Location. The 19th century School House Hotel is located in central Dublin, Ireland. The ... more
hotel is within 500 metres of Grafton Street's shops, Trinity College, and the National Gallery. Dublin International Airport (DUB) is 15 kilometres from the hot...
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Location. The 19th century School House Hotel is located in central Dublin, Ireland. The ... more
hotel is within 500 metres of Grafton Street's shops, Trinity College, and the National Gallery. Dublin International Airport (DUB) is 15 kilometres from the hot...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Harrington House Hostel is a lively hostel located in Dublin city centre, and makes ... more
for an ideal place to stay for anyone who is on a budget but doesn't want to give up cleanliness and comfort. The staff is friendly, and the hostel has many years of experience in creating a home away from home for its guests. You'll be staying on Harrington Street, which is about a 20 minute walk from Temple
Advantages: fun, charming and diverting city with plenty of interesting things to see and do; great variety of bars and restaurants Disadvantages: has some shonky areas, may bring you to spend more than you'd like
The city of Athens, Georgia, USA, is one of those eclectic university towns scattered all the way across the country. If you're an American and a seasoned college student, you know all about what that means - an infinite variety of bars, pubs, theatres and crack houses. And, of course, a vast number of students to take advantage of whichever of these vices may take their fancy. In this particular case, it's the enormous campus of the University of Georgia which has set up shop in this interesting town.
Athens is about 70 miles from Atlanta, anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half drive depending on various things - the traffic, whether there is a thunderstorm present, or if someone has managed to cark it somewhere along the road and has thus blocked it in some manner. Once you're out of the suburban and ugly sprawl of Atlanta you ...
adamsputnik 05.06.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Athens
Advantages: Vibrant, cheap excellent public transport. Famous historic sites. Eating out Disadvantages: Not as 'Greek' as it used to be. Poor air quality. The drivers!
the sightseeing bus is only a normal single-decker, not the more usual open-top double-decker.
As a bit of a transport fan, it's good to see my old mate the trolley bus in full swing. Some of these are brand spanking new, so Athens' commitment to them is obvious. Some of them are a kind of hybrid, capable of operating without wires. I witnessed a trolley bus lowering its poles, right in the centre of Omonia Square, and then move away down 3rd September Avenue, to the sound of a diesel engine. Athens is yet another city to rediscover trams, and a limited network links the outskirts of Piraeus to central Athens at Syntagma Square and the seaside resort of Glyfadha. Apparently the track is a bit lumpy in places, as it was hurriedly finished in time for the Olympics, although I'd had the best part of a carafe of 'house white' when I tried it so any ...
BNibbles 30.11.2007 (06.09.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Athens in general
Advantages: Vibrant, lively, good food, great sights. Disadvantages: Some dodgy bits!
I recently took a four day break in Athens with my wife and thirteen year old son. Like all cities, we found it had good and bad bits, but on the whole, I would highly recommend a visit.
Our hotel was located just off an area called Omonia Square. The guide book described this area as 'gritty'. I guess we should have read into that what we actually found. There are men with obvious Heroin addictions wandering around the area day and night. Prostitutes can be seen plying their trade. One of these was at least sixty-five years old and was wearing a skirt that revealed her bum cheeks. The shock registered by my wife and me was only matched by the amusement caused to my son.
The stalls evenly dotted around the square sell the usual magazines, cigarettes, touristy stuff, and sweets, but also have a fine selection of pornographic videos ...
