CLUBBING HEAVEN - NOT

Advantages: The hotel is in a beautiful peaceful area of Spain
Disadvantages: Rooms probably need refurbished

...We stayed at the 4* Riu Canella hotel for two weeks in June this year (2005) and thoroughly enjoyed our visit, it was one of the most relaxing holidays we have had for many years. The Riu Canela hotel has 347 rooms all en suite and most with a balcony or terrace. As the hotel has been open for about twenty years some of the rooms have a rather 'tired' air about them and probably would benefit from refurbishment. However having said that, the room we occupied was well appointed and spotlessly clean. *********************************** SITUATION The hotel is located at Canela Beach on the Isla Canela, Costa de la Luz, Spain. It faces the Atlantic Ocean. Isla Canela is a very small island connected by a road bridge to the town of Ayamonte, which sits on the River Guadiana that is the border between Spain and Portugal in this...

Paul99ine 28.07.2005 · Read review
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Going To Club La Costa

Advantages: Washing machine
Disadvantages: There are 2 things to do - one is to eat, the other swim!

...*** Club La Costa in Fuengirola, Spain *** By the way - weather was fantastic and in the 30's. We had a fantastic holiday of lazing around by the pool and took a day trip to Gibraltar. I'm not going into the food side of things too much but for two course meal for five it was around 50 euros including a drink each. This was same in all restaurants we visited on site. * What Is Club La Costa? * Club La Costa is a timeshare company who has links with RCI who are one of the largest in the world. They have around 45 timeshare locations around the globe. Club La Costa has its Head Office in Fuengirola, which is a resort that is around twenty minutes from Malaga airport on the southern coast of Spain. * Why Go? * We were invited to a timeshare meeting in Maidenhead last November and were promised Marks...

ailuj34 30.06.2006 · Read review
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Creme de la Merde!

Advantages: This 'designer' cream will turn your bathroom shelf into a shrine.
Disadvantages: Your bank manager will none too pleased.

...I have read nothing but rave reviews about Creme de la Mer, an A-list moisturiser with an A-list price tag attached. Magazines are forever gushing about this product, associating words such as 'miracle' and 'extraordinary' to it so naturally curiosity got the better of me. Now although I can be somewhat of a beauty product victim and quite impulsive, even I know that forking out around eighty-eight quid for an itsy tub (30ml!) of this wonder is just plain ridiculous. So I sought to foreign lands, the U S of A to be precise, with hope that I could purchase the product for a fraction of the price - this was roughly about a year ago folks, before recession, when the value of the pound was almost two dollars, and so I managed to get hold of it at just over a hundred dollars with postage and packaging which luckily worked out no more than...

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Creme de la mer face cream

Advantages: You see results quickly
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I had heard about crème de la mer in the press & looked at the price & thought how ridiculously overpriced. Even though I was intrigued I thought there's no way I can justify spending that much. However things were about to change - fast forward to 3 years later & I have had the worst skin problems with spots & scarring - they seemed never ending & I was beginning to get fed up of always having horrible skin. Then one day complaining to a friend she recommended using crème de la mer. She has been using it for about 5 years & has the most amazing skin - so off I went to Selfridges & got the 30ml pot - I thought I don't want to splash out too much so I thought I'll use this size to try it out. I've been using the creme morning & night on recommendation of my friend to get maximum benefits - this has worked very well for me. It also...

shadia 25.02.2007 · Read review
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Not the Creme De La Creme

Advantages: It comes in a nice green box
Disadvantages: Didn't live up to the hype

...this would be the elusive cream that would melt away all my bad skin days and leave me waking up each morning with skin so beautiful and flawless I would look like Da Vinci had airbrushed me himself! I am so deluded, easily led and gullible, I know, but I fell for it hook, line and skincare... The packaging is definately not consistent with the price tag. Ok, the green bag and box it comes in are alright, and the actual pot is unusually heavy but the logo on the pot is so cheap looking, I told my husband it cost £4.99 from the chemist and he believed me! I should have spent £4.99 but on a pot of Nivea because Creme De La Mer is Nivea's more expensive snobby twin. The actual product itself sat on top of my skin for what felt like an eternity, I was too afraid to put it on just before getting into bed and wasting a fivers worth on my...

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THE MUDDY BEACH

Advantages: Very nice hotel sitting right on the beach
Disadvantages: I'm not there now

...On the Costa de Luz, in the bay of Cadiz and close to the town of Chiclana, lies the modern development of Novo Sancti Petri. This area has been relatively late receiving the attentions of the developers, and in consequence has escaped the usual eyesore of concrete high-rise 'slabbery' that so often blights the Spanish coast. It's an area that's not all that popular with foreign visitors...yet, but Spaniards have been coming here for family holidays for many years. Novo Sancti Petri is a low-rise, low-density development that lines part of the 6 miles or so of almost virginal, pristine, golden sands backed by dunes which are a designated protected area. A lot of the development is in the form of villas and apartments which surround some golf courses and a series of lakes just slightly inland, whilst the beachfront is reserved...

proxam 02.08.2004 · Read review
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Creme de la Mer: thumbs down

Advantages: leaves skin moisturized for long
Disadvantages: overpriced, overrated,no SPF

...between fingertips before tapping it on the face,but my fingers absorbed most of the cream!Does it mean I will have wrinkle-free finger tips?? The Creme de la Mer, ladies and gentlemen, DOES NOT contain a SPF, which means that, although I spent a fortune for this cream, I have to spend even more for another cream with SPF (and would I apply it before or after the Creme de la Mer?).This is not acceptable, everyone knows about the risks of skin cancer and if I pay a fortune for a face cream then it has to be perfect. That was the bad news.The good news, however, is that excellent creams DO exist. Instead of wasting money on a product that is mainly famous because VIP use it ( sure...Victoria Beckham looks like that because she uses Creme de la Mer, not because she has Botox injections, and Restylane fillings...) you'd better off investing...

PALEIKA 16.08.2005 · Read review
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Crème de la Mer Face Cream

Advantages: Didnt cause me to break out in spots
Disadvantages: Cost

...the ingredients into a nutrient rich broth of creme de la mer.' Yeah another product that saw me coming! Rocket science? I dont think so!...

Carousel 12.06.2004 · Read review
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Premier Inn, Ashby de la Zouch

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: None

...Stayed at the Ashby de la Zouch Premier Inn on the night of Saturday 15th November 2008. The chap on the reception desk was welcoming and friendly - a good start. The stairs and corridor to the room were clean in appearance and smell. The room was likewise, although a little chilly because the window was open, but a thermostat in the room meant we could bump the temperature up a bit. For the money - £48 for the night for 2 of us - I consider we had good value. The room was quite large, comfortable bed, although in the morning I heard someone complaining at reception, that their bed was too hard, but ours was fine. Complimentary tea and coffee in the room, TV and a sofa. Plenty of hanging space and shelves. En suite was of a good size and plenty of hot water. 2 bath and 2 hand towels provided. No freebie soaps...

Beach-cat 22.11.2008 · Read review
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Parque de La Paz Hotel Review.

Advantages: Excellent location and fantastic value for money. Highly recommended.
Disadvantages: Nothing stands out as being an issue.

...Please bear in mind that Holidays in Tenerife are usually aimed at the 18-30 age group. The Parque de La Paz hotel is located in Playa de las Americas on the south of the Island. It is situated nearby a supermarket and a mere 400m from the wonderful beaches. Tenerife's reputation certainly goes before it and I found many of my ideas surrounding the island were wrong. It is true that Tenerife accomodates a large number of english tourists, however, i felt that part of the culture of the island remained in tact and the standards were certainly not low. As for the hotel i thought it was excellent value for money. As a £200 package holiday I felt the rooms were a great standard. The rooms were a good size with a lovely balcony and all the appliances you need. The rooms are cleaned daily by a cycle of friendly maids. Despite having a large...

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