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The White Hart Hotel - Room 206

2012-10-30T19:17:00.001+01:00

The White Hart Hotel is located in the village of Hampton Wick (22 km from Oxford St.) and just a short walk from the train station and shopping area. The hotel has 37 bedrooms in different standards, but all with this "old look" (positively meant).

Mine was a double bedroom on the 1st floor and overlooking the parking space. Plenty of room though you had been 2 persons.

The White Hart Hotel room 206

This was available in the room: coffee/tea facilities ("hidden" in the cupboard under the television), iron board/trouser press and hair dryer.

The bathroom was with a tub/shower and toilet necessities as shampoo/soap.

There's a nice and relaxed atmosphere at the hotel and staff very helpful.

The wireless internet is free of charge - which isn't the case still in many other hotels in Europe.

Motel One Vienna - Room 5147

2012-09-24T18:11:00.001+02:00

Motel One is situated next to Westbahnhof, but also with other options for public transport nearby. There's different shopping options in the train station and a reasonable priced Italian restaurant opposite the hotel. In walking distance you find the longest shopping street and within 15 mins walk you're a in the city center.

The room was on the 5th floor and faced towards a courtyard, very quiet and nice interior decoration.

Sufficient storage space to clothes when only 1 person or a short stay. Next to the bed there's also some shelves to store your belongings.

The bathroom with shower, shampoo/soap and a hairdyer.

Internet access was offered free of charge.

art'otel Köln - Room 542

2012-09-20T12:00:00.000+02:00

art'otel is appr. 5 mins in taxi from the trade exhibition area and if you prefer to walk, it takes appr. 15-20 mins. If you have some time left over the chocolate museum is next door.

The interior decoration was interesting compared with other hotels as you can see in the next pictures.

The washbasin was in the room...

In immediate contunation of the "bathroom" is the desk...

A choice of different toiletries available.

And choice of coffee/the available, indeed a nice way to start the mornng.

Toilet and shower was in a separate room though.

The room was facing the road but the traffic noise was not any problem. If you stay on a lower floor I would choose a room facing the water.

The internet access was free of charge for the guests.

Linder Airport Hotel Düsseldorf - Room 239

2012-09-11T08:59:00.000+02:00

Lindner airport is close Düsseldorf airport and shuttle service is offered by the hotel. There's a supermarket close to hotel and different food options if you don't want to eat the hotel restaurant.

The room is on the 2nd floor and is quiet spacious. Offered by the hotel is a bathrobe and a pair of slippers. Depending on your mood you can choose different kind of seating.

Plenty of hangers and storage to your belongings.

The bathroom has bathtub and shower (in one). As you might can see on the picture, there're soap/shampoo, kleenex and a hair dryer available.

You have to purchase internet access and the cost is around € 12 for 24 hours. Regardless, I will choose this hotel when I'm in the neighborhood, have been there several times before and enjoy the stay every time.

Scandic Sergel Plaza - Room 541

2012-08-08T19:31:00.001+02:00

The hotel is located in the center of Stockholm very close to shopping centers as Gallerian and NK, The Old Town and other tourist sights. If you come from the airport with Arlanda express or with train from other parts of Sweden, it's a 5 mins walk from Stockholm central station.

It's a big hotel and has long hallways with rooms on both sides. The view from the rooms are also very different, some has a view over Sergel Torg and from others you look directly to the neighbors opposite (as mine)

The room was quite spacious with an addtionel seating area.

Two closets with extra pillows and an iron board. Also an empty fridge at your disposal.

Plenty of towels :)

A tub and heated towl rail and Lux soap dispensers in the tub and at the wash basin.

Park Inn (Solna) - Room 1031

2012-08-01T19:27:00.002+02:00

Please read my previous review of Park Inn - stayed there in May 2012. The room had the same design as last time, except the beds were reversed.

The view from this room was a little bit nicer overlooking green areas...

and with a nice sun set...

Tulip Inn - Room 323

2012-07-18T22:27:00.001+02:00

The interior decoration in the room was exactly the same as the one I stayed in before - see entry. The only difference was that this room was on the 3rd floor and the view from the room was over a corn field and the parking lot. More quiet on this side as there're no roads just outside the window.

Wireless internet, the first 60 mins are free of charge, then you have to pay depending on the period you want to be connected.

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Scandic Grand Central - Room 4057

2012-07-17T21:07:00.000+02:00

Scandic Grand Central is situated in the heart of Stockholm city and close to shopping, restaurants and Arlanda Express. Many of Stockholm’s most know attractions as “Gamla Stan”, the Royal castle and Vasamuseet are within walking distance.

The building is 130 years old and the hotel opened recently as a Scandic hotel. It’s a big hotel with many rooms and long hallways and there are many different types of room to choose from. The one I stayed in was a King Room.

At the working space you had the option to connect your PC/DVD etc. to the TV, a lot of different plug ins was available.

A big LCD TV at the end of the bed.

In the bathroom there was soap, shampoo and conditioner (not very often) and of course a hair dryer.

Scandic Copenhagen - Room 1455

2012-07-01T21:38:00.000+02:00

Scandic Copenhagen is situated downtown, close to the central railway station and only 2 mins from Stroeget shopping street. All 18 floors have been undergoing a major refurbishment which was completed June 2012. The view from the rooms on the highest floor is magnificent, this is the view from my room on the 14th floor (overlooking the city and in the far distance you can see the bridge to Sweden)

The room is quiet big and besides the working space there was a small seating area close to windows, where you could enjoy a book and the view over the city:

In the room was an iron board, a small safety box and hair dryer. A LCD tv with Danish and international TV-channnels.

The bathroom was equipped with shower and soap dispensers

The wireless is always free of charge at Scandic :) - which a lot of other hotels could learn from.

Read more at Scandic Copenhagen

Hotel Seegarten (Zürich) - Room 21

2012-06-13T21:29:00.000+02:00

Hotel Seegarten is a smaller hotel (28 rooms) located in the center of Zürich, close to the lake of Zurich, The Opera House and the Old Town.

The room I stayed was on the 2nd floor.
The wine you see is not free of charge :), but a part of the mini bar - more drinks to choose from in the refrigerator.

The bed was 1 1/2 size and the room sufficient for a short stay and 1 person. WiFi is offered free of charge.

The bathroom with shower, small bottles of shampoo/bodylotion/soap and a hairdryer.

The hotel restaurant Latino serves Mediterranean specialities and delicious homemade pasta - a pasta dish costs around CHF 23.-

Holiday Inn (Vantaa Airport) - Room 387

2012-05-23T21:20:00.000+02:00

The hotel is situated close to Helsinki airport and there's a shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel. It's a larger hotel, so plenty of rooms to choose from, mine was 387 on the 3rd floor.

Coffee/thé facilities, a nice service to offer to customers while you have to pay for the wireless internet.

The room seemed recently refreshed and the interior decoration was light and pleasant. No iron board in the room, you have to go to ground floor to iron.

In the bathroom you can find soap dispenser and a hairdryer.

A fitness room at your disposal located on the ground floor. Cardio machines and fitness equipment, so no excuse not to excercise.

See more information at: Holiday Inn

Park Inn (Solna) - Room 925

2012-05-07T14:32:00.001+02:00

This hotel is situated in Solna Centrum (shopping center), very convenient with so many shops nearby and you don't have to go outside to shop(amok). The entrance to the hotel is in the middle of the shopping center which includes grocery and clothing shops, restaurants and many others options.

My room was on the 9th floor and this was view.

A nice big room with seating area and coffee/the facilities...

... and a small desk. In the room you could also find a mini-bar and iron/ironing board.

In the bathroom there's a hand soap dispenser, some shampoo and a shower cap ;)

2 very useful things I appreciate is a powerful hairdryer and a make-up mirror.

See more info at: Park Inn

Tulip Inn - Room 214

2012-04-18T19:52:00.000+02:00

The hotel is situated in the province Limburg in the southeastern Netherlands. It's close to the highway E34 with a petrol station just opposite and a McDonald close by. You have to pay for the wireless internet 15€ for 24 hours (pr. April 2012), which I don't understand isn't included in the price.

The room was on the 2nd floor. There is a small balcony with a view to the road and petrol station.

The room is big and with plenty space.

View from the balcony towards the entrance door.

Bathroom with tub ...

... and shower.

See more information at: Tulip Inn Sevenum

Scandic Elmia Jönköping - Room 314

2012-04-18T09:55:00.000+02:00

Scandic Elmia is situated opposite the Elmia fair and is a good choice if you have to visit the fair, however there's not much else to do. It takes appr. 10 mins by car to go downtown .

The room I stayed in was on the 2nd floor facing the fair and parking space.

The interior decoration is "standard" Scandic, light and Scandinavian.

An armchair and a small table is also available in the room.

The bathroom was not renovated. but worked OK and with a heated towel rail.

A shower with soap dispenser.

See more info at: Scandic Elmia

Scandic Järva Krog - Room 1017 (surperior room)

2012-03-29T20:06:00.009+02:00

It's always nice to check in at Järva Krog, the staff is very friendly and serviceminded and there're regular different initiatives for the frequenters.
They have been renovating some of the rooms and in this room it was the bathroom since last time I stayed in a room on the 10th floor.

Always a nice welcoming "greeting" - appreciated.

The room has coffee/the facilities, a fridge and a safety.

Also a hairdryer and ironing board is available in the room.

The room is facing toward Stockholm city and you see the sunrise in the morning

Renovated - nothing exceptionel but kept simple.

Soap/shampoo dispenser is available

Though the hotel is location next to the motorway you are not bothered by the traffic. Out of the rush hour it takes around 10 mins to downtown Stockholm by car. At the moment there's still a lot of roadwork around Stockholm city. There's also public transport close by or you can borrow a cycle.

See more at: Scandic Järva Krog

Agnes Residence (Prague) - Room 406

2012-03-04T20:29:00.118+01:00

Residence Agnes is a 4-star hotel in the Old Town and in the area of the Jewish Quarter. Very close to the old town square, the Charles bridge and shopping center Palladium. The new owners renovated the hotel in January 2012 and the result was very nice.
Great atmosphere in the hotel and the staff was very friendly and helpful - highly recommendable both for its service and location.
The room is on the 4th floor and there is elevator to the 3rd floor, so you have to take stairs 1 floor.

Spacious room (picture taken from the entrance) with aircondition.

Plenty of room to suitcase and shopping bags. A big LCD screen with local and international channels. It is possible to blackout the room.

The view from the room

The room seen from the window.

The bathroom with floor heating.

The closet wasn't wide enough to have the safety at the bottom so it had to stand - just a funny detail.

The hotel offers you free wireless internet.

More information at Residence Agnes

Waterton Park Hotel - Walton Hall - Room 26

2012-02-23T20:20:00.126+01:00

This hotel is a great choice for a romantic get-away or if you enjoy the nature and calmness.

Situated on a small island surrounded by water and with ducks swimming in the lake ...idyllic

A golf course is surrounding the lake.

The view from the fitness center with a small selection of cardio machines. There is also the possiblity to take a swim in the indoor pool.

The room and interior decoration was in line with the rest of the hotel and they kept the "old" style. The bed was big, "fluffy" and really nice.

The view from the room was over lake and golf course.
Complimentary water and the possibility to make coffee/the/cocoa.

The bathroom was with bathtub and hairdryer.

There no in elevator in the building.

See more at: Waterton Park Hotel

Scandic Järva Krog - Room 823 (upgraded room)

2011-04-27T10:58:00.000+02:00

This time on the 8th floor and the room interior very similiar to 812, but as it's an even room nr the view is towards the city.

This bathroom is with bathtub:

And 2 showers...I do not quiet get the concept, but it's nice ;)

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Hotel Dorint, Amsterdam Airport - Room 689 (Executive floor)

2011-04-17T10:45:00.014+02:00

When you have a Dorint card you are normally upgraded to the 6th floor. And normally when staying at the 6th floor the minibar is included, but I'll check that every time I check in to be sure as once it was not included :S

The room as 369 description , but with a nice orchid on the desk :)

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Hotel Dorint. Amsterdam Airport - Room 625 (Executive floor)

2011-04-05T21:56:00.000+02:00

Back again at Dorint :) - so easy to get to the hotel with the shuttle bus and you do not need to discuss address or price with a taxi driver. However if you need a taxi, I recommend Marcus taxi - always good service and clean cars.

Please read the review of room 369 - same interior except for the drawing on the wall ;). No big differences between the rooms, but what's included as free minibar, bathrobe, slippers etc.

Nice with a big fluffy bathrobe :) - this can be used if you want to pay a visit to the SPA area

which is next to the gym.

See more info at Dorint

Scandic Järva Krog - Room 900 (superior room)

2011-03-30T12:04:00.000+02:00

Back on the 9th floor, but this room was a little bit different furnished than some of the other rooms on the 9th floor. Lighter materials and room for a small couch.

The bathroom with floor heating :)
It has not been renovated but it wouldn't hurt to change the shower or at least descale it.

The toilet was very low - not that I minded - but take when you use it, there's a long way down...
In this bathroom no heated towel rail.

See more info at Scandic Järva Krog

Scandic Järva Krog - Room 909 (superior room)

2011-03-29T16:36:00.021+02:00

Back to Scandic Järva Krog :)

Please check out the review of room 1016, very much the same interior except for the view is as in room 1021. From the uneven room nrs you have view towards the city and the even room nrs are facing Statoil/Audi Järva Krog.

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Scandic Järva Krog - Room 812 (upgraded room)

2011-03-29T11:16:00.000+02:00

After the renovation of the hotel last year the rooms from 3rd-8th floor have the same interior, but in the rooms on the 8th floor you also have coffee/the facilities and a fridge.

The view from this side is not too exiting, but in summer time you can enjoy the sun setting.

The bathroom with shower cabinet.
A big mirror over the wash basin, but no add make-up mirror.

More info at Scandic Järva Krog

Best Western Crown - Room 420

2011-03-22T15:11:00.002+01:00

Went back to Mönchengladbach for another stay and chose this time Best Western Crown, situated not far from the Holiday Inn and with a supermarket next door.
The hotel offers admittance free of charge to the nearby fitness center - First Fitness - you pay 5€ when you enter the center and get a refund at the hotel reception. The fitness center is great, very big and plenty of different machines to use.

Got a room on the highest floor, 4th floor, and the room standard was fine, db. bed, a small sitting and working area. A small minibar under the tv, but as the supermarket was next door, there's no reason to buy high priced water at the hotel ;)

<- in the corridor on the left hand was the bathroom and on the right hand a closet.

The bathroom was small but had everything - even an adjustable make-up mirror :) As you can see in the mirror the was also space for a heated towel rail.

A shower cabinet behind the door.

The breakfast buffet was good, different cold and hot dishes to choose from. I will probabaly choose to stay here next time I'm in Mönchengladbach ;)

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Holiday Inn - Room 517 (superior room)

2011-03-13T21:34:00.005+01:00

First time in Mönchengladbach :) but unfortunately I didn't have time to explore the city nor the surroundings. The first impression of the hotel was that it seemed a bit "old fashioned", but at least the room wasn't. Friendly staff at the front desk...But I do not understand why internet is not included in the room rate today, it should be offered free of charge by all hotels today, it costed 13€ pr. day.

I got a room on the 5th floor, just next to elevators but I didn't hear any noise, neither from guests.
A nice and spacious room with different seating areas. The bed was good and you could choose between 4 different fillings in the pillows, haven't seen that before ;)

A small working area but no plugs. The only place I found 1 (one!) plug was next to the bed used for the trouser press. A minibar with a small selection of snacks and beverages.

Compared with the rest of the room the bathroom was small, but it was ok. Lots of towels and a small heater below the wash basin. Tried to turn it on and soon it got very hot in the room, but have probably been nice during this cold winther. The only remark I have to the bathroom was the make-up mirror was placed rather high and could not be adjusted and when you not 6 foot tall, it wasn't that useful.

The breakfast buffet was nice, many different things to choose from and looked appetizing.

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