Looking for something more than just a roof over your head? Then we’ve got a little inspiration for you. Even if you can’t quite run to the cost of a fully flat first class seat, you can still enjoy a good night’s sleep on a 747, albeit one that is firmly on the ground. And [...]
Travellers to Germany could almost be forgiven for thinking that Berlin is the only city worth their time. Almost, but not quite. While it’s no secret that we love the German capital, we are also big fans of the country’s second-largest city, Hamburg. It’s waterfront location is spectacular and it has enough bars and good [...]
As we all know, size isn’t everything. But it is a factor, along with the age-old wisdom of location, location, location. Okay, you better explain yourself here. I’m hoping you’re just mixing your metaphors… Oh I see where your mind was going. I’m talking about hotels. Right. I, er, knew that… Not long ago there [...]
Image obtained from Flickr.com under Creative Commons (c) An Unreliable Witness Listen, I’ve stayed in my fair share of hotels and hostels around the world. I’m no Michael Palin, but I have clocked up several hundred nights spent in various establishments over the years. These have ranged from dollar-a-night West African flophouses with concrete floors, no electricity and [...]
Image (c) TrendsetterME via Virtualtourist.com When visiting Paris in May you may remember we were rather taken by the Sofitel Paris La Défense which is a great choice if you don’t mind a quick trip on the Metro into town. This time we had our daughter with us and time was limited so we opted for [...]
Image (c) Melia Braga Hotel & Spa To end this week of Portugal coverage it’s time for a review of the other place I stayed while visiting Porto for the Travel Bloggers Unite conference. Disclosure is even more important here too, as this time we were on a 2 day trip under the auspices of the [...]
Image (c) Sheraton Porto First a little background and a disclosure. I stayed at the Sheraton Porto a couple of weeks ago while attending the Travel Bloggers Unite conference at the hotel. Delegates were offered a discount on the standard room rate but I checked the regular rates here (see more on this later in [...]
Image (c) ioconf.no Our reviews of Norwegian hotels are a bit like London buses – you wait ages for one to turn up and then three come along together. Well, in quick succession anyway. Hot on the heels of our review of the Clarion Hotel Trondheim and the Park Inn Oslo we’re back in the land of the midnight sun to [...]
