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White House Inn & Spa, Napa, California (review and pictures of this great new hotel)

California / Hotel Review / napa / usa

White House Inn & Spa, Napa, California (review and pictures of this great new hotel)

…oard and 2 drawers). But as you can see these are really minor issues. The hotel pool area is much better than the photos on the site. It is a decent size with loungers. The pool is not used much as people seem to be in Napa for short trips and so out all day. So we had it more or less to ourselves most days. There is an excellent breakfast with a hot choice of the day, and nibbles and wine in the evening.We really liked this place. It was a haven…

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

BA / Barbados / British Airways / caribbean / cruise / Tips for Travellers / travel / Virgin Atlantic

Barbados. How to make the most of your time there.

…food, and are a bit cheaper than The Cliff, but very nice. The “Sandy Lane Hotel” is probably the most famous of all the hotels, and the most expensive. It’s really worth going to visit. You need to dress smart, avoiding jeans. Try the L’acajou, restaurant which was stunning. It is worth just visiting Sandy Lane, and if you’re lucky you’ll see celebrities. Tides is another place that is very popular, and is near Holetown, which is incredibly popul…

Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?

cruise / cruising / Cunard / Queen Mary / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / travel podcast

Queen Mary Ship and Hotel (Long Beach, California): is this old icon of a ship worth visiting today?

…e very patchy history of ownership and success of the ship as a museum and hotel. It sounded like it has not really been that successful and came close to being scrapped…although as it has been declared a heritage site or something now it is protected. Even Disney, operated the hotel and attraction at one time. Disney took on the lease as part of a clever – if maybe naughty – attempt to play off Long Beach and Anaheim as the venue for the new Disn…

Hotel Intercontinental De La Ville in Rome: many may like it, I really wanted to…!

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Italy / Rome / Tips for Travellers / travel

Hotel Intercontinental De La Ville in Rome: many may like it, I really wanted to…!

Tweet Hotel Intercontinental De La Ville in Rome, Room 543 Hotel Intercontinental De La Ville in Rome, Room 543 I wanted to like the Hotel Intercontinental De La Ville in Rome, but left with very mixed views. Not sure I would hurry back. Though I suspect that many tourists, especially those from outside of Europe would find it charming, historical and reeking if old European charm. For me, it was more an expensive, slightly dated and old-fashione…

Park Hotel, Zug, Switzerland: Lacks charm. Efficient but dull.

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Switzerland / travel / zug / zurich

Park Hotel, Zug, Switzerland: Lacks charm. Efficient but dull.

…is a very smoky smell, and also in the restaurant. So not ideal. The Park Hotel is a strange place. It is fine enough but lacks charm, warmth of atmosphere and feels a bit underwhelming. It is not a hotel one would seek out, it is functional and very much a business meeting and overnight stay place. The first time I stayed here I was given a room that was a “junior suite”. It was large, in an “L” shape. It seems to have been modernised quite rece…

Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin Germany: modern, friendly and great place to stay

berlin / Germany / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video

Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin Germany: modern, friendly and great place to stay

…n-demand service one evening!). There are a number of restaurants in the hotel, I went to one called Mesa that was a kind of international tapas sort of place which was great. Service was very good, efficient and friendly throughout the hotel. The gym on the 8th floor was a decent size with decent equipment. Overall a great hotel in a great location both for tourists and business people alike. Liked it! Watcha video of my room 715 on YouTube by cl…

Cruise Ship / Cunard / Queen Mary 2 / transportation / travel podcast

Podcast Episode 89: Cruise Ship Jobs: Interview with QM2 Hotel Manager and Executive Chef

…for – and find out insider information about Cunard and Queen Mary 2. QM2 Hotel Manager – Robert Howie Robert Howie is the Queen Mary 2 Hotel Manager, and has a huge job. He looks after every aspect of the ship activity other then the navigation and engineering. He has a staff on-board the QM2 of 1,100 who look after the food, housekeeping, revenue generating activities including the shops, casino and spa.         QM2 Executive Chef – Nicolas Old…

USA

The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village Florida – Tips For Travellers Video Review

…. The good and the not so good. See it in my video.   I also wrote a short review of the hotel which said: I liked the Westin a lot. I stayed here with a group as part of a tour of Florida from the UK and this was the highlight hotel of the trip. Despite being an enormous hotel they managed to make me feel welcome. Although the room I stayed in (a traditional room 511) had an interconnecting door (which I do not like in hotels but apparently they…

USA

DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Key Key West Florida – Tips For Travellers Video Review

…travellers looking to visit the area and the hotel.   I also wrote a short review of the hotel which said: I was unimpressed with the Doubletree hotel. Found the Front Desk staff disinterested and rather harassed. The rooms were fine I guess, but looked dated despite the supposedly recent renovation and they all (so the management told me) have interconnecting doors which I dislike and find noisy and not restful as you hear the people next door. T…