A merging of European colonial and Caribbean architecture, fused with an emphasis on ... more
comfort and luxury come together to create a unique atmosphere. Natural stone tiles, solid mahogany doors and windows in combination with a neo colonial interior, desi...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
A merging of European colonial and Caribbean architecture, fused with an emphasis on ... more
comfort and luxury come together to create a unique atmosphere. Natural stone tiles, solid mahogany doors and windows in combination with a neo colonial interior, desi...
Information:
Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Good service, and amenities Disadvantages: A long way from anything
Embassy Suites
On a recent visit to California, I was booked into this hotel because it was close to places I had to visit for work.
The hotel itself is only a short drive from the airport (it took about half an hour in a hire car, and not knowing where I was going) and is located in La Jolla which is apparently quite an affluent area, featuring banks and houses and hotels as well as restaurants and a rather nice shopping mall.
It's easy to drive into the hotel and should you ask for it there is valet parking in the high rise car park, but I just parked round the back of the hotel.
Once inside the hotel, check in was quick and efficient and I was immediately impressed with the well set out entrance lobby featuring some nice little touches such as plentiful flowers. The reception desk is large and well staffed and also in ...
Advantages: central location Disadvantages: staff not very helpful
around the main bus stop station to get around to the private car park.
The hotel itself is located at Willemstad (the capital of Curacao) so it?s very central. Opposite the hotel, there are a lot of very colorful buildings. If you imagine the Amsterdam Street, with narrow building along a canal (Please refer the pictures below). There?s a floating footbridge that hinges open to let boats through. But when we went there last August, the footbridge wasn?t working so there are free transfer boats to bring you to the other side of the town. The boats run frequently from early morning (about 7am) until late at night (about 11pm).
We booked on the internet for double room with the sea view. When we arrived there they shown us a twin room with the sea view and there was a dumped smell in the bedroom and the bathroom, so we weren?t happy ...
Advantages: Complimentary parking and breakfast, best price guarantee via web Disadvantages: Drinks a little expensive.
Finding myself with a mid morning flight departure of 10am from San Francisco Airport meant I had to find accommodation close to the airport for our final night. Like most people, I don't particularly relish spending a night in an Airport hotel, as it seems to be far more a functional expenditure than it adding anything to the holiday. However as there was no avoiding it, we booked the Embassy Suites, San Francisco Airport, South San Francisco and decided we would arrive reasonably late in the evening so we could enjoy the final day touring through the wine country.
I booked online via the company's own website. Both my husband and I are familiar with the Embassy Suites brand, having both used them for business trips (separately) to the USA in the past. For those who do not know, however, Embassy Suites is part of the Hilton chain. I ...
