In Quito, Hostels can be a hit or miss sort of adventure. The guide books offer a wide array of places scattered around the city. What the problem can be when following these guides is that there are too many to give the reader an adequate description …

Do you know how it feels to travel alone in a strange place in a non-English speaking community? Well, I know. It is a bit scary but a total adventure. Of course, for a lone traveler it is deliberate if you are going to places which are unsafe. The …

The Taos Inn is purely southwestern. As you look from the street toward the Inn you see the beautiful deep terra cotta color of the Inn and its distinctive southwestern architecture. The outside of the building is stucco with the wood poles sticking out on the outside. …

In Northeast Wichita, KS, I have been to this particular nice and lovely inn called The Inn At Tallgrass. It is in a very nice location and actually in the most posh area of the city, from what I see. The people there are called Wichitans and they appear …

Small is nice this is the main motto at the Hotel Miramar situated in Frankfurt am Main. With only 39 rooms, this hotel caters for all your needs. In case of need for assistance, there will be always a member of the personal at the reception desk …

The hotel will take ten kilometers to the nearest airport, which is pretty far. You will not notice the time for you’ll be doing sight-seeing along the busy city. It is just a fifteen-minute walk to the nearest metro station if you needed a fast ride to go somewhere. …

If you are looking for a mid priced hotel option in Bangkok, you are left with surprisingly few decent choices.
For super cheap go to Khao San Road. Most 4 and 5 Star hotels represent excellent value. In terms of the middle ground, most are pretty lousy. I stayed at …

Certainly not to be confused with the Fairmont group of hotels, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort attempts to promote itself as a luxurious destination, but it falls far short in that endeavor. I was looking for a quiet, relaxing get-away, somewhere where my husband and I could heal our sore …

I and three other people in my group arrived and checked in at 00:30 after midnight because the driver picking us up from the airport did not know where the hotel was, and therefore spent too much time on the way to find the place. Hence, this hotel may …

The Avonside Motel is located on the Falmouth strip which is literally a strip of land that joins the town of Windsor, Nova Scotia to the village of Falmouth.
To reach the Avonside Motel you have to drive over a small bridge, under which is a man made lake, called …

The Inn At Spanish Bay is a nice resort in California that I have been to with my 2 best friends. I love the comfortable chairs everywhere, especially in the resort rooms and the fact that this resort is very low-key and had lots of nice soft tones …

I should say that the hotel is a bit too old. I don’t know why there was no other big hotels build in the area anymore. There are some guest houses and cottages but the biggest one was this Marbella Anyer Hotel.
Maybe when it was still new, you can …

The best thing about the La Quinta hotel is the fact that it is brand new. This means that everything, the lobby, the rooms are all newly renovated. The lobby appears beautiful upon entrance. I’m not talking Ritz Carlton style but for a 2 to 2.5 star hotel, the …

We planned our Amsterdam (Netherlands) trip all of a sudden, last month. Since it was summer vacation time all over Europe, we couldn’t able to find any hotels in the center of Amsterdam. Few we found were so costly that we couldn’t able to afford them. So we searched …

The Easy Travel Motor Inn is the most inexpensive hotel in College Station, TX at just $40 a night and so I decided to stay here during my vacation. The hotel is built around a square parking lot and every room was around the square which basically means you …

I stayed at this hotel for four days during the summer of 2008 and was quite impressed with the entire complex. The hotel is set up in “apartments”; the room we had contained a full bedroom, kitchenette, bathroom and “living room” that doubled as an extra room with a …

My partner went for a recruitment trip and I was just tagged along. We didnt chose the hotel we stayed but at that time it was what the local recruiters recommended. We had a choice of either taking a junior suite with a living room and bedroom or …

Radha Park Inn Chennai is a very poor hotel. Poor in terms of service, staff, restaurant and many more. I could name a few and here is my review. I went around the year 2001 with my friend to Chennai. We decided to explore this …

There’s only one place that I would stay in Cebu, and that’s at Cebu Waterfront Hotel. I have stayed in various hotels in Cebu, but nothing will compare to this hotel. The service is excellent, from the time I check in to the time I check out I am …

This is different than most of your B&B’s It is distinctly southwest. The Lodge is Arts & Crafts style with all the beautiful colors typical of the southwest and arts & crafts building with arched porches and pronounced detailing. I find all the …

I have had the privilege of staying at the Casablanca Hotel in the summer and winter. On top of that, I have stayed there alone and with my family and for leisure and business, and you better believe I will be going back again.
There are two main things that …

The Poya offers very basic rooms to rent on a weekly basis. It is located close to the center of King’s Cross and about ten minutes walk to Oxford Street which is a very convenient place to be. Two weeks rent and a key deposit was required.
The rooms …

Having driven 300 kilometers on the Trans Kalahari highway from Kang, I was quite happy to arrive at the Kalahari Arms Hotel last August 9, 2009. Although the roads are in a perfect condition, the scenery along the way was quite monotonous.
It is for this reason that upon …

My husband and I took our toddler to Orlando for a 7-night stay at Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort in April of ‘08. Upon arrival this hotel was very impressive. The grounds are vast and beautiful and the buildings recall the south as it would appear a …

We stayed the Sunroute Asakusa (a suburb of Tokyo) for four nights. The hotel is in a very convenient location, being just a short walk from the Ginza line (subway).
Upon arrival, check-in was smooth, and the front desk staff was extremely helpful and pleasant, but most of …

So I FINALLY got some time off from work and headed down to the South Beach Marriott on Miami Beach. The hotel’s exterior is a throw back to the 40’s but I guess that’s what South Beach is known for. They don’t have airport shuttle, by the way, but …

My hotel of choice was located in a busy street and you would never fail to bump into a lot of people passing by when you’re walking its streets. But the hotel is situated in this location where it is very nice to explore the city. It also has …

The Four Seasons hotels is truly a work of art. It is a marvelous 5 star hotel on the Egyptian Coast which will leave you wanting for more. Not only is the service impeccable, but it’s internal gardens are a true work of refined excellence and elegance as are …

Backlight by the Sandia mountains to the east of Albuquerque, a beautiful, high-class hotel/resort sits north of Albuquerque. Having never been in the monetary class required to stay at such a fine place, I was delighted to find that I could afford to stay there and, even at a …

I recently decided on taking a short holiday to Vancouver and chose to stay at the Sandman on West Georgia. I’m usually more of a backpacker, but after all the horror stories I’ve read about bedbugs in hostels, I decided to play it safe and go with a hotel.
I …

The hotel is tucked within the city proper. This is very convenient for tourists since it has access to entertainment hubs and shopping malls.
The staffs were very kind and helpful. The security guard would always ask where I am going whenever I leave the hotel. He seems to want …

Pratunam is one of the busy areas in downtown Bangkok. There are many hotels in the neighborhood. Amongst the choices, Bangkok Palace Hotel is one of my best.
I have stayed there a number of times, and I find the location very convenient visiting other areas of the …

Dong Hotel is 4 start hotel in Liuheng island in China. Liuheng is small city in Zhoushan district with only few good hotels where non-Chinese nationals can stay with comfort.
Liuheng is a small sleepy island but 3 large ship repair industry is located here. Various nationality ships are …

I was attending a birthday party of a family friend who we use to stay the first time we visited Singapore.
My assistant booked me at Peninsula Excelsior. Here are my observations.
I was pleased by how the hotel staff assisted me. They were well-mannered and cordial. I liked one …

There are too many hotels in London, and one of them that I have been to would be Chelsea Village Hotel. This is a pretty modern hotel and it looked new to me. I noticed that the hotel is located near a soccer stadium and in Chelsea. …

My sister and I went to Bangkok, Thailand for a short R&R and we stayed at the Peninsula Hotel. The hotel is conveniently located. It’s easy to go around the city. The Peninsula is a short walk to the Saphan Taksin Station of the Bangkok Sky Train. There are …

On my last bussines trip to Culiacan, Mexico, I stayed at Los Tres Rios Hotel. It’s a good choice to get comfortable rest when traveling to Culiacan. It’s located on a main boulevard near down town. The rooms are clean and the hotel staff is very attending. The cabin …

The hotel is located in one of the biggest cities. I had easy access to known restaurants. Famous night markets and shopping centers are a few blocks away. The location indeed is perfect for tourists like me.
The hotel staff was very accommodating and hospitable. You need not ask for …

Last time I visited Siliguri and stayed in Saluja Residency. The service were really very nice but the cleanliness was lacking. There were some dirt but the staying was very comfortable.Comparing to other hotels , it was of an average.The services were very nice and staffing was really nice. …

On one of my business trips to Calgary, Alberta, with several business meetings and appointments, I decided to stay at a hotel in the downtown core. From a number of options available, I chose the Delta Bow Valley Hotel.
Coming from the Calgary International Airport, Delta Bow Valley was …

Last month I had the chance of visiting a hotel situated in Pudukuppam, Puducherry, India. The hotel name is Dune Ecoviillage and Spa. I was really surprised to see the features of the hotel as the place has a lot of interesting options like Spa, swimming pool, and sea …

My Wife and I recently took a trip to the Grand Canyon and before hand were searching for hotels and lodging decent enough to accommodate us comfortably for the night while staying within a budget. We came across Best Western Premier, which seemed to be sketchy, but at a luring …

I stayed in The Pacific Sutera Harbour Resort with my family during our year-end holidays. It is simply a wonderful and peaceful place to be. My husband wrongly booked a twin bed room but the customer service was excellent that made our holiday even better. We got sea-view double …

Marriott Newcastle Metrocentre is another Marriott hotel that I have been to and stayed for over 3 days. I love Marriott chain of hotels, Intercontinental, Oriental, Hyatt and many more.
This hotel is located in England, Newcastle and it is a very comfortable hotel and is quite …

It was the summer of 2008. I decided to take a vacation at the busy city of London. I selected a hotel where the location was good because tourist spots were near it. At least I could be near this tourist spots and won’t be able to find myself …

I picked a great spot for a honeymoon: Couples in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. This resort is simply wonderful. No children are allowed. All meals and drinks are included.
We stayed at Couples for seven days. In the morning …

Novotel Coralia Lombok is located in Lombok, Indonesia and I have been to this hotel before with my boyfriend, which I find it to be really an unexpected visit. My boyfriend surprised me one particular day and said that he wanted to bring me to a particular nice …

On my journey across southern China I stayed at many hostels, some great, some not, but one of my favorites has to be the Lotusland Hostel in Nanning, a laid back city near the China-Vietnam border.
I decided to stop in Nanning to break up my journey from China’s famous …

This hotel was actually a great hotel that had quite a bit of things I liked about it but the first thing that I really liked about this hotel was the staff because the staff was just awesome here and were so good at their jobs and provided awesome …

My former classmate in grade school came home and she sent me an invitation for her wedding. They moved to Manila before migrating to Toronto. Her wedding ceremony took place at Santuario de San Antonio and the reception was at Renaissance Hotel in Makati. I eagerly booked my stay …