…less rain, which exposes otherwise hidden trails and beaches. The Rhône – France A trip along the Rhône, France’s mightiest river, is an absolute must for wine aficionados and foodies. The river flows through France’s gastronomic heartland, taking you past the vineyards of Burgundy and Provence. You’ll also pass the beautiful city of Lyon, the gourmet capital of France, where you’ll be able to dine at one of its famous restaurants and purchase lo…
…Am getting around to posting all my hotel room videos onto youtube and also then onto my TFT Video Podcast. Here is the Sofitel Rive Gauge in Paris, France…
I have stayed at the Hilton Arc De Triomphe twice in the last few year, and really like the hotel. It is an art deco style and inspired building with some nice touches and overall good decor. The lobby is quite impressive and striking, and the doormen and reception are friendly and helpful so from arrival you feel welcome. The location of the hotel is fairly good as walking distance to the Champs Elysee, but not slap bang in the busy area so I th…
…Hotel du Louvre Room 201 (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. The view from my room this morning at the Hotel du Louvre on a slightly rainy morning. Beautiful……
This is the 2nd time I stayed at the Hotel du Louvre, though I seem to be going through a series of Concorde run hotels in Paris as the last 3 trips here it is one of them that I have stayed at! The only reason I am adding this posting to the one I did before (CLICK HERE TO READ) is that the last time I stayed I had a very so-so sort of room, but this time I was given a Junior Suite which was really something. The video and photos show this. Ther…
Watch the video on the blog post or on YouTube (click here) It has been many years since I last stayed at the Le Méridien Etoile hotel in Paris. And it has got better than I remember it. The last time I was here was New Year about 4 years ago when I came to Paris with my partner. Since then the hotel has been through a big refurbishment, some of which still seems to be going on, to make it more modern and trendy. The hotel is in a good location a…
My review of the hotel Mercure at Val de Reuil can be summed up as: it is fine, as long as you are staying only one night as you pass through. I arrived there in the evening, and it is set among the large McDonalds and some sort of large chain steakhouse. It seems that they are there as stop off places from the near-by motorway. The hotel did not look too bad in the dark, but on leaving in the morning I realised it looks like a series of prefabri…
Holiday Inn, originally uploaded by Jason Cartwright. On the plus side, the hotel is very well located within Central Paris. It is right next to the Metro which is a few stops for Gard d Nord (so handy if you travel in from London on the Eurostar). It is in a beautiful, typically Parisian style building on a pretty (if busy) square. The rooms have been renovated and are fine, though the beds and pillows are not that comfortable as they have not b…
We chose to stay at this hotel based on the ratings, reviews and pictures that we had seen on the tripadvisor.com site. And very pleased we were with the choice! We stayed at the hotel for 4 nights from 28 Dec to the 1 January. We booked a sea view room, but as people in the reviews I had read, the room has more of a “glance” at the sea as you can only see it from the balcony! But that was fine as the balcony is very pleasant and had a good open…
