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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the bank job

Advantages: some parts of the film are interesting to watch
Disadvantages: No jokes, no nudity, no real action.

...a loan shark criminal gangster to terrorise victims and get his job done. Its a British film, based on a true story supposedly. It's the true story of the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery. The film highlights the criminal backgrounds of the robbers, and the people behind the robbery as criminals, drug traffickers, brothel owners and prostitution participants in one form or another. The film also illustrated the civil rights movement using screenames such as Michael X and Hakeem as obvious civil rights leading figures during this movement in world history. What happens basically a woman with the screen name Martine and Terry and his friends from London get involved in a misleading attempt at a bank robbery where it is suggested that nothing will go wrong, The London based gang are led to believe that money is the only motive behind...

costas1234 11.02.2008 (29.05.2009) · Read review
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International Banking? What's that?

Advantages: Can't think of any
Disadvantages: Still live in 19th century

...I have banked with Clydesdale for about 1 1/2 months - and that was enough. After my wife and I moved to Scotland from Australia we shopped around for a current account and ended up at Clydesdale. They seemed to be the easiest going and least paperwork fanatic. Which was true until we actually wanted to use our account. We received our tax return cheques from Australia (which were issued by the Australian Tax Office and drawn at the Federal Reserve Bank Of Australia). When I went to pay said cheques into our account I was told that they couldn't accept them, because they were made out in a foreign currency. Upon my question if they had ever heard of international banking and foreign currency exchange, I merely received a strange and annoyed look from the "customer service assistant" (note the irony in that job title already). I...

saxon 11.11.2000 · Read review
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Your Sanity is at Risk if you do not Keep up....

Advantages: Freephone Helpline
Disadvantages: Sneaky practices

...services number. There are not many companies you could say that about. Even if you?re abroad you can call the international operator and ask them to reverse the charges. They ply you with glossy bits of paper, and just in case you didn?t notice last month, they?ll send you the same stuff this month too. Every statement you get will be crammed full of offers for you to spend more of their money. They are sooo generous!! Every credit card company has bad points, and a few have some good too. Here is summary of WHAT MAKES MBNA REASONABLE IN MY BOOK: ?A+? for customer service. They don?t take too long to answer the phone, and by jiminy you?re not paying anyway. "A" for Internet access. They provide an uncluttered, matter-of-fact website, which lets monitor your accounts from home. Never had any problems with it, except if you register...

Tricksty 20.02.2005 · Read review
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Lloyds banking

Advantages: Easy way to keep track of finances
Disadvantages: Can be slow at times

...Lloyds TSB internet banking lets you manage your finances, apply for loans, credit cards, mortgages & pay off bills from home or anywhere with internet access. It seems very secure, you have a 9 digit username which is randomly given to you to prevent people guessing then you have a password which much be more than 6 digits & preferably a mix of letters & numbers. You then also have to enter your memorable information which very similar to a password therefore can be pretty much anything you want it to be as long as you can remember it! It can sometimes be irritating having to enter this infomation every single time not to mention time consuming if you're in a rush to check your account balance but it does make it that little bit more secure & give you the extra peace of mind that your finances are secure. Once you have...

Great_reviewer07 12.01.2009 · Read review
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Barclays Bank - $££%%&^%^%**&*&@%!!!!!

Advantages: (+) expansive range
Disadvantages: (-) too many to mention...poor service, increasing prices, made many mistakes w/ my account

...Little bit of history: I first opened an account with Barclays Bank when I was 11 years old after being recommended by a school friend and her Mother. I had the normal savings account - a bank card to use at the ATM and bank branch itself, with a daily £50 limit. Between the ages of 11 and 15 I had no problems with the bank, until of course when I was 16; a week before my 16th Birthday my account was updated/upgraded. I now had a chip+pin card but my account was essentially the same as before. However, one difference was that I now had £100 daily limit instead of the former £50. This was agreed in my contract which I\'d received in the post around my 16th b.day. This is when the problems started. Thinking I had £100 to spend each day, I went shopping with friends and had planned to buy some Nike trainers costing £85. These were my...

vcarina88x 27.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Barclays Bank

Worst of the 'BIG FOUR' Banks

Advantages: Lots of branches, Free pens always in stock
Disadvantages: Inefficient and poorly trained staff, Fees, uncompetitive rates, HUGE queues

...I had decided to open an account with Barclays for the convenience of being able to pay money in at Barclays branches for occasions when none of my other banks' branches are nearby. This is important to me because I do receive a lot of cheques and Internet banking just doesn't help. OPENING AN ACCOUNT I took ID, credit and bank statements into my nearest Barclays bank, and waited in the waiting area until I was called up. When it was my turn, I was called over by a young male and invited to his desk where he preceded to enter my details into his computer. When completed, I was told that I couldn't have a Current account because my credit score isn't good enough. Poor start, but I was recommended a more basic current account, which I was happy with since I could still pay in at branches with it. I filled in a paper form...

Deru 23.08.2008 · Read review
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Don't bank on this being amazing!

Advantages: Clive Owen, couple of good action sequences
Disadvantages: Naomi Watts, seemed muddled, questionable ethics

...Louis Salinger works for Interpol and is determined to uncover some corruption within the world's most powerful bank, the IBBC (The International Bank of Business and Credit). He has found out that the bank is funding terrorist activity by buying in weapons and selling them off, and causing destabilisation in small country Governments too. Together with Manhattan District Attorney Eleanor Whitman, the pair travel across the world from Germany to Italy to find who is behind it, and also the assassinator of the Italian Prime Ministerial candidate who was willing to speak out against the IBBC. Will Salinger be able to catch the assassin and in the process stop the IBBC from completing their illegal activities, along with the IBBC employees who started the whole mess? This was a film I've been wanting to see for quite a while. I do like...

mummy2harry 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of The International (DVD)

IT'LL COST YA

Advantages: Good speedy service
Disadvantages: Wait until you try and repay early

...can take you to court and put a charge on your property should you default on the payments MY EXPERIENCES I took out a small loan about 4 years with what was then MBNA International Bank to meet a few sudden expenses. I was asked a few quick questions and told to ring back in three days during normal office hours to get their decision. Being in work this really wasn?t an option for me, but the company actually rang me at work around 48 hours later to confirm approval. This seemed a little strange at the time, but in fact I guess for them it is a sharp move in confirming that the details you give them are correct. Then??. (I discovered one of the additional angles that MBNA use to retain their customers) About 3 years ago, whilst preparing to move house, I was again looking...

sue.51 21.03.2001 (14.08.2002) · Read review
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Belfast International Airport

Advantages: Internet, Cheap car parking
Disadvantages: Can get boring after 18 hours

...Belfast International Airport (Belfast Aiport) I flew out of belfast airport around four years ago, when I did fly out of the airport it was a bad time to fly out. The day before we where to depart to orlando the shoe bomber came on the scene! So the airport secuirty was put up. But the airline I was travelling with most of their planes had Technical difficuilties. So I was delayed for 30 hours and had to stay in the Hilton over night. So I should be able to tell you enough about it as I was in it for 24 hours. Area... The Belfast airport isn't in belfast, it is closer to Antrim a city near belfast. The airport is around 12 or 13 miles away from Belfast. So I don't know why they called it Belfast International Airport. But there is a hotel beside the airport. So if you have a early flight and you coudn't be bothered to get up...

Deoborahkelly196 05.10.2009 · Read review
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