Apollo Lodge Motel, Wellington

Advantages: Clean, cheap and cheerful
Disadvantages: Not a lot of reasons to go there. Not exactly stylish

...Once again, Ciao's administrators have lost their atlas and placed this review into 'London Hotels'. The Silver Ridge Lodge is actually in Salida, Colorado, USA Right, that's out of the way, let's get on with the review Anyone who's been following our progress through the Rocky Mountains will probably be glad to hear that our mission to find cheap hotels (otherwise known as 'how low can you go without getting infections') is drawing to a close. We had turned east and were heading back towards Denver and our final stop was to be at the Silver Ridge Lodge in Salida. Like all our other hotels on this trip, we'd picked the cheapest place in town that didn't come with a health warning and at just $50 dollars a night, this was the least expensive of our five hotels. Why would anyone go to Salida? That's a good question... Read review

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Advantages: Well planned for families
Disadvantages: On a hill so be fit

...Set on a hill overlooking Wellington's suburbs is an ideal home for a wide range of animals, birds, fish and even the shy, flightless kiwi, the nation's treasured, nocturnal bird. There's an obvious focus on providing a natural environment for the animals with plenty of trees and other relevant features which the animals would enjoy in the wild. While the `residents' are presented in the best condition for public enjoyment and education you can see that staff and management concentrate hugely on animal welfare and stimulation. I've read some of the enterprising breeding programmes which go on at Wellington Zoo and this augurs well for some of the species which need a little help from man. I've taken my children and grandchildren to Wellington Zoo and over the years it has improved hugely. They've all loved the little... Read review

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Advantages: Great place for all!
Disadvantages: Windy is the name!

...When you ask people what the capital of New Zealand is, they’ll probably say Auckland. Yes… Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. You can feast yourself by visiting the ‘Beehive’, (Government buildings), and even listen in to the local politicians. It’s not as extravagant as the House of Lords, however- it’s still a ‘debate’, even if you can’t join in! From Wellington you can catch the ferry to Picton, there’s three ships that sail and it doesn’t take very long to get across. Dolphins normally accompany you if it isn’t too windy. When I say windy, wellington has been given the name ‘Windy Wellington’ by the locals, because it's always windy! One of the most famous peices of history for Wellington is the sinking of the Wahine ship... Read review

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