Balmoral Lodge Motel, Invercargill

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: Easy to find with spacious rooms
Disadvantages: Ground level rooms subject to car noise

...Do not be put off by the reception being to the rear of the Motel. This is to avoid the crowds waiting for a table in their excellent restaurant. The rooms are spacious with large bathrooms and all the usual facilities such as multilingual tv channels and mini-bar. Facilities include a gymnasium and large swimming pool, with a sports shop to purchase those forgotten items. A general shop is located at the front of the Motel for more mundane items and gifts. The bar, situated to the rear of the Motel, is large and comfortable with sofas and armchairs, and has a view of the pool. Outside of the Motel are facilities for local sports teams and competietive games are held there. You are only a short, walking, distance of Animali which is a smal zoo. Eindhoven is only a short drive (3km) and you are at the side of the A2 with direct access... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful fjord scenary, friendly staff
Disadvantages: A long way from Haugesund Town

...Accommodation in Hausgesund can be very difficult to come by. It is an industrial area with a large port and gas processing facilities that supply gas to northern europe and the UK. Hence at busy industrial times accomodation in town is sparse. Because of a ship being refitted in town we were forced to take accomodation in Ditt Tysaer Kro And Motel. Haugesund is a small town (circ 20000) on the west coast of Norway. It is now served by Ryanair on a daily basis from Stansted. It is simple to find and a fairly cheap (around £70/night when we were there for a double room). The rooms are fairly basic but contain anything you are likely to need for your stay. En suite with shower (no bath) and rooms have TV with plenty of channels. I'm not aware that there is a website associated with this hotel and in fact when it came... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful