For a luxury weekend in London

Advantages: Wonderful surroundings
Disadvantages: Expensive if you have to pay full price

...Hubby and I had a wonderful Christmas present from our daughter and her partner ? a weekend in London and a show! WOW! Were we impressed! She had secretly liaised with my boss so that I could have a long weekend in London. So, on Friday 14 January, off we trotted to London! She chose The Rembrandt Hotel which is situated in Knightsbridge, in fact, it is opposite the Natural History Museum/Victoria & Albert Museum. We did ?hum and ha? a bit as to whether we should drive up or get the train. At first, the train seemed the better option as London is an absolute nightmare to drive around plus there is that dreaded congestion charge. But then I had a brilliant idea. The company I work for has a flat in the Sloane Avenue area (unfortunately only available to Board members) and it is situated only 3 minutes walking distance from...

Wearsidelass 19.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Rembrandt, London

Good value and great location

Advantages: excellent bed, location
Disadvantages: a bit tatty

...The Rembrandt Hotel Manchester Well for my second visit to Manchester just before Christmas. I decided to look for somewhere smaller than the Thistle having had such a bad experience there. I went back to Manchester Online – accommodation-all types-city centre. After working my way through the list looking at the hotel, the price and so on. I found this picture (http://www.ukhotel.com/north-west-england/rembrandt-hotel.htm) and I was hooked. It looked exactly like my local ex-Forte Post House which is also 3 stars and is an excellent hotel. I was really looking forward to this visit as the hotel is near Chinatown (decent oriental food) and the city centre, also it was well within my pocket for a B&B at £35 per night. However when I arrived I discovered that it really was not at all what I expected. Firstly I walked from...

carolejuliasmith2 03.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Rembrandt Hotel

They were there for us

Advantages: Great album of 14 american pop rock tracks
Disadvantages: that damn additional 15th track

...The Rembrandts... chart topping american band and the artists behind the Friends theme I'll Be There For You. I bought the single when it was released (not knowing I would have another 7 years of hearing it on Channel Four eight times a week). On the single was a track which comprised of snippets of tracks from this album. When it was released I bought it, complete with the obligatory Friends Theme (an added extra track which did not appear on the US release). To my surprise the rest of the tracks, over and above the snippets I had heard, were quite good. So here, in glorious technicolor, with no hint of New York coffee shop shenanigans, is my review of that album. The band's sound is very reminiscent of a lot of other big US bands who fail to make it big in the UK charts(such as Deep Blue Something, and even Tom...

Shaoon 07.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of LP - Rembrandts (The)

FACE to FACE with Rembrandt

Advantages: Inspirational, paintings and other fine objects, good museum shop! Gardens and courtyard outside
Disadvantages: Too big! (cannot see all of it in one day!)

...and so on. It is a massive collection and one day simply isn’t enough to see all of it! The museum is spread over three floor sections; The Ground Floor and South Wing, The Basement and South Wing and the Top Floor. I entered from the Main Entrance on Stadhouderskade 42 using the East Entrance. Upon entering the Entrance Hall was cool with high ceilings with stoned/white-tiled floors. There were no long queues and the admission ticket included a Floor Plan guide to the museum. I started my tour of the museum on The Top Floor, which included most of Rembrandt’s finest works. Some of the pieces that caught my eye are the famous ‘Night Watch’ by Rembrandt and also ‘The Company of Cloth Manufacturers’. Both of these paintings are massive canvas paintings showing group portraits. Personally I was trying...

Connoisseur_Haggler 30.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Rijksmuseum

You'll be surprised what get for your Money!

Advantages: Location, Architecture & Frienly Staff
Disadvantages: None

...These seventeenth and nineteenth century buidings house the Rembrandt Residence Hotel, a glorious retreat from the bustling city of Amsterdam. This hotel modestly claims two stars and while the rooms are basic, they are clean and comfortably furnished and in my opinion this hotel could easily be three star property. The location is excellent, idealy situated between the Herengracht and the Singel canals, near Dam square and approximately ten minutes from the Central Train station. Rooms boast dizzyingly high ceilings and large ceiling to almost floor windows adorned with heavy curtains that make the room incredibly cosy for those who need to block out the light! The windows open and are kept in place with a wooden batton, I initially found this difficult as the windows are heavy! Ask for a room on the canal if you want to...

serendipitious 27.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Rembrandt Residence Hotel, Amsterdam

UPDATE - This Rembrandt Is Not Quite A Masterpiece

Advantages: Good value for price. Well appointed. Central location
Disadvantages: A bit impersonal.

...~ ~ The Rembrandt Hotel is situated in Kensington High Street, directly opposite the Victoria and Albert Museum. My wife and I, along with our nine-year-old daughter, stayed here for a week in February, 2000 when visiting an exhibition in Earls Court. ~ ~ If I am totally honest, it wasn't our first choice of accommodation. This would have been the Jury’s Hotel situated in Earls Court itself, on purely partisan grounds, as it is Irish owned, and we also know the Dublin hotel well and that the group have high standards. Anyway, or first choice being fully booked, I got busy on the old Web to find an alternative. ~ ~ My wife had an expense allowance of £125 per day for hotel costs from her employer, so being a canny Scot, I was determined to get us an all-in deal within this budget. A swimming pool was a must, as my wee...

the_mad_cabbie 20.12.2000 (19.06.2001) · Read review
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Review of Hotels, International, London

Fun, friendly, budget hotel in a great location

Advantages: Great location, near to some good nightlife
Disadvantages: Area is noisy, not recommended for children

...Arriving in Amsterdam a few hours later than planned is never good, especially when you have not booked a hotel in advance. Luckily, one of my friends had recommended this hotel to me, and they had a room available that we could have. The Rembrandt Square Hotel is situated about 10-15mins walk from the Central Train station. We got a taxi there, but I would advise against this. Amsterdam seem to have some of the highest taxi costs that I've ever seen. The 5-10 minute journey (through some minorly busy traffic) cost us 30 euros. I'm not quite sure how the cost was justified, but I suppose we can be thankful that we got there safely when it was already quite late at night. The hotel is located above a cafe/bar called "Cafe Smokey". There is a small side entrance to the right of the cafe, and then you go up a flight of stairs to...

death2mullets 27.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Rembrandt Square Hotel, Amsterdam

Rembrandt Fans, you'll not be disappointed

Advantages: Famous paintings, popular museum, interesting artefacts, good facilities
Disadvantages: Not good for kids, not cheap

...a tramstop nearby and of course, many people hire bikes or use a taxi. Once we reached Stadhouderskade and saw the majestic redbrick building in front of us adorned with a giant sign and a picture of Rembrandt's self-portrait. We wondered whether or not it was even open. It turns out that the place was being renovated, hence the bulding equipment and rubble. Walking around the side of the building we found the entrance and did not have to queue to go in. The ticket prices i thought were quite dear considering most of the museum was closed off due to this building work- 10EUR per adult. Anyone under eighteen could get in for free which would be brilliant for art students, although i think slightly trying for young children. Before i continue with the review i will add that the renovation for the Rijksmuseum will not be complete until 2009, so if...

Lofnorsk 26.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Rijksmuseum

Awful

Advantages: Nr beach
Disadvantages: where shall i start

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thegoodwinfamily 03.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Rembrandt, Weymouth

Rembrant original

Advantages: effective but gentle whitening
Disadvantages: expensive

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mrswombat 28.07.2000 · Read review
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