Advantages: Clean, large rooms, good food Disadvantages: Small reception, slow check in
...I was travelling to Lucknow on business and had to choose a hotel. None of the international chains has a hotel there, so I was wondering where to stay, when I heard of the Park Inn hotels. This is a small, but growing, chain of hotels in India, part of the Sarovar group. I was told that they are quite nice, so I decided to give it a try.
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For a country which has such a strong IT base, international call centres and online service centres, it's surprising how few of the domestic hotels can be booked online.
Thankfully, the Park Inn is one of the exceptions. There is a quick and easy system to check availability and make reservations on the Sarovar Hotels website, www.sarovarhotels.com
In common with most, if not all, hotels in India, there are two prices, one in Indian Rupees, for Indian nationals and residents...
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Advantages: enjoyable and sunny. Disadvantages: maybe a ripoff for locals
...Clarke Quay was historically known for its commercial position as a trading grounds for merchants in the earlier part of 19th century. It was along this side of the river that Sir Stamford Raffles sailed into what has been acclaimed to a natural port and harbour, to discover the island of Singapore. He felt so sure of its success as a method of buisness and trade that he traded some island in Indonesia with the Dutch for Singapore. Anyway, if you do visit Clarke Quay now, you will find that it has become an entertainment haven for the food and beverage industries that also have exhorbitant price lists. Loads of clubs and pubs litter the sides of the river in an organised fashion (I would not expect anything less out of the Singaporean government, especally when it comes to town planning!) In the day, the eateries remain popular...
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Advantages: Old Bar with Style TOPS Disadvantages: Not close to Princes Street but worth the trip.
...Once all bars looked like this, it's got style.
Living in the past can be cool. This is a real old style pub with lots of wood. Nice for being with the one you love and not being seen.
Water on Tap help yourself. Great beer great choice nice food comfy pub. Where? Ratcliffe Terrace. Between Causewayside & Mayfield Road NEWINGTON.
If this pub was in town it would be the TOP PUB in anyones book. And if you live here shame on you if you have never been here.
In every book on Edinburgh's pubs Clarks has always been voted 5 stars one of the best ! Make the effort and go there it's not that far south. Ten mins by bus from Princes Street. Five/Ten mins walk from the Odeon cinema....
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Almost all of us eat lots of Junk food. We don't have time to prepare food and we end up with take aways, ready made meals to fill our stomach. But we have never thought how much we are disturbing our digestive system by eating all these. This book help... more