Best Western Abel Tasman Airport Motor Inn, Tasmania

Advantages: Stunningly Beautiful, Unspoilt, Unique
Disadvantages: Located at the very end of the world...

...BRUNY ISLAND? Despite a somewhat disturbing and unsettled past, Bruny really is a place of extraordinary, unspoilt natural beauty. Its eastern coastline boasts spectacular, panoramic views, and a long stretch of wide and sandy beaches. Most of these are absolutely beautiful, and so astonishingly empty that one almost feels taken aback to discover a set of footprints in the sand. The Island is home to a stunning array of plants and wildlife, with wallabies and small kangaroos, for example, hopping about freely, as well as numerous species of rare birds. There is little in the way of development and infrastructure, and you really do get a sense of visiting an ancient Island in a completely natural state. HISTORY: Bruny Island's original inhabitants, the aborigines, referred to it as Lunawanna-Alonnah. It was sighted by Abel Tasman in 1642... Read review

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Advantages: Fun, adventurous, amazing views
Disadvantages: Weather dependent

...Abel Tasman is a New Zealand National Park located just outside of Nelson on the North Coast of South Island. With its golden beaches and clear calm blue seas its the perfect place for sea kayaking so at Easter 2005 a group of four intrepid GAP year students set out with Abel Tasman Kayaks to explore the park. Fortunately the weather was good, because although the company run thorugh winter, I think good weather makes the whole experience a lot more enjoyable. Being short on time we undertook a guided day trip - Beaches and Islands - which cost $99 per person. This includes: A kayak trip, a water taxi from Marahau to Anchorage and back, a substantial lunch and a guided bush walk should you so desire. The groups are relatively small - about 12 people, or 6 double kayaks and the first part of the morning is meeting your group... Read review

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Advantages: cheap at first glance
Disadvantages: not really cheap, overall insufficient product & service quality

...Hotels, 5 Stars ~ the lowprice Holiday Inn Express Hotels, 2-3 Stars ~ the Holiday Inn Resorts, upmarket holiday resorts The HI Group is itself part of a larger Group, Bass Hotels, which also includes the brands Inter-Continental and Forum Hotels. I have myself stayed at five of the HI Group's hotels, and have spend a total of around 25 nights there: ~ Holiday Inn Hotel, New York JFK Airport ~ Holiday Inn Hotel, Warsaw ~ Holiday Inn Hotel, Paris CDG Airport ~ Holiday Inn Hotel, Istanbul ~ Holiday Inn Crown Plaza, Istanbul In order to stay within the right category, I will only discuss my experiences with the classic Holiday Inn Hotels - and there the picture is very doom. At first sight, HIs often appear to be the cheapest international business hotels in the city, boasting themselves with five big stars... Read review

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