More than just a bedford the night!!!

Advantages: Location, price
Disadvantages: Breakfast/checkout times

...although we got a taxi. Can't be walking for 5 minutes in heels. The taxi from the town to the hotel only cost £4 so I was more than happy with the location. There is a swimming pool in the hotel but since we were only there for 1 night and didn't check in until early evening we never got a chance to look at the pool. Most of the staff are really helpful and friendly especially the young guy on reception in the mornings. My sister had her laptop and needed to connect to the internet but we were unable to find the wireless network on her computer, the guy played around with the computer and couldn't find the network either so he let my sister go behind the desk and use his internet for a few minutes. We had a bit of a chat and I have to say he was lovely, really friendly which made our stay all the better. The only real downside was...

kimbolaydee 01.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bedford Hotel, Blackpool

Bedford Blues

Advantages: The roads and rail connections leading out
Disadvantages: The roads and rail connections leading in

...am sure that they would also like me to add that James Hanratty was hanged at Bedford Prison in 1962. Hanratty's case is a source of much debate and was an integral part in the death knell of capital punishment in this country. Finally, rumour has it that Les Dennis once flew over Bedfordshire on his way to Benidorm in 1987, while a cat (that looked just like the one in the Whiskers advert) got stuck up a tree for two and a half hours back in 1978. These revelations have yet to be confirmed, but it proves just what a magnet Bedfordshire is for people of international renown (although when 'The Crankies' were asked to turn on the Christmas Lights, word has it they told the council to 'shove it up their ass'). Restaurants, Hotels and Bars Bedford plays host to a wealth of restaurants and take aways. If Italian, Indian or Asian food...

zyxwv 29.04.2007 (26.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Bedford (England)

Spotlight on BEDFORD

Advantages: pleasant county town, historic connections, centre of sporting excellence, good shopping, something for everyone
Disadvantages: 'that photo' may have left a scar

...Bedford hit the National headlines recently, with that horrific photograph of the bodies in the Hospital Chapel. The story ran all week and the Spotlight was most definitely turned on the historic County Town – for all the wrong reasons. But Bedford isn’t all bad – honest! It has become and extremely cosmopolitan town with a large Italian community as well as areas like Queens Park, where Asian and West Indian ethnicities dominate. Add to this a Polish and Slav ‘enclave’ and a number of both Greek and Turkish Cypriots, you can see that modern day Bedford definitely has an international flavour to it. This is reflected – as you might expect – in the Restaurants in the town. Whatever happened to the good old English Restaurant? Ah you say, did we have any? Well Bedford’s culinary...

flashpointz 30.01.2001 · Read review
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Review of Bedford (England)

Bedford.More than Bunyan

Advantages: Near to London;Good road and rail communications,;History
Disadvantages: Night life is a bit tame;

...Bedford. When John Bunyan was alive the town of Bedford had a tiny population of about 2,000;today this thriving commercial and industrial centre has around 140,000 people. The town is located on one of the most attractive stretches of the River Great Ouse and enjoys excellent road and rail communications - it is close to the MI and the AI highways and there are good rail services from London to Bedford,at least when Railtrack is not at work ! There is a good accommodations base in Bedford with the splendidly located Bedford Moat Hotel, with some 120 rooms, on the South Bank of the Great Ouse, the Bedford Swan Hotel...

ashford 30.01.2001 · Read review
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Review of Bedford (England)

A Touch of Class.

Advantages: Great afternoon teas, particually at Christmas!
Disadvantages: Resturant is not particually quick or efficient.

...The Swan Hotel, Bedford, reminds me of my childhood, when my Grandmother took my brother, Gareth, stay and I on our first in a hotel ever. It is a unique hotel, which seems to invite relaxation and calm. There is even a leisure centre inviting its guests to unwind and is a complimentary facility to any guests staying overnight, in the hotel. This takes the form of a ‘Roman Style’ Leisure Pool and Spa Bath. The Swan Hotel is an elegant hotel, which is part of the ‘Paten Hotels’ chain. This hotel overlooks the River Ouse and yet is situated this stands on a site in the heart of Bedford’s town centre. It is a magnificent grade II listed building, built in 1794 for the 5th Duke of Bedford, now offering excellent modern amenities combined with traditional values of comfort and care, associated in ‘days...

wulise 10.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Swan Hotel, Bedford

The Strand Palace Hotel

Advantages: Central location, clean
Disadvantages: Food, rooms

...We stayed at this hotel in London a little over a month ago now for two nights, we chose this hotel mainly because of the central location and because it was only a ten minuite walk from the show we had booked to go too. Check in was very quick - About ten minuites and the staff at the reception seemed very friendly. My first thoughts on the hotel was that it looked really clean and that it was nicely decorated and it looked modern. I was a little dissapointed with our room as it was very small and basic, our room had a double bed, tea and coffee making facilities, a tv with satellite and a small, basic en suite bathroom with a shower. The views from our room very very poor - A block of offices which made our room dark as they were so close. The hotel has two bars and two resturaunts, the bars were again nicely decorated...

kate44 03.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Strand Palace Hotel, London

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...

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Review of Hotel International, Paris

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

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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Review of Las Arenas Hotel, Benalmadena

hotel olsanka

Advantages: Cheap and cheerful
Disadvantages: Not so easy to access the town centre of prague.

...hotel olsanka prague Having been to prague recently and having stayed at this particular accomodation a few years ago, I was keen to give this place one final chance as I had had a really rubbish stay at this place. Similarly to my previous stay, I had notice that the Hotel seems to be advertised much cheaper on accomodation websites compared to near enough all other places to stay in prague. getting to the accomodation The details of getting to prague town centre are covered in my previous prague accomodation review, and whilst this accomodation is not as easy to get to location wise, a tram journey needed to get the accomodation from one of the central location's of prague town centre. booking process I booked this accomodation using a third party reservation booking website and paid around seventy euros...

costas1234 02.12.2008 (31.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of Hotel Olsanka, Prague