The prisons are full, use the Gateway instead

Advantages: Good place to catch an 18th century disease
Disadvantages: You name it, the Gateway has it as a disadvantage

...like it hadn't been cleaned in 20 years Mold around the bath and bathroom floor A broken TV Stained walls Stained chairs Once I had taken in the horror of a £100 a night Gateway hotel room I picked up the room phone to call reception. Silly of me to expect the phone to work. So I found the telephone number and called reception from my mobile, and asked nicely to be put in another room that didn't stink of fags. After my second call they promised to call me back. I waited and watched sky sports on the tiny TV with the broken remote. Every 60 seconds or so the screen would go blank and then pop back to the correct channel. I gave up waiting and walked to reception, where they said that they did call me back but I didn't answer (the phone didn't work remember) Then came the 1st of the only two positive things in the whole...

fubaringly 26.06.2008 · Read review
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Gateway to Wales Hotel

Advantages: Comfortable
Disadvantages: Non

...I recently spent a night at the Gateway to Wales hotel at Sealand. I choice the hotel because it was in a good location for exploring Wales and to visit the City of Chester. The hotel is situated just off the A548 on the B5129 Qeensferry road. The hotels car park is spacious but visitors are warned that they park their car there at their own risk. On entering the hotel you can not miss the reception, and the receptionist was pleasant and well organized. We were told our room number and given a card key for the room and an electric key to open the corridors leading to our room, the electric key only opens the doors leading to your room and not the other corridor doors that lead to other rooms. The room we had was a double bedded room with TV, coffee and tea making equipment. There was plenty of storage room with a dressing table...

goodinfo 21.09.2004 · Read review
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Top branch for a hotel.

Advantages: Top Class Business hotel
Disadvantages: None appart from $10 a night parking

...Doubletree Hotel Charlotte 895 W Trade St Charlotte, NC 28202, United States (704) 347-0070 INTRO --------- I recently had the task of travelling to Charlotte North Carolina on Business, my hotel of choice was the Doubletree in the Gateway Village on West Trade Street. As with most long trips from the UK to the States you always seem to be travel tiered when you arrive. This trip was no exception. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Cab ride from the airport to the Doubletree was only a 15 minute ride and at a cost of $15. If you were planning to drive then it is not far from the freeway at all. From the outside the hotel looks like any other but does have a clean and tidy appearance and a little class about it. It is located in the main campus of the university but don't let that put you off. There are not...

skrg28 29.09.2006 · Read review
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Gateway - the Final Frontier?

Advantages: Great characters and cleverly structured
Disadvantages: The domestic violence bit sticks out like a sore thumb

...Gateway, by Frederik Pohl, is very much in the grand tradition of 'hard SF'. Whereas much of what gets put in the science-fiction section of bookshops is actually little more than fantasy with lasers instead of swords, Gateway is part of the Arthur C Clarke, Bradbury and Asimov school that seeks to extrapolate fantastic worlds from real current science, and examines how science and technology could affect the peoples of those worlds. In the future, Earth is massively over-populated - and starving. Food is synthesised from hydrocarbons, and there's not enough to go around. Life is brutal and grinding poverty is everywhere. For the bravest, however, there's an incredible opportunity - Gateway. A relic of a vanished super-race, Gateway is a huge space station filled with alien ships. Huge amounts of money are promised to brave...

Olly_Plimsoll 22.05.2009 · Read review
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Galway Ardilaun Hotel gateway to relaxation

Advantages: Elegant, beautiful food, great leisure, beauty, relaxing, staff, free parking
Disadvantages: disabled restricted, no grab handles in rooms, well out of galway

...My english wheelchair partner and myself fancied a short break to galway. After much hunting we decided on the Ardilaun. This hotel is located in salthill just outside Galway. It is a classic mix of grand old house and modern wings located in a walled garden setting which in good weather would be wonderful. The free parking is quite good but a little uphill for the wheelchair or mobility restricted though the wide doors open quickly. Reception is located in a large open grand entrance area and the staff are very pleasant and efficient. We were advised of all the access issues at all times and offered any assistance required. Like many hotels the disabled accessible rooms are not ground floor but the lift is small but adequate to the room level. the corridors are narrow as per an old house but negotiable with occasional help from...

128plant 21.03.2008 · Read review
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BEWARE OF THIS GATEWAY TO YORK

Advantages: Good Location
Disadvantages: state of accomadation

...Set in 8 acres of landscaped gardens with fine views of woodland, the River Derwent and rich farmland. The Gateway to York to quote their brochure is privately owned and operated hotel, restaurant and conference venue under new ownership, the perfect place for business and pleasure. I will firstly give brief information about its location and general area it is situated at the meeting place of the three Yorkshire Ridings, the Medieval Walled City of York is only 6 miles from the hotel, far enough away to be quiet and close enough to be convenient, while a Park and Ride facility is only minutes away by car. York is guaranteed to charm and fascinate each person with over 2,000 years of history, many historic attractions and wonderful shopping opportunities. There are several shopping streets to be found, the favourite being York...

raregreyastra 24.03.2008 · Read review
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  Vintage Australia

Advantages: Attractive countryside, attractive wines
Disadvantages: Creeping urbanisation, and industrial-scale production

...Adelaide, capital of South Australia, is a pleasant place, but, as so often with cities, some of the best places to visit locally are found outside the city itself. To the east, Mount Lofty and the Cleland Wildlife Park offer good walking and spectacular views across Adelaide to the ocean beyond. To the south, long and almost deserted beaches stretch past the mouth of the Murray River towards Kangaroo Island. And to the north-east lies Australia's most important wine-growing area, centred on the Barossa Valley. Under the guidance of our Australian friends, my wife and I saw - and enjoyed - all three during our short stay in Adelaide. Among them, though, I would without hesitation recommend the Barossa Valley as providing the best combination of cultural and scenic interest, as well as the tastiest refreshment along the way...

torr 06.07.2005 · Read review
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Australia - Some Highlights!

Advantages: So much to see
Disadvantages: Such a long flight away

...I have not long returned from a gap year away where I spent most of my time in Australia working. This is definitely a country, which has lots to offer. I spent 6 months here and you could definitely spend longer. Below are some of the highlights of my trip: **SYDNEY** There are lots of things to see and do here, the Opera House being the most obvious. We paid to do a tour inside here, which I would recommend as you can see inside the theatre and its running. You can climb in Harbour Bridge but it's not for the faint hearted though as it very high up. If you take the boat to Taronga Zoo you can see the Opera House from the water and the views of Sydney skyline are amazing from the zoo, plus there are lots of different animals in the zoo to keep you entertained all day. Blue Mountains is a must see, it is two hours out of Sydney but...

DeniseKelly40 11.07.2008 (04.09.2008) · Read review
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Rubbish Australia!

Advantages: Nice & Warm, some impressive scenery
Disadvantages: Expensive, nothing apart from the above to recommend it

..., rainy old England as its possible to be on an aeroplane? Is it that there are lovely beaches, secluded bays with warm water? Is it that there is good seafood, and relaxed people that are willing to strike up a conversation at a moments notice? Could it be that we as a nation are curious about a country that we invaded and stole hundreds of years ago? Or perhaps it?s the natural wonders to be found there, Ayers Rock, Wave rock and the Twelve apostles (also, funnily enough, rocks). Maybe it could be the man-made wonders, the Sydney harbour bridge, or the Opera house, for example. I think for the most part, the popularity of Australia as a travel destination is that it is a safe, English speaking country, where things are easy, there are no language barriers to overcome and the people seem friendly and happy most of the time. The Hotels are...

bergmcberg 04.03.2005 · Read review
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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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