When working in Bordeaux I stayed at the Bordeaux Royale Hotel it is a cheap no frills hotel the sort that you are ok spending one or two nights at a push at but no more. From the outside the hotel looks nice enough nothing special. There …

The Best Western is in the business area of Austin. There is a wealth of opportunities for dining and other comfort amenities. The hotel is three stories and it is a very nice looking building. The outside of the building is basically white with small balconies. …

I have been to Honolulu, in Hawaii, and have stayed in a hotel there called the Kahala Mandarin Hotel. This is a 5 star resort actually, and the journey takes about 20 minutes of cab ride from a downtown place called Waikiki.
I went there last November, and the …

Last month I stayed in Leo Hostel in Beijing and let me tell you it was one of the best hostels I have ever stayed in!
Why?
I’m used to hostels being dirty and understaffed. Not so Leo, they had tons of really helpful employees all over the place. My room …

My friend and I stayed at the Diamond Cave Resort in Krabi, Thailand last March. First of all, Chiang Mai is a beautiful beach town in southern Thailand I would recommend anyone to go there. We found this little gem of a hotel on the internet and though their …

While venturing through North Carolina, we stopped at a Sleep Inn and got a room. We went to our room, unpacked our things, and then left to go eat. Upon returning we found that the key to our room did not open the door. When we …

The Best Western Left Bank Saint Germain is a wonderfully romantic hotel that is located at 9 Rue de l’Ancienne Comedie, Paris, 75006 France. The staff is great and helpful and the rooms are well appointed. It is in the heart of saint germain des pres. The …

We traveled down to Corbin for the second time about a week ago to visit Laurel River Lake. Orginally we were going to stay at another hotel deep in the park grounds but that didnt work out. It was late at night at we were exhausted. I found this …

I was up in Calgary, Alberta, for one week once atteding a business seminar held at the head office of one of the Companies I was affiliated with. That was right the downtown core of the City.
Searching for a suitable place at a convenient location near the downtown core, …

Crowne Plaza Hotel is an excellent value for money. We stayed there when we had a vacation in Washington D.C. The price they charged was not exorbitant but the service we got was really good so it was really worth it.
Our room was very nice. Everything was very clean …

The Classic is just a quaint little place. It kind of reminds me of years ago. When you walk into the lobby it has lots of baskets and wicker sofas. There were pretty lamps hung on the wall with floral lamp shades. The floor was …

The Shadow Within is Book 2 of Karen Hancock’s ?The Legends of Guardian-King Christian fantasy series. I believe I have already reviewed Book 1, “The Light of Eidon,” which I had immediately fallen in love with. The sequel continues the tale of Abramm, a prince turned monk turned slave …

The Fairmont Orchid is as wonderful as you would expect any Kohala Hotel to be. While all hotels on this stretch of the island are fancy and expensive to stay at, this one seems to have many rate specials that bring it down to an affordable price on …

The Smokehouse Hotel is located in Bukit Fraser, Pahang and has been around since the 1930’s, as confirmed by one of the hotel staff, while I was there with my boyfriend for a mini-Malaysia vacation. The name is smoking hot, right? And that was what I thought …

I have stayed at The Founder’s Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia on at least four occasions, twice for workshops and twice for personal stays.
My last visit was with my husband and it was not as satisfactory as we expected, on that particular occasion.
When we arrived there, it had been …

Well, it is about 1 month late but I guess this seems a good time to share my wedding experiences after I have settled every small details of my new home.
My Wife and I held our wedding dinner at Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore in December 08. Man was I …

Metropole Hotel is an upscale hotel that I have been to with my sister and 2 brothers. We were vacationing together, and chose Hilton Metropole as our stay-in for a few days. We had been to London for God knows how many times, and we like to …

I always wanted to go to Key West, for as long as I can remember. My fiancé surprised me when we had a wedding to go to in Miami. He booked our stay at the Marquesa Hotel and we drove there after the reception and got in pretty late.
I …

Hotel RUI Benalmadena is where I stopped with my parents when I went house hunting with them a couple of years ago in Spain. We found the hotel over the Internet and booked our flights separately. We wanted somewhere that we could use as a base and …

The Quality Inn is a very pretty place to stay. There were two floors with over 60 rooms. One great thing is that it is a non smoking hotel. Nothing smelled stale and smoky, it all smelled fresh and clean. In addition, if you have …

During my first visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, I stayed at Thangloi Hotel. This was arranged by my business colleagues in Hanoi. It was an excellent place, and I really appreciated that they selected Thangloi Hotel for me that time.
The hotel was located on the bank of West Lake, …

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The Hampton Inn in Madison is one of the older Hampton Inns. It’s also a very small Hampton Inn. Only having 2 and a half floors total. Plus the hotel size itself is rather small.
The lobby of this Hampton Inn. Is probably one of the …

The Novotel Accor is situated in a truly marvelous zone regardless of the fact that it is right in Naama Bay, which some people don’t really take a shine to because they think that it is of inferior quality. Personally i liked this hotel more than others simply because …

I have stayed at the Crutherland House Hotel on several occasions, most notably was my wedding night, which I spent in the beautiful honeymoon suite and particularly enjoyed the luxurious four poster bed.
It would be fair to say that I have fond memories of this beautiful hotel. I love …

My family and I visted this hotel in Nov. 2007 for a medical conference weekend. The hotel is very pretty and the rooms were gorgeous!
When we first arrived, I was not thrilled at the level of customer service that we received because there were atleast 100 families like mine …

This hotel was recommended to me by a friend of mine, so this Christmas I and my girlfriend booked a room in Hotel Britannique (3 stars) and we were looking forward to spending a romantic week in Paris.
We arrived to Paris by train and did not have a problem …

I stayed at the Hotel Thirty-Thirty when I was traveling for school as part of an off-campus art history trip. The school I went to uses this hotel for its bookings because of it’s central location and relative inexpensive rates. Although there’s nothing too fancy about the hotel, I …

I had to visit Cagayan De Oro for a couple of days and I don’t want to pay too much for a hotel. There were a bunch of inexpensive hotels along A Velez Street so I was happy because this is one of the main streets in that city …

I’ve stayed at this hotel on several occasions. It is a very affordable hotel without looking like one when you walk through the door. The staff there are very helpful and professional. They are also there if you need help with anything from issues with your …

I continue my love affair with the Westin Hotels after a stay in Frisco, Texas. This hotel is gorgeous and I would recommend it to anyone who needs to stay near, but not in, Dallas. The drive from Dallas is about 30 minutes but could take an …

We had a delightful time at the Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky, Ohio. We stayed there for 2 nights with our two boys and newborn baby. The Lodge itself, is all in the outdoorsy-log cabin feel. The lobby of the lodge was enormous, with a huge display for …

Traveling to the Nation’s Oldest City and looking for a good place to kick your shoes off? St. Augustine has plenty of possibilities. Howard Johnson’s Express Inn on busy, historic San Marco Avenue is a hotel well worth the consideration.
There are some huge pro’s for staying at the Howard …

It was second trip to Bangkok. I took Philippine Airlines and since all flights from the Philippines to Thailand from Philippine Airlines leaves in Manila, I decided to stay for two days in Manila to catch up with an old friend who is now working in Makati city. I …

One of my stops from my around the world trip last year, was Niagara Falls. I had always wanted to see it, since I was a kid, and Dean thought this would be the best memory he could give me. I was absolutely speechless when I heard we were …

The Western Pahrump is located right off of Hwy. 160. Since Hwy 160 heads to Las Vegas, plenty of traffic goes past this hotel. The hotel is mostly white with brown accents around the building. As you drive down Hwy. 160, you can see the large …

For three consecutive weeks, I have been spending my weekends at the resort. This time, we had it at Loreland Farm Resort located at Antipolo Rizal. It was actually my second time here. I have been to Loreland two years ago with my officemates before. Now, there seems …

I had few times experience staying in Hotel Ibis Slipi, Jakarta Indonesia. Basically, I was happy with the service and the room from this Ibis Hotel Slipi, Jakarta. There are few Ibis Hotel in this city, but I like this Ibis better than the other. Maybe because I had …

People who are familiar with my other hotel reviews will know excaly what I like. This hotel is everything that I love in a hotel . It knows what it wants to be. It knows that it wants to be a traditional hotel and it uses all of its charm …

I prefered staying at a hotel centrally located whenever I visited Bangkok, Thailand, so that it would make things easy and convenient to access to different parts of the City.
I had therefore preferred to stay at First Hotel on Petchaburi Road. It was located in the heart of the …

Marriott Hotel Sheffield is where my Husband stops when he is away on business in Sheffield. I have stopped there with him a few times. The hotel is away from the centre of Sheffield but it is within a 20 minute walk of the main shops and …

The Fairfield in a quite large hotel. There are four floors and 80 plus rooms. There are lots of things for a person to do around the area. The reason we stayed here is because they are close to the Georgia Dome as my husband and …

At one time I was forced to have a short stay in a motel. I don’t usually stay in motels, and knew this would be temporary. I needed somewhere to stay quick, without paying a fortune. I had seen the Hawaiian Royal a few times driving by so I …

I just recently got back from a very nice, relaxing vacation from Boracay island, Aklan, Philippines. My family checked in the Two Seasons Hotel in Station 1, White Beach, Boracay Island, Philippines. I never really got the chance to look at this hotel before while passing by the hotels …

There once was this hotel I had braved to stay because my visit to the city was on an impulse. Its location is close to the metro station and a good five minutes away from the bus station so transportation wasn’t a problem. It is far from the airport …

During the fall of Summer of 2006 a good friend of mine had visited Columbia, Missouri on a personal trip. All the hotels and motels in the town were completely booked due to the annual Show Me State Games. So, you were lucky to be able to obtain a …

The Best Western Coos Bay is very pretty. The motel has two floors and the property is nicely landscaped. The building is tan stucco and had several protruding corners and rooms. The roof is basically kind of flat. The area around the building has an …

The Econo Lodge is a nice place to stay. There are two floors and over 100 rooms. The property is a bit spread out and kind of hard to describe. The area in which the hotel sits is surrounded by lots of trees and greenery which …

I don’t know how many times I’ve been to Mandarin Oriental with my friends as well as clients. And last night was the first time I was thoroughly embarrassed because of how some of the staff members treated a lady friend of mine. As our trip to the hotel …

The Flamingo Hotel is located right on the beach near downtown Cancun. There were both positives and negatives to staying there. The first positive being that it is about the only nice hotel that will let a group of 18 year olds stay there together without an …

I stayed in Planet Holiday & Residence during my business trip to Batam, Indonesia last September 2009. Getting to the hotel is fast and easy, it is just 20-30 mins by taxi from the Batam Centre port. There is a set of fares already listed so that you …