London Mercure - just what the doctor ordered!

Advantages: Very close to Tate Modern, and Southwark tube station
Disadvantages: Located on the other side of the river from the likes of Oxford Street

...I stayed at the London Mercure London City last weekend as part of a birthday treat from my boyfriend (I believe he booked it as part of a deal with rail tickets/show tickets/hotel, so am unable to tell you how much the hotel costs separately!). We stayed there for one night (a Saturday) after spending the day shopping in Oxford Street and the evening watching Phantom of the Opera at the London Palladium. We were able to check-in from 2 o'clock onwards, and we arrived at approximately 5pm. We were greeted at reception by a member of staff and a trainee, and were offered a smoking or non-smoking room. We opted for a non-smoking room and were given room 502 on the 5th floor. Room 502 is just a few steps away from the lift, and is forwards facing so you can see straight out into Southwark Street. It is a two-person room with a decent...

Luvlylana 04.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mercure London City Bankside, London

A week at the Mercure...

Advantages: Reasonably priced!
Disadvantages: Rooms basic.

...I stayed at the Mercure in December 2005. It was a bit of last minute booking - booked it on the Friday and then travelled on the Monday. Due to this it was the literally the only place in central London available for the week and prior to this I had never even heard of the hotel! Location - It is literally just behind the Tate Modern and Millenium Bridge. It is about 10mins walk from the hotel to the nearest tube at London Bridge so it is relatively easy to get about. Rooms - Rooms are basic. Similar to staying in an Ibis or Travellodge. They do have everything you need though - TV, tea and coffee facilities etc. And they seemed clean. Facilities - The hotel has a small gym. In has a restaurant and bar but I never ate or drink so can't comment on this. Staff all seemed relatively friendly. Price - It was between £60...

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Sony CMT-BX70DBi. Micro hifi review

Advantages: iPod dock, Digital tuner, Price
Disadvantages: Sound quality, features could be thought out better

...After years of faithful service from my Aiwa separates, the amplifier finally gave up the ghost earlier this year so I decided to look for an inexpensive and smaller alternative. After several days of shopping around online, I decided on the Sony CMT-BX70DBi, tempted mainly be the low price (around £115 at the time). I must admit I viewed it as a stop-gap purchase at the time but now, several months later, I have still not been tempted to replace it with a more expensive unit. Here is my review... The unit is quite compact and light enough to be placed on a sturdy shelf (but don't place it too high up because the controls are on top of the unit). The speakers are detached from the main unit and the wires are around 6 feet in length, providing further placement options. The rear of the unit has sockets for AM, FM and Digital (DAB...

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Fuji FinePix F70EXR - slimline super-zoom

Advantages: Features, Low-light capability
Disadvantages: A little confusing to master and a little too expensive

...The Fuji FinePix F70EXR is billed by the manufacturer as the slimmest 10x zoom camera on the market and, at less than 23mm in depth, it is certainly very easy and convenient to carry around. The zoom is great for magnification, being the equivalent of 27-270mm in 35mm terms, but I found it to be a little fuzzy at the long end. There is also a 4x digital zoom for anyone who wants it. The FinePix F-series cameras are renowned for their low-light (high ISO) capabilities and the F70EXR should be no exception, sharing as it does the 1/2 inch sensor of the F200EXR but with 2 million fewer pixels crammed onto it. Also the EXR technology is great for combating noise on higher ISO shots. Obviously the F70EXR is small, compact and lightweight and, in general, feels great to hold, with all the controls being conveniently placed ? apart from...

rabidbadger 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Cheated by Grand Mercure

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Very bad experience

...I strongly advise travellors to avoid Grand Mercure Bangkok for following reasons: 1. What you see in the photos is NOT what you stay, especially some of the deluxe rooms have not been renovated at all and feel entirely old (1-star?). This is very dishonest because we get an impression of the hotel in pictures that is far from reality. 2. They confirmed my internet booking but on arrival were unable to provide the non-smoking room reserved and put me in a smoking room on a smoking floor. They offered NO REFUNDS even if I wanted to change hotel. 3. They promised to move me to a non-smoking room the next day, even told me the new room number -- but the next day they gave that room to another customer and told me to stay in the same room as the hotel was fully booked. 4. The staff were unable to DO anything except apologize...

benchew123 26.06.2006 · Read review
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Indesit IS70C scored Gold!

Advantages: the indesit IS70C is lightweight and extremely quiet when on. It holds a massive 7kg of clothes
Disadvantages: The indesit IS70C has really no disadvantages other than the fact it is only energy efficient C

...I decided a few months ago due to having electric heaters than i need a tumble drier to dry my laundry being in a top floor flat. I shopped around for a good three days looking for a condenser tumble dryer that was excellent value for money which provided a machine that had a large capacity and was easy to use. I stumbled across the indesit IS70C which was everything i was looking for. It was simple to use, extremely quiet and had a massive 7kg clothes capacity and an amazing 5kg water condenser capacity. Having never brought a seperate tumble dryer before i had reservations however these soon faded. The indesit IS70C has excellent performance drying clothes extremely well and giving off little heat. I assumed a machine its size would be extremely noisy however to my amazement it was superby quiet. With a push to open door and a pull...

thomas1983 02.11.2006 (13.11.2009) · Read review
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Nokia N70 Music Edition

Advantages: With great features
Disadvantages: Phone loads slower when many files are stored

...Nokia N70 Music Edition It was 3 years ago when I needed to replace my old mobile phone. I liked the design of Nokia N70 when I first held it so I thought I would be buying Nokia N70 too. Then I found out that Nokia N70 Music Edition was a little better and upgraded without compromising the look of the mobile phone that I liked and comes with 1 gigabyte memory card. The Body Nokia N70 Music Edition comes in a black color and keypad which weighs 126 grams and measures 108.8 mm in length, 53 mm in width and 21.8 mm in thickness. The big screen measures 2.1 inches with 262,000 colour support. The cover consists of the front, the upper backhead and the back cover. The back cover has sliding extension which reveals the back camera lens and the flash when slid downwards and hides them when slid upwards. The black was too...

browndoll 27.09.2009 (29.09.2009) · Read review
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The Nokia N70 phone

Advantages: Very easy to use, cover for camera screen
Disadvantages: slow when full of data

...days. Although the phone itself is expensive, it can be bought on a contract (with free handset) and you can get some very good deals with these. I think that even buying the phone sim free (without a contract) is still good value for money as the phone will last as long as you make it. The N70 has a great range of features. I find the camera takes exceptional pictures. You can get huge memory cards for this phone allowing you to save large amounts of data on your phone. I find some of the best features of this phone are the camera, mp3 player, radio and also being able to save all your data into your own named files, meaning it is very easy to locate your data. You can also print your pictures from your phone to a desktop printer with the USB cable and software provided with the phone. I would highly recomend this phone to...

daylehall 28.08.2006 · Read review
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A look into the future with Nokia's N70

Advantages: Its fab, stylish, looks and feels great
Disadvantages: Can be slow to open applications, scratches easily

...Usually once a year there comes a time when we get all excited and yet nervous, it's a bit like Christmas, will we get what we want or will it be a big disappointment and we'll have to wait til next year and start over again...yes its time to chose a new phone!! Having finally decided to go for a Nokia N70 in January this year, for reasons of versatility over my existing Nokia 6230, stylish looks, more megapixels for the camera (2 mp), it was actually really difficult to get hold of. It's quite hard choosing a phone just from seeing a dummy one or reading the specs but this time I read a few reviews as well. At first they made me more confused - so is my review going to help anyone I ask myself?! I think they helped me when I read a good selection to get a good cross section of views. They helped me to see what bugged other...

Kazzay 04.05.2006 · Read review
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Nokia N70

Advantages: Large display and multi purpose
Disadvantages: Low memory, heavy, accessories costly.

...I bought my N70 phone just for the sake that I wanted a camera :-) Maybe that should not be usual reason for anyone to go for a phone, but this sweet piece did really a lot more than click photos, you see? N70 WCDMA/EDGE imaging phone is a smart and elegant imaging tool for real time visual sharing. You can enjoy the capabilities like sending/ receiving MMS, manage your e-mails, transfer through Bluetooth, acess to the WAP 2.0 (XHTML) browsing and Java technology. It has two integrated cameras, 2.0-megapixel back camera and VGA front camera with two-way video call and real time video sharing application. The N70 imaging phone is suited to both business and mobile lifestyle applications. It has a sleek body with a beautiful case that runs over as a protection for the back camera lens in addition to adding up to its style. I personally...

Pradeep_Chauhan 26.04.2008 · Read review
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