Ludlow Castle

Advantages: Delightful castle in a delightful town
Disadvantages: None

...Ludlow Castle has a history stretching back to the 11th Century when work first began on it. It was considerably enlarged in the 14 Century and was the site of a skirmish in the Wars of the Roses a hundred years later. It was also a home for Edward IV’s sons who later became ‘The Princes In The Tower’ as well as Prince Arthur (Henry VIII’s brother) and Queen Mary Tudor spent some years here. This then is a Castle with a lot of history. So what is it like? It remains not as a complete ruin and many of the features built over the ages remain almost in tact and certainly recognisable. There is the basic but classic Norman structure enhanced by additions of Medieval and Tudor origin. There is a moat with a bridge to cross to get into the inner area and the Keep. It would be particularly useful for any school...

polydeuces 29.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Ludlow Castle (England)

Ludlow's Legend

Advantages: Excellent story and acting, amazing scenery and music
Disadvantages: none from me

...Colonel William Ludlow has had enough of the Army and the Government causing unnecessary carnage so he is now retired and has moved out to the remote foothill of the Montana Rockies where he built a ranch for his wife and three boys. He spend his time working on the ranch and teaching his boys the way of the land. He has a Indian helper and he is quite happy with his life. The wife cannot take the remoteness of this life and so moves back to the city leaving William to raise, Tristan, Samuel and Alfred alone. The boys grow and soon they are young men and Samuel returns home after visiting their mother with his fiancé in tow, Susannah. Both other brothers find they have a keen interest in Susannah and have to hide their feelings but Tristan manages to get close to her which stirs something inside Susannah too. She soon settles into...

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Let's do the Timewarp

Advantages: High street not yet cloned
Disadvantages: No Marks and Spencers

...with Michelin stars. I feel that it may be my duty to go to each in turn and review them. Even at cafes in town you notice the difference in the quality of the food, people in Ludlow take their grub very seriously. There are lots of good places but I can personally recommend De Greys Tea Rooms to break up the fatigue of shopping. It is very traditional with waitresses wearing starched white pinnies serving the most delicious cakes on earth. There is also a shop at the front where you can buy aformentioned cakes. The Unicorn Inn serves excellent food, nothing prepacked or frozen here, as well as good local beer. WHERE TO STAY It has to be the Feathers Hotel. Ideally located in the centre of town near to the antiques and gift shops this is probably Ludlows most famous building. It is one of those half timbered black and white buildings that...

newsybunny 12.03.2008 (05.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of Ludlow

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

  The Outer Bailey, not the Old Bailey

Advantages: A good family day out
Disadvantages: You need a dry day

...at the small market which only had possibly a dozen stores, I remember the butty wagon, the pet store, clothes store, cheese store, fruit and veg, and the home made pickles and jam store. Oh I think there was a bread store as well. After a short rest whilst my hubby ran back to the car as he had only just noticed that there were pay and display signs up, we left the square and went to the castle. The Castle itself is split in two; when you face the entrance you can go left through the gift shop, purchase your ticket and go round the castle ruins, or you can go right to the renovated area where the tea rooms and hotel are. Obviously I had a peak at the tea rooms for the review (but family wouldn?t let me go to the hotel bit, but you can see pictures of this on the website www.ludlowcastle.com ). We bought our tickets and guide book...

arnoldhenryrufus 04.05.2009 · Read review
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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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LUDLOW THOMPSON - Avoid!

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Overpriced, Poor business model, no post-contract service for landlords, unhelpful, inefficient

...I have had one of the worst experiences in my life with LUDLOW THOMPSON and want to give people a 'heads up' so that they don't have to go through what my wife and I have been through. Ludlow has been managing a property for me since March 2007. Problems: (1) Pre-tenancy The fiasco began with several 'negotiators' from the same office competing with each other - taking deposits etc even before I had a chance to agree anything with no obvious communication between them. Finally I agreed to a prospective tenant and a holding deposit was taken and his details were obtained for referencing. The tenant (from the Netherlands) was 'referenced' (in which - strangely - someone elses credit card details were taken instead of the actual tenants - so that rents could be charged if they later defaulted. I soon learned that the use of this card...

unhappylandlord 11.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of ludlowthompson.com

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

Hotel In prague

Advantages: Reasonably cheap accomodation
Disadvantages: No in house Restaurant, No Room Service

...highly recommended. I was also offered a negotiable small Discount on my next visit which I will have no hesitation to take up. Company Details beetle pension *** Smilovskevo 10 prague 2 Cz Phone 00420 222 515 093 www.beetle-tour.cz accommodation Agency Details D&S Bohemia ltd Vanickova 5/1, prague 6, 160 00, czech Republic Phone: +420 233 353 739, +420 233 350 618 http://www.prague-spot.com/ Further Information Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in prague from my previous recent visits to this town I had noticed a big difference in the exchange rate from forty czech koruna's to one Pound to around thirty czech koruna to one Pound. So this place is slowly catching up being a relatively new member of the E.U. Though still from a travel journey it still represents a excellent few Days away from home...

costas1234 24.06.2008 (25.12.2009) · Read review
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