Bon Bonn Or Non-Bon Bonn

Advantages: Nice shops, many museums, various trips
Disadvantages: Lacking in something, I'm just not sure what

...The former capital of Germany, Bonn is somewhere I’ve wanted to visit for a while, but especially since I went to Berlin, the new capital, in a compare and contrast sort of way. I only had 28 hours in the city, but I still saw a fair bit. One think I would recommend that you do immediately on arrival is to get hold of a Welcome Card. These start at 9 Euros for one person for 24 hours, but ones for longer periods, or for groups and families are also available. The cards offer unlimited use of public transport in and around the city, and free entry to almost all the museums, making them very good value, even for those, such as myself, who qualify for concessionary admissions in most places. They also offer reductions on boat trips, city tours, accommodation at some hotels and various other freebies. Through the rest of the op, I...

zoe_page 24.04.2003 · Read review
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Review of Bonn (Germany)

Are you a bonne maman...

Advantages: tasty, real chunks of fruit
Disadvantages: slightly more pricy than other jams

......if not, then get out now and go buy some of this stuff for the kids! I never really used to eat jam - possibly because the stuff I used to be given bore little or no resemblance to the fruit that it was supposed to represent. This period of being staunchly anti-jam came to an abrupt end, however, when I was persuaded to try Bonne Maman for the first time: the strawberry flavour being the one that we usually buy. The jar itself persuaded me that this was going to be decent jam. The 370g glass jar comes complete with red and white checked lid - obviously trying to look authentically handmade, although without the cloth covering the top, for health and safety reasons... This impression of being homemade is continued in the labelling - "Bonne Maman Strawberry Conserve" on the front is written, seemingly, in someone's handwriting...

emmorticia 11.04.2003 · Read review
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'Eye biss' not 'Ibb iss'

Advantages: Cheap and sufficient accomodation
Disadvantages: Basic, a little out of the centre

...My first memory of a hotel stay involved an Ibis (the one at Euston in London) and it was an enjoyable one, so when the Ibis (pronounced ‘Eye biss’, NOT ‘Ibb iss’) in Bonn turned out to be the cheapest option for a stay in the city, I was happy to accept it. • Booking I made my reservation through Expedia. The price of the rooms is fixed (49 Euros / night when I went) whether you book online through any of the sites offering it, or with the hotel itself, but I went through Expedia as it meant I could earn MyPoints with the transaction. • Getting There The hotel is near (but not in) the center of Bonn. The nearest underground stop is Stadthaus, from which the hotel is a 10 minute walk. Various busses stop outside the hotel, but although these are fine for catching into town, I didn...

zoe_page 23.04.2003 · Read review
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Review of Ibis Hotel, Bonn

Eat, drink and suffer in comfy Bonn surroundings

Advantages: Nice internal surroundings, friendly staff, good food, reasonable prices
Disadvantages: In the middle of nowhere unless you need the airport

...Just before the end of 2000, a friend and I took a whistle-stop tour to Cologne to visit the Christmas markets, actually the coach trip was probably longer than the stay, but for what we paid you wouldn't really fault it. I can recommend the Christmas markets, but be prepared to be crushed and cold, ensure you have your credit and get yourself a good pair of comfortable walking shoes before you leave, as believe me you will need them. Included in the trip (£79 each) was two nights in the Holiday Inn at Bonn/Cologne Airport, situated on a busy dual carriageway, totally inaccessible by foot. The reception area was remnant of many four star hotels in the UK, and the seating areas, public facilities and corridors were modern, clean and well signposted (in a couple of languages including English), everything, as I have come to...

sue.51 26.03.2001 (26.12.2003) · Read review
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Review of Holiday Inn Cologne-Bonn Airport, Cologne

Booking.com helps hotels cheat customers.

Advantages: extensive database of hotels, many quite inexpensive
Disadvantages: if a hotel cheats you, they will apologize, but do nothing.

...Booking.com: Colluding with Corrupt Hotel Owners to Cheat Customers? I am sorry to have to write this review, but I have tried for months to get Booking.com to address my complaint. I have reserved rooms using this service in the past, and have been very pleased. This, however, came to an end this summer. I booked a room at the Travel Inn in Reykjavik, only to find, upon arrival, that my wife, son, and myself were escorted to a car with no explanation. Eventually the clerk told us that we would be driven to the "other" location. The Travel Inn has, it seems, bought space in the Pavi Guesthouse (over a mile away). I would have refused on principle, but I know the situation in Reykjavik is such that I might have had no options. We were driven there, the driver stopped along the way to encourage me to withdraw money from...

seth66 23.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Booking.com

The mobile home on the road

Advantages: Cheap, easy to find, modern, friendly staff, clean...
Disadvantages: Too popular???

.... All the hotels have car parks, most of them free of charge when you lodge there, although some (mostly the ones in the city centre) cost a little bit of money (the one in Bonn charged £2 for a night). And of course, for people like me who stayed with them over the whole holiday, there are special promotions. That’s the Ibis Card. For £72 a year you can have a 10% discount whenever you stay with Ibis (or any of the Accor group) and every 10 night you get a free bed & breakfast for a standard of 2 people. Is it a deal or is it a deal??? Being always too tired of a whole’s shopping outside or touring, I didn’t actually have the energy of exploring the hotel fully. However I was very impressed by the facilities, and the attitudes of the staff there. I felt very warm and ease as home and I can always manage to find...

angel6985 09.08.2001 · Read review
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Review of Ibis Hotel, Bonn

Hotel International

Advantages: Location, breakfasts
Disadvantages: Poor rooms

...I recently went on a cultural girlie trip with a friend to Paris. I was left to do all the booking. I was looking for a reasonable hotel, near a metro stop, which included breakfast. I came across the Hotel International on various travel sites and it seemed fairly highly rated so I booked us in for three nights. LOCATION: The hotel is located 6 Rue Auguste Barbier in the 11th Arrondissement. The nearest Metro stop is Garcourt which was a two minute walk away and it was a five minute walk to Republique which gives good links to other lines. It's not really central enough to avoid the Metro and walk to the attractions but it was located so close to a stop that it seemed ideal. PRICE: Prices vary depending on size of room and season. There are singles, doubles and triples available. We paid Euro254 for the whole time...

tartlette83 17.06.2009 · Read review
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sachas hotel

Advantages: good price,great location
Disadvantages: no window

...****Sachas hotel- Manchester**** I booked this hotel last minute as i had a job interview in Manchester and needed somewhere quite cheap ,that was also near the centre. **Location/Getting there** This hotel is located in Tibb street which is a 2 minute walk from Piccadily Gardens or 10 minutes away from Chorlton street bus station.The Train station is a little bit further away say maybe a twenty minute walk but i don't think that this is that bad .You can also get a tram from Piccadily gardens and this goes to quite a few places.You could also get a taxi to the hotel but i am not sure what parking is like if you were to take your own car. **Reception/staff** Since i had never been to Manchester before i phoned and asked the staff for directions -they were very nice and helped me out.When i got there i think i got the same...

katie22008m 04.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Britannia Sachas Hotel, Manchester

ONE FOR THE HOTEL INSPECTOR

Advantages: Location, price & views
Disadvantages: Standard of rooms, maintenance issues, no parking & pretty much no standards

...AND PRICES I went through a few major hotel websites and came across The Claremont Lions, which seemed a reasonable price and sounded like it was well situated and of a good standard compared to the rest of the hotels in Eastbourne. Well the write up made it sound like an amazing standard but having stayed in a lot of hotels I know that's normally nothing to go by. After deciding on the hotel we were going to use I set about getting some comparables and came up with the hotels own website being the most expensive at £80, Lastminute.com at £69 and Hotel pronto at £59 which seemed really reasonable especially as I could get 8% cash back from the cash back website I use. It was simple to book online it took my 2 minutes to complete my details and my payment information. I was then sent an email confirmation and the hotel voucher. Booking online...

gemax2 25.05.2008 (26.05.2008) · Read review
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Review of Claremont Hotel, Eastbourne

Fantastic Hotel

Advantages: Fantastic Food
Disadvantages: Lifts are quite small

...When we decided to make a return trip to Benalmedina we opted to go to the four star Hotel Las Arenas as it was recommended by friends. It is slightly further out just opposite the Castle Bill Bill and when you cross the road it?s a flat walk all the way to the marina which is away from the large hills on which many of the other hotels are located. Reception On arrival check in was swift and at this time we opted to pay for a safety deposit box we were then handed the safe key and card key to room 524 and pointed in the direction of the lifts. On looking round reception it was laid out with tables and chairs and also had a grand piano, a small bar ,toilets and computers with internet access. There is a large board telling you about entertainment available during the day and at night. The whole area was laid out for wheelchair access...

elspeth334 15.10.2009 · Read review
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