…d dramatic to convert it into the new use. The book covers: Accommodation, Restaurants, Bars & Lounges, Public Areas, Crew Areas and then some topics covering the external aspects of the ship. Every section has a photo or series of photos and as they are personal photographs they have a sense of real to them, versus glossy professional stylised photos. They show some of the warts of the ship! There is some text with each section which is crisp and…
…se too much inconvenience. I will of course let you know the result of the review, which is expected sometime during May. We really value our In Flight Beauty Therapists and if the review concludes that the service should be withdrawn we will be able to offer them alternative Cabin Crew jobs. Additionally, in due course, we would like to boost the number of treatments that we offer you on the ground by increasing the number of beauty therapists at…
We stayed here for a few hours between our flight back from Koh Samui and our flight back to London just after midnight. It was very reasonable to book a room for a night and we decided that it was definitely worth it than hanging about the airport. The hotel runs a shuttle bus service from the airport, and it only takes about 5 minutes. The hotel is large. It has this vast reception atrium. It is massive, and it looks like a large percentage of…
Radisson Bolougne Paris Room 426 (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. The trip did not start that well, as I had to hang around and wait for my room to be ready for over 3 hours, with conflicting stories from reception during that time. Basically I think the hotel had been very full the night before with large parties that all only checked out late so they had a huge catch-up. They implied as I was here they would give my room priority – bu…
…ption in the downstairs public area or a cable in the room. You have to buy vouchers from reception which generate highly complicated usernames and passwords. The location of the hotel is also average. It is within walking distance of some tourist style restaurants with pretty good food, especially Italian. It would not be high on my list to go for a holiday, but for a conference it was perfectly good. Gran Melia Don Pepe Marbella Spain Room 428,…
…od selection of weight machines and free weights. There is a pool, but that was being renovated while I was there. The hotel is well located for the major tourist attraction of Red Square and also the nearby trendy (and expensive) restaurants like GQ. When I first got to the hotel I thought it seemed to be out of the way, but quickly realised it was very well positioned.I liked it a lot as you can tell. Watch the video of my room (1903): Click her…
Hilton Hotel Dusseldorf Room 1012, originally uploaded by garybembridge. It has been a number of years since I stayed at the Hilton in Dusseldorf. I was not looking forward to the stay as it used to be a regular place I stayed at during one of my work assignments. I was, though, very pleasantly surprised by the change. The hotel has been renovated and many good changes have been made. One of these is the fitness centre. This used to be dire, but…
…y wide and attractive boulevard. In addition to shops there are many great restaurants as well as being near to attractions like a Gaudi museum. There is a small but attractive roof terrace with pool with great views (closed for renovation until about April 2008). The rooms are very varied in size. This trip I had a large room which was very quiet as at the back of the hotel and not overlooking the main road. The air-conditioning is very quiet whi…
I stayed at the hotel twice recently – both stays exactly one week apart. Both trips had a different experience. The hotel is not actually at the airport but is near to the airport. There is a shuttle bus that runs very regularly (about 4 or more time an hour) from a hotel bus area outside the terminal. It is always busy as the hotel is large and seems popular. On the way to the hotel it stops at a Hilton Apartment Hotel and then the hotel. On th…
Lismoyne Hotel Fleet Room 53, originally uploaded by garybembridge. On all the literature at this hotel they say “Conferences. Weddings. Events”. This pretty much, in my view, sums up what this hotel delivers on and focuses on – affordale venue for events. We were staying there for one night as we were attending some friend’s 40th birthday and had booked to stay to avoid driving so we could have a drink (or two or three). It was perfectly fine fo…
P&O Aurora Cabin B228 William Fawcett Suite, originally uploaded by garybembridge. This was somewhat of a treat as well as hard work. I was invited to be one of the guest speakers on the Richmond Event’s Marketing Forum 2007. They charter a ship for 3 nights, this year the P&O Aurora and marketing suppliers cover the costs and they get marketing people who control budgets along and run a program where the 2 get together and attend talks, workshop…
