatia we entered the wonderful two lane freeway just south of Split and finally had a chance to make some distance.
We drove until 1.30 am an…
I had the good fortune to stay at the very nice hotel Grand Hotel Belle Vue in De Haan in the beginning of October 2008. One of my friends and his wife invited me there for a weekend. I had never been in De Haan before and my first impression was muc…
The hotel situated in the middle of Cartagena and close to a large shopping street.
The parking can be a bit difficult during the opening hours, but there are a hotel parking in the basement if you are fast. I didn’t manage to get one of those …
This hotel has the ability to surprise you if you dare to. The hotel has some different designer rooms which are rather nice. The service at the hotel is nice and kind and I really enjoyed my stay there.
From the outside the hotel looks quite ord…
Ordinary business hotel located in Agrate Brianza, which is some kilometres outside Milano but not that far from the Monza F1 circuit.
The hotel has good regular rooms and in all 156 of them. The hotel reminded me of and business hotel without mu…
KRYB I LY Kro is an old Danish Inn which today has ended as an hotel. The hotel is situated 13 km from Fredericia and is mostly known for its traditional danish kitchen; not that it is extremely good but mainly for being traditional. The old central …
The hotel is situated very close to Billund Airport and the in Denmark very famous amusement park Legoland. The hotel is fairly large and is in general a very nice hotel. The rooms are not exclusive but they are very practical without too many things…
This hotel is situated in the middle of the northern city of Aalborg in Denmark. It is situated in the middle of the city next to the fjord and the infamous party street in Aalborg; Jomfru Ane Gade.
The hotel is not one of the better SAS Radisson …
To me this is one of the better SAS Radisson hotels in Denmark. The hotel is situated on Amager but very close to the city centre and host also Casino Copenhagen is you have this urge. If you are good in sweet talking try to get one of the top floors…
This hotel is an old mansion which is converted to a hotel with limited capacity. The hotel is kept in the classic small castle way. The hotel is usually used for weddings and corporate events. Havreholm Slot is situated in the wonderful Nordsjaellan…
This place is situated in the wonderful southern part of Fyn which I find some of the most beautiful nature in Denmark. The hotel is an old mansion, well renovated and therefore wonderful and cosy, especially if you are one of those who like old plac…
Yet another Best Western hotel in Denmark that provides you with the basic business traveller needs. The hotel is situated outside Fredericia and close to the main high ways in Jylland which give you the easy access south to Germany and west toward F…
If you are staying in Vestegnen some 10-15 km west of Copenhagen there are several hotel possibilities and one of them being the Scandic hotel in Glostrup.
The hotel is one of many Scandic hotels in the Copenhagen area and as such they give you a …
This beautiful hotel is situated in the outskirt of Grimbergen; Kerkeblokstraat 5, which is again 10 km from Brussels.
The hotel is small and kept in a very cosy style, respecting the exteriour. The hotel hosts in all 28 rooms and suites each dec…
In outskirt of the Hinterzarten Hotel Sonnenberg is overlooking a small valley with beautiful wooden houses and snow filled slopes in the winter. Just below the hotel a small creek is running and adding to the tranquillity with the sweet sound of run…
I was meeting my friend Jacob from Denmark in Paris to go out and celebrate his birthday; he loved Paris so he had an urge to go there on his own for a week but he wanted me to come down to him for the day.
I surfed the hotel sites and fell over t…
Situated on the waterfront in the Altstadt of Lucerne this wonderful hotel has the most remarkable view from its sea side windows and from the terrace of the hotel bar.
The room was very nice; I felt comfortable from the beginning. As soon as I en…
I had hoped to get a hotel centrally situated in München; last time I was here, I had due to a late booking ended at a rehabilitate hotel 75 km from München city centre. I must say that this time it was really central because it was next to the Cen…
We had been quite late out in getting a hotel room for the long weekend here in the middle of May. The area along the coast of Normandy is used as the weekend seaside for the people of Paris and therefore full of people in all hotels. The area is les…
We arrived pretty late in Linz and just followed our GPS in the rental car to get to the hotel. When we arrived we were quite disappointed, it looked like the hotel was situated in an industrial area. It continued when we saw the hotel it looked like…
Situated in the centre in Mechelen you have the possibility to stay in a hotel that is a part of a brewery; and not just any brewery but probably one of the best in Belgium and in the world. The hotel is situated in the corner of the Begijnhof of Mec…
The hotel is situated very close to the old part of the city centre of Munich. First impression when you walk in is that it is nice hotel, where things are working. I entered and got my room on the sixth floor, the elevator stopped at the 5th. I alwa…
I entered the building site which looked like a building site quite late German country time: I know by experience that it is not a good idea to search for a hotel later than 10pm because then everything is closed.
I was there 10 minutes before the …
Let it be said; this is a cute hotel with very service minded people; the only downside is that it is quite expensive for being a 3 star hotel; but again where can you get something more central to this. Besides that you have to be able to enjoy load…
I had been driving most of the day from Sines to Santiago de Compostella and La Coruna, and again towards Zaragoza when I decided to call it quits in Calahorra.
My GPS's first hotel choice was the Parador de Calahorra and fortunately they had a ro…
This small Best Western Hotel Athenee with only 35 rooms has seen its best days.
The room I got was very little, but the bed was ok. When you travel alone and ask for a single room you often end up with crap. This room was one of those even though…
Another great GPS finding, who remember the old days with visits to the tourist office. This hotel is situated a couple of kilometres from downtown Sevilla, you will find this hotel next to one of the many Universities and therefore there is easy acc…
The hotel offered a great ratio between price, quality and it is situated just around the corner of La Ramblas and one of the most fabulous cities in Europe is at your feet. As soon as you discover how lucky you have been on the situation of the hote…
I found this hotel on booking.com the same day as we had planned to arrive in Lyon. There were two things that triggered me to take is; the primary one was that it was situated right in the middle of the city and the second one was the price; we one …
We had been looking for an inexpensive hotel in the centre of Berlin due to the fact that we would not spend too much time there. Hotel Air Berlin is situated near the Tiergarten in the centre of Berlin. The location is wonderful; it's very close to …
Compared to the first hotel on my trip this is a huge hotel in the city centre. The good thing about large hotels is that there are more customers to pay for the shared services; which again gives a better choice of things to do in the hotel and not …
The hotel is a 3 star hotel situated 100 meter from the beach of Oostende. It was a hotel that had been built as pure speculation; there was not one single thing that had somewhat charm in this hotel.
The hotel room was very small even though I ha…
I had found a great deal on Tiara Park Atlantic Hotel in Lisbon on booking.com the same day; actually only one hour prior to when I checked-in.
The hotel is a huge 5 star hotel situated very close to Place do Pombal which has the fortune that all …
Hôtel Jacques De Molay is situated in 3rd arrondisement in the one way street; Rue des Achieves. We were well received at the hotel; the check in went very easy and we got a room on the first floor and a window towards the street. The hotel had been…
The hotel is situated in the remote and small village of Bispingen just 60 kilometres south of Hamburg. It is one of these hotels that probably live its own life most of the time.
The hotel has around twenty rooms and is attracting mostly elderly…
Radisson SAS Arlandia Hotel is situated in the Arlanda airport and is a typical airport hotel but in the nice end!
When you arrive at Arlanda airport, you have to take the free airport bus which depart at place 14 just outside from the arrival. T…
I was having a quick stay in Hannover and wanted a hotel situated in the city centre and the choice fell on Maritim Grand Hotel. The hotel was a quite huge hotel with a pretty boring façade, but when you entered it was not as bad as it gave as a fir…
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