The Hotel Astoria is located in the heart of Lucerne, only a 5-minute walk from the ... more
Culture and Convention Centre, the lakeside promenade, the famous Chapel Bridge and the train station.In addition to excellent restaurants, the Penthouse Lounge with ro...
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Advantages: Friendly Staff, Great location Disadvantages: Doesn't have all the mod cons
The HotelAstoria is situated in Coimbra, one of the four major cities of Portugal. The other three are Lisbon, Oporto and Braga, and the Portuguese (bless them!) have a little ditty to describe all four. They say, in between mouthfuls of roast suckling pig, that 'Braga prays, Oporto works, Coimbra studies and Lisbon plays'. From that you can probably guess that Coimbra is the principal university town, their version of Oxbridge. It is, in my opinion the best-looking and friendliest major city in Portugal. The bulk of the city and the campus areas are on and around a dome like hill and is the usual Portuguese mix of white marble and redbrick squalor. The residential and commercial centre however is on the banks of a wide meandering river, the River Mondego. It is here that you will find the HotelAstoria, overlooking the river and close ...
Advantages: 5 Star hotel in central location Disadvantages: Some areas could be improved upon
I stayed at the Waldorf AstoriaHotel in January 2004, which was my first (and only so far) trip to New York, and at the time only my second trip to the USA. Given that I didn't feel I'd be regularly jetting off to New York, I'd decided to check us into the hotel I'd always heard about and hence had always wanted to stay at.
We arrived late evening by taxi which dropped us off at the main entrance to the hotel on Park Avenue. The lobby area is large, with the reception being located right at the back, meaning you have to walk through the lobby and past the main lifts to get to check in to your room. It's not a problem as such, but you are left following your nose and common sense, which, when your body is telling you it's 2am, you're not really up to doing.
We booked the hotel stay through BA Holidays rather than directly ...
Advantages: Superb location and communal areas Disadvantages: Hotel rooms being allowed to deteriorate
The Waldorf Astoria, An iconic, Landmark Hotel. This hotel has been in many films, so....I suppose I should be saying wow. My husband and I visited New York in the February of 2005. I was treated to a stay at the Waldorf Astoria. When we entered the hotel, I was.......blown away. The entrance is plush, extravagant yet elegant, with a pianist playing music, for those that wish to sit and enjoy a drink and just take in their surroundings. The reception area again was stunning. That unfortunately is where the glamour of it all stopped, during our 10 day stay, I lost count of how many times their \"systems were down\". Checking in therefore took an age. When we eventually got our key and were directed to our room, the disapointment set in. The room was shabby, the bathroom, although ornate and I am sure impressive in it\'s time ...
The modern and comfortable 4 star Astoria Lucerne Hotel renovated in 1999) is located in the business centre of Lucerne. The lakeside and the famous Lucerne Culture and Convention Centre, the covered Chapel Bridge as well as shopping and city attractions are within a few minutes walk. The rooms vary a little in size, but on average they are medium sized. They are housed in three interconnecting buildings and are extremely comfortable, decorated in modern style with bold, contrasting colourschemes with classy wooden flooring. The marble bathrooms are in the same exceptional condition as the rooms. There are several restaurants at the hotel, all of them supplying excellent cuisine. There is the Thai restaurant, which serves exotic foods in exotic surroundings.
