I’ve decided to merge my two blogs which, so far, I wanted to keep separate because of their potentially different readership. But now I think that they are just two connected aspects of my life and, hey, a weblog should report about exactly this. Within certain boundaries, of course . So, while Steinblog was about [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Hotels'
Reports from a quest for quality and silence: The Marriott Metro Center in Washington, DC
October 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Conferences and Meetings, Hotels, Life of Chris
The Crowne Plaza, Koulova 15, in Prague
July 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Hotels
Not much to say here. For a hotel of this chain, a disaster! Avoid it, if you can. Take the Marriott or the Hilton in the center, or even better, one of the small, more private hotels in the area. The Crown Plaza’s staff was, with the usual exceptions, crabby and unfriendly, and – even [...]
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The Duxford Lodge near Cambridge, Uk
December 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Business, Hotels, Restaurants
A month ago, I stayed at the Duxford lodge near Cambridge, Uk, for a night. The room was simple but ok. The building is nicely set in park-like estate, unfortunately directly located at a busy street. When I arrived, I noticed a couple of signs saying that the restaurant had earned a number of awards [...]
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Hotel "Felix" in Cambridge, UK
October 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Business, Hotels, Restaurants
On September 27, 2007 I had the pleasure to stay at Hotel “Felix”, Whitehouse Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, UK, for two nights. The Felix’s location is a bit far away in the north, too far to walk if you have a heavy backpack with you. Although quite near to Huntingdon road, the heavy traffic is [...]
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Hotel Kirini on Santorini, Greece
October 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Hotels, Leisure
The Kirini Hotel is located in Oia (Ia) on the Santorini island, 84702, Cyclades Islands, Greece. I’m staying here for five nights in early October 2007. As part of an association called “Relais & Chateau”, this is supposed to play in the same league as some of the finest hotels in the world. To make [...]
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