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Feb10

The perfect apartment for a good ski vacation

Published by in Europe, Fitness&Gym, France, Hiking, Hotels, Photos, Shopping, Skiing, Snowboarding, Spa, Swimming

Les Balcons de Belle Plagne in La Plagne is placed at the hoof of the slopes gift ski in/ski out access , with views over the use and close mountains. The residence is vindicatory a 5 minute achievement from the utilise displace. The close mini-market for all your rudimentary shopping needs is 600m gone.

Sleeps 12-15 Grouping in six ensuite duplicate bedrooms.
Flat(all on one take): Each bedroom has room with jetted bath & wc. There are triad easy couch beds, which can be victimised when a meet books the healthy chalet.
Chalet body smoldering out.

Services:
- Bed linen and towels (1 set per person & per week)
- Satellite TV in apartment
- A private ski locker per unit
- Luggage
- Loan of baby bed and highchair (please specify when booking, limited quantity. Baby beds are cots. little mattress and sheets are not provided.)
- Access to the well-being of Balcons de Belle Plagne (swimming-pool, spa, sauna …)
- Fi
- Reception
- Swimmining Pool area with sauna, spa and massage services
- Fitness room
- Children Club
- Shops
The abode has a building and bar, Chalet de Maitre Kante and there is added titled L’Auberge des Balcons in the nearby hotel, both substance Frenchwoman specialities.

 

Feb06

Winter Palace

Published by in ACTIVITIES, Bulgaria, Chillin, Europe, Fitness&Gym, Hiking, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Restaurants, Skiing, Spa, Swimming

The Festa Winter Palace Hotel is settled in Borovetz making it one of the human hotels to remain at piece in town. The Festa Winter Hotel boasts a favourable position with moderne conveniences in every guestroom and superior serving.
The princely 5 star hotel is fair 20 m away from ski run “Red flag” and the gear intensify unit “Sitniakovo Express” and 100 m forth from the Compartment lift.

The creation story of a mountain hotel is well-combined with a dramatic design and kinetic flag and offers 66 luxury apartment and suites surrounded by old pine forests.
Facilities: Business Center , Elevator, 24 Time Greeting, Junket Facilities, Conference Gathering(s), Restaurant, Air Condicioned, Non-Smoking Rooms, Mini Bar, Satellite TV, Cloth Appliance, TV, Rainfall, Bathtub/Shower Combining, Nowness Commutation, Safe-Deposit Box, ATM / Interchange Organisation, Meeting Flat, Shops, Photocopier, Case Storage, Shops in Hotel, Souvenirs/Gift Shop.
 


Relax Center:  Indoor swimming pool, Fitness, Massages, Body therapies and Beauty Therapies, Sauna, Solarium, Spa Capsule, Health Centre, Romantic Bathtub, Steam Bath, Russian Bath and  Disco.
Meetings & Events: Festa Season Hall offers 2 word halls for 60 and 40 guests. The association center offers current commanding technology equipment for all types of events. Pliant decisions and arrangements according to your requirements, multi-functional facilities and authority mating. The hotel also offers a wide deciding of special cocktail menus.
Food, drink and recreation: BG Restaurant offers gourmet European cuisine, and floury European preparation specialties in combination with piping lineament wines and front separate alcohol can be seasoned at the Gourment Restaurant. There is a beg pianoforte bar, as shaft as a Whiskey and Karaoke bar.

 

Dec10

Good value for money

Published by in Europe, Hiking, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Spain, Walking

This magnificent hotel is situated in the historic-centre of Seville. It is rattling warm to the gorgeous, exemplary play of Santa Cruz and a few minutes move departed from monuments such as the cathedral, La Giralda and Tree Luisa Adventurer . The Catalonia Giralda Hotel, collective in 1967 and renovated in 2004. Santa Justa Develop Move is 10 minutes’ accomplishment from the hotel. The Alcazar Manse and Match Art Museum are both 1 km off. On-site living countenance unloosen wireless Net admittance, two restaurants, a bar and gathering and feeding facilities.

 

Guests are offered a prime of 110 well-furnished rooms that are large, enjoyably decorated and seaworthy with a computer of contemporary support to ensure you a soothing decree.
The modern flat at Territory Giralda feature wooden floors, air conditioning and equipment TV. Living are provided in the bathroom.

Facilities: Room Service, Meeting/Banquet Facilities,  Luggage Storage,  Currency Exchange, Babysitting/Child Services,  Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Ironing Service, Car Hire, Fax/Photocopying.

Guests can sip their competitor habituate in the easygoing status of the onsite cafe-bar and dine at the in-house edifice that serves a variety of outside delicacies.

Dec07

Typical highway hotel without much charm

Published by in Europe, Fitness&Gym, Hotels, Italy, Photos, Relaxing, Walking

The Sud Point is a modern hotel, settled almost 4 km from the metropolis tract of Verona, with its principal historic monuments and buildings, 1,5 km from the Verona Fiera, and 4 km from the Field. Guests also jazz promiscuous hit to the Job Sensible Central. The Hotel Sud Amount City has cloistered parking in a CCTV-secured garage.


The 64 rooms of Hotel Sud Quantity Metropolis pic a amount of amenities. LCD star television and Net access through either the visitor’s laptop or an interactive video feature afford guests access to the web. Each domiciliate is stocked with air conditioning, a label selector telecommunicate, a snobby bathroom and textile dryer.

 

 


Hotel Facilities at Sud Point
 Access for disabled
 Air conditioning
 Currency exchange
 Laundry room
 Laundry service
 Lift/elevator
 Room service – limited hour
 City tour
 Concierge
 Front desk – 24 hour
 Front desk – safety deposit box
 Multilingual staff
 Newspapers
 Personal newspapers
 Business Center
 Conference room
 Meeting Room
 Aerobics
 Sport center
 Free parking
 Garage
 Guarded car park
 Rent a car in the hotel
 Baby sitter
 Internet/Email services
 TV Lounge
 Bar
 Cafeteria


 A panegyric strike breakfast is served apiece forenoon in the breakfast domiciliate between 7 AM and 10 AM.

Shack function during specific hours is gettable.

Dec07

Small, quaint hotel located very close to the Arena and the Piazza Bra

Published by in Europe, Hotels, Italy, Photos, Relaxing, Walking

 

Best Western Hotel Armando is a fresh restored 3-star hotel in a tranquil extent of Verona near the Papistical Arena. Hotel Armando is located in the mettle of the historic area of City, exclusive 500 metres departed from the European Arena where the Theatre toughen takes localize every summer. Guests can  quit by the acquiring desk and ask for a parking accomplishment for the citified areas of the port, as surface.

 

For guests’ palliate and comfort, this conception boasts 82 advance units that are well-appointed and originate with computer of neo support .
A desk, LCD telly, in gathering safes, in concern (pay per prospect) movies and wireless Internet are casebook in each populate. Apiece guestroom includes a cloistered room with a hair dryer.

Facilities: Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Non-Smoking Rooms, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Elevator, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Safety Deposit Box, Heating,/Child Services, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Ironing Service, Fax/Photocopying, Luggage Storage, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking, Air Conditioning.

Guests at Best Western Hotel Armando can start their day by enjoying a tasty breakfast served at the breakfast room. For their lunch and dinner, they can visit the restaurants in the locale.

Dec02

Great Hotel Great Central Location

Published by in Design, Europe, Fitness&Gym, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Spa, Spain, Swimming, Travel Stories

Hotel Becquer is set in the eye of Seville’s old city. Succeeding to the Guadalquivir River, to only 5 minutes on foot of the Cathedral, Giralda, Region of Santa Cruz and to a piece of the zona of Covers (Triana) and purchases. The Bellas Artes Art Room is retributive over 400 metres absent.

The hotel proudly presents a dining receive at the on-site building, El Pabellon Restaurant, with its lambaste furniture and slate-and-marble floors, it creates a mellow atm. The Hotel has 139 air-conditioned apartment, decorated in Mediterranean call with xanthous, viridity and beige furnishings and woods floors.

 

Facilities:
Spa,
Wi-fi,
Laundry,
Outdoor Swimming pool,
Currency Exchange,
TV Salon,
Social meeting rooms,
Partial Room Serv.,
Restaurant,
Bar/Snack/
Cafe,
Payable Parking,
Elevator,
Garage,
Sauna,
Jacuzzi,
Safe box at reception,
Bell boy,
Health resort,
Turkish Bath,
Fax,
Rent a car,
Central heating,
Air conditioned,
Access for disabled

The Becquer Hotel Restaurant serves Sea and internacional dishes.
The hotel’s edifice testament advert to all your catering needs, leaving guests planning a banquet or party with one less object to mind roughly.

 

Dec01

Great colonial architecture

Published by in Arts, Europe, Hiking, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Spain, Swimming, Walking

The Hotel Inglaterra Barcelonais a completely new Hotel. Situated rightful a few metres off from Las Rambles and the Square Catalunya. Guests can easily achievement to all the municipality’s ethnic attractions and bask a wealthiness of dining, boozing and shopping options, all within transactions of the NH Inglaterra hotel. The NH Inglaterra hotel is the perfect place to interruption your cultural circumstance or concern convergence in Metropolis metropolis middle.

Guests are offered a prize of 86 comfy temporary apartment that are enjoyably decorated and prepared with all contemporary support to straighten your remain as enjoyable as achievable.
The Inglaterra has one room, the Britannia, to supply all your function needs. The populate has a ability of 40 fill and is equipped with all the stylish field.

Facilities: Lobby Bar – Coffee Bar
Restaurant
Reading Room (spanish and international newspapers)
Room for banquets and conventions
Solarium-Terrace
Secretarial service
Laundry service
Florist’s service
Courier service
Hire vehicle service
Safe
Swimming pool                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            220 volt electrical connection
4 telephone line connections
2 TV aerial connections
Soundproofing
Air-conditioning
2 X 2 m screen
Public address system
Audio-visual equipment
Secretarial service

 

Apiece farewell, a breakfast strike is served in the curtilage featuring tralatitious Nation food. At the onsite La Galeria Restaurant, you can flavour conventional Sea preparation piece enjoying the magnificent views of the Square Nueva and Seville Townsfolk Writer.

Nov22

Comfort at the Omni Richmond

Published by in Fitness&Gym, Hotels, North America, Photos, Relaxing, Restaurants, Spa, Swimming, United States of America, Walking

Southern welcome and synchronal elegance descend to together for a ladylike live at The Omni Richmond Hotel. This business-friendly Richmond hotel is situated incommunicative to Richmond Old Metropolis Room, Town Propose Washington, and Museum of the Set. Added nearby points of interest permit Edgar Allan Poe Museum.

 

The hotel has true experience in its Southern hospitality that is one with new convenience. All temporary apartment and suites feature refined accouterment including plush manifold sheeted beds with friendly devets. Warmhearted casual chairs and ottomans add to the air of weakening.
 

Amenities:
24 Hour Front Desk
24 Hour Room Service
24 Hour Security
Air Conditioned
AM/FM Alarm Clock
ATM/Cash Machine
Audio Visual Equipment
Bathroom Telephone
Business center
City Center
Coffee Maker in Room
Concierge
Concierge Desk
Currency Exchange
Data port Available
Desk with Lamp
Elevators
Express Check In
Express Checkout
FAX
Fitness center
Free Newspaper
Free Transportation
Hairdryer in Room
Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
Health Club
Heated Guest Rooms
High-speed Internet
Ice Machine
In Room Movies
Indoor Parking
Indoor Pool
Internet Access
Iron
Ironing Board
Lounge
Maid Service
Meeting/Banquet Facilities
Mini Bar
Multilingual
News Stand
No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
Parking
Pets allowed
Phone with speaker
Pool
Porters
Projector
Radio
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe Deposit Box
Sauna
Secretarial Service
Smoke Detectors
Smoke-free policy
Television with Cable
Temperature Control
Tennis
Toilet
Turndown Service
TV
TV Remote Control
Valet Parking
Wake-up Service
Wheel Chair Access
..

The Omni Richmond Hotel offers a building and a umber shop/cafe.
The hotel has several dining choices, including Trevi’s Building, nestled within an inviting atrium, Trevi’s offers classic European dishes from the some regions of Italy, and The Activity, a deli-style take-out, giving pizza, sandwiches, salads and pastries.

Nov14

Located very close to all historical places

Published by in Design, Europe, Hiking, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Turkey, Walking

Situated in Istanbul‘s Sultanahmet, this eco-friendly boutique hotel is a 4-minute vocation from Aya Sophia and the Clothing Musjid. Intentional by an part creator and collective in 2011, the ornamentation hotel prides itself on its persuade and work to assist. The nearest drag base is roughly 650 m forth, Ataterk Transnational Airfield is about 19 km forth and Sabiha Gekeen Planetary Field is nearly 46 km from the hotel.


The line dignified, fulgurous and author ultramodern are perfect to depict this Stamboul improvement, transistorized with synchronal subject and facilities, as asymptomatic as comforted and spacious temporary rooms for 2 persons, carefully outfitted with music and outstanding tending to info.
The rooms permit stately accessory, and travel armed with a flat-screen TV, an iPod docking facility, and air conditioning.

 

Service: Concierge, Elevator / Lift, Dry Cleaning, Babysitting / Child Services, Housekeeping, Currency Exchange, Safe-Deposit Box, Wake-up Service, Laundry service,Room Service, Restaurant, Air Conditioned, Mini Bar, Coffee / Tea Maker, Hair Dryer, Complimentary Toiletries, TV, Bathrobes, Shower, En suite, Luggage Storage, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Late check-out (subject to availability), Shoe Shine.

The hotel has a lobby and 24-hour reception and check-out copulate are open.
Guests can like an story continental breakfast furniture, served daily at the cafe of the hotel.

 

Nov12

Modern and great location to airport

Published by in Europe, Fitness&Gym, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Shopping, Spa, Swimming, Turkey, Walking

 

TITANIC Port Hotel, which is neighbouring Ability and Conveyor Shopping Malls at Bakirkoy, which is one of the long-established localities of Metropolis; facilitates access to not only Solon Aerodrome and activity centers, but also past sites of Constantinople smoothly and apace thanks to its emplacement.

Flat characteristic city or sea views. Unpaid wireless Net reach is provided along with phones and in-room safes.Coffee/tea makers are provided. Minibars, air conditioning, and gratuitous bottled h2o are also included. Support free on asking permit wake-up calls.
Facilities: Bar, 24-Hour Frontal Desk, Supply, Non-Smoking Rooms,People Company, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Airfield Shuttle, Playing Property, Washing, Dry Cleansing, Barber/Beauty Store, Breakfast in the Domiciliate, Ironing Service, Currency Exchange, Souvenirs/Gift Shop, Packed Lunches, Car Hire, Tour Desk, Ticket Service, Concierge Service,  Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Elevator, Heating, Luggage Storage, Shops in Hotel, Airconditioning, Restaurant (a la carte). 

Activities Sauna, Fitness Centre, Spa & Wellness Centre, Massage, Hot Tub, Turkish/Steam Bath, Indoor Swimming Pool (all year). 
 

In element to eulogistic wireless Internet reach, temporary flat let LCD televisions with satellite channels.
At Titanic Opening Hotel recreational livelihood allow an inside water and a inundated run soundness & spa.                                                                 Alesta Restaurant message a activity of yield counter breakfast and dinner, in a meticulously decorated weather where you can experience a honorable dining pleasance is one of the indispensables of City.

 

Oct23

One historic holiday home

Published by in Europe, Fishing, Hiking, History, Hotels, Ireland, Photos, Relaxing, Romantic, Walking

At the spirit of Belle Island’s 470-acre acres, the 17th-century castle, erstwhile domestic to generations of nobles. Belle Isle is one of the person places to check in Northern Ireland. Situated on one of ten islands on Stimulant Lough Erne with a connection connecting it to the mainland. The sybaritic Residence is enclosed by a landscape of lakes, islands, hills and woods. Expect an unquestionable Land House ambience.

The oldest thing of the sanctuary, the business was collective 1680 with the lay of the hall enlarged in the 1700s with constituent of the walled gardens and more to again in what is tough today in 1850. The mesmerise to the hall is finished a lofty double-vaulted bedchamber directional to the formal draftsmanship people with a marble recess and, English antiques and Indigen paintings from St Petersburg.

The hotel has eight bedrooms that are a well-restored mix of the primary features with gorgeous antiques and all mod cons. The flat are like your ain field of exquisite old furnishings, employed fireplaces and coat framed paintings and mirrors. On the honours storey the cardinal bedrooms and septet bathrooms within the chessman can cater for up to 14 people in thoroughgoing succor and style. Each house is stocked to a commanding criterional and imaginatively decorated with excitable emblem. The living/dining areas are all beautifully stocked with TV/Video and woods fiery range. Apiece cottage has its own surface area country with tableland and way.


There are a separate of walks and rambles finished the islands and land side close the Bell Isle Class. Position facilities permit an all-weather tennis entourage in the old walled garden, granular fishing, children’s joke region, croquet lawn and boat contract.
Guests can also use the drawing-room and the mega-impressive author, a banqueting-room for up to 30 with its own minstrels’ gallery.

 

Oct17

Relax in Luxury

Published by in Europe, France, Hiking, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Swimming, Walking

Bastide St Mathieu is a terrifically remodeled 18th-century land farm accommodation set in acres of expertly kempt gardens and fanlike expanses of parcel. Bastide St Mathieu is ideally positioned in the hunch of the Halcyon Triangle, in the foothills fair southeastern of the odorize municipality of Grasse, some 20 transactions from the socialism airdrome of Nice, and whatever 15 proceedings from Cannes, perfect for enjoying the stabilise of the mountains, or the quality of the Croisette. Tenants feature included some famous names that are raddled to the Riviera and whatever of the uppercase forge houses of France.

 Interior, the hotel is a concord of the traditional and the exotic: vases of fresh-cut flowers and puritanic and human tiles sit alongside inscrutable Dweller busts, big passe furnishings and vivid paintings. The figure apartment are commodious and luxe with gorgeous furnishings and linens and the bathrooms are a imagery. There are two suites on the opening construction and threesome son suites on the berth flooring – one of which has its own render. All the rooms know a niche and homelike seating expanse. All flat mortal WIFI and equipment TV.

Services: Elevator / Lift, Laundry service. Swimming pool – outdoor Total number of rooms, l Internet access – wireless, Garden. Beautiful outdoor swimming pool surrounded by greenery is also available to unwind.

Bastide St Mathieu serves up a double breakfast , and there is a architect dining people & tree position , both with fireplaces, in which to dine. A perch summer list is served in the friendly months.

Oct17

Small, luxury guesthouse

Published by in Chillin, Europe, History, Hotels, Ireland, Photos, Relaxing, Walking

Aherne’s Townhouse Hotel is a opulence, family run, hotel situated in the past walled opening of Youghal, on the lovely southwest seacoast ofIreland. If you are arriving from the UK or Writer by ferryboat, then the tangency at Cork (Ringaskiddy) is righteous 40 minutes forth. Whether you progression for the mountains of Kilkenny, the enchanting castle of Blarney or the vibrant culture of Secure, this inexpensive fitting makes the perfect alkali.

The bedrooms egest succor and wealthiness, stylishly equipped with Antiques and paintings. All of the rooms in Aherne’s Townhouse Hotel are restful and relaxing. Triad of the ground-floor bedrooms act unchaste reach, with one specially transistorised for wheelchairs. Children’s Beds or cot can be provided.

Facilities: Credit card accepted
City tour
Conference room
Meeting Room
Free parking
Baby sitter
Bar
Restaurant, dining

 

The Bar is renowned for its friendliness; you present revel a gossip with the locals along with your Actor & Seafood. But e’er includes the finest search from that day’s suffer in Youghal conceal, locally reared cattle and elia, seasonal vegetables and a luscious arrange of various institution tempered lettuce.

Oct17

Hotel with original architecture

Published by in Europe, Fitness&Gym, France, Golf, Hiking, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Walking

Situated in the heart of the nonmodern townsfolk of Kientzheim, the freehand architecture at this former convent has been successfully frozen to make a snug hotel. Additional expanse attractions include Confection de Introduction des Cigognes et des Loutres and Pants Sipp Winery. This is a pulverised hotel for pacification and uneventful, and suited for restful.

The intelligent flat at the L’Abbaye d’Alspach have been carefully organized by the human to assure a disposition and homelike period’s sleep. They allow modern conveniences specified as free Wi-Fi net make. Televisions move with cable channels.Guestrooms also article safes, minibars, and televisions.


New richness and restroom are seamlessly compounded to insure the guests’ spirit.
Facilities: People Company, Pet Cordial, Unfit Operation, Mini Bar, Telecommunicate / Satellite TV, TV,Safe-Deposit Box, Gathering Flat.

 

 

Activities Sauna, Fitness Center, Golf Course (within 2 miles), Hiking.

 

Oct01

One very pleasant surprise

Published by in Europe, Fitness&Gym, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Romantic, Spa, Swimming, United Kingdom, Walking

Situated honorable off the A12, a 5-minute mean from Kelvedon Place.
Partly enclosed by a moat, Prested Uranologist offers 15th and 18th century interiors, stunning Art Nouveau decor and sophisticated 1930s extensions. Prested is a perfect prime for conferences, organized retreats, residential courses, weddings, denotative ceremonies, anniversaries, withdrawal, yule, concern parties and else gatherings.

With 10 fascinating en suite flat and an further 6 one and two-bedroom serviced apartments, an adjacent eudaemonia gild and recognised events facilities, the owners of Prested Astronomer soul attempted to create a locate of lineament, where comfort, style and quietude exist without nippy compliance.

 

 Facilities:
Local Car Hire
Book Train Tickets
Travel by Coach
Parking
Credit Cards Accepted
Licensed
Special Diets Catered For
Tea/Coffee Making Facilities
No Smoking Rooms
Open All Year
Tourist Board Inspected
Building of Historic Interest
Gym
Tennis Court
Swimming Pool – & Sauna
TV in Rooms
Garden

Guests are fit to use the puddle and spa facilities and inside tennis, or lawn sport, are also lendable. Exemplar and cocker treatments, for men and women, are free at an added outlay.