Golden Tulip Alliance Couvent des Minimes, Lille

Advantages: Atmospheric French town, easy to reach by train or car
Disadvantages: Very noisy on 21st June

...estate, and I was just about to insist that we give up, when we saw a signpost announcing “Restaurant Panoramique.” It may not have been the right one (in fact, it turned out that it was), but I didn’t fancy our chances of finding another, similarly placed establishment, so we decided to eat there. It was a magnificent,, sunny evening and we enjoyed a very pleasant meal (27 euros for 3 courses) watching a superb sunset. (The restaurant was called The Aquar’Aile.) We then took a leisurely hour-long drive into Lille, but had great difficulty reaching our hotel, the Golden Tulip Alliance, by car, as there were road works blocking the access from several directions. Our first impression of the hotel was pleasant enough, though it was perhaps less atmospheric than I had hoped for. The building is a converted abbey, about a kilometre... Read review

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Advantages: Comfortable, Conveniently located, All necessary facilities
Disadvantages: Some may find it a bit expensive

...Many of you who might have read some of my previous opinions will be aware that I travel to West Africa quite frequently and one of the destinations that I visit most is Accra in Ghana. When travelling to Africa in general one of the most important decisions you must make is the hotel that you intend to stay in. You need a place that provides you with comfortable rooms, clean food and water, entertainment and security. My hotel of choice is the Golden Tulip Accra Hotel. This hotel is part of the Golden Tulip chain of hotels. Golden Tulip hotels enjoy a high reputation throughout the world. More on the Golden Tulip chain later in this opinion. The Golden Tulip Accra Hotel is located just 2 km from Accra’s Kotoka International Airport and is commonly referred to as the “airport hotel”. Most major... Read review

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Advantages: At least I wasn't spending my own money
Disadvantages: Plenty - just book a proper hotel somewhere more sensible

...The Dutch are famous for many things - cheese, clogs, a relaxed attitude to controlled substances and prostitution, little boys saving towns by sticking their fingers in dykes and of course the bulbfields. What they aren't famous for - and no wonder - is great hotels and hospitality. Of all the countries I travel to, Holland is one place where I can almost guarantee to be disappointed by a hotel - and the Golden Tulip in Zaandam really did live down to all my expectations. Why was I there? Oh I keep asking myself that. What fate sent me to such a god-forsaken down-market crappy Dutch hotel? On the plus side, it's only for one night but on the down side, surely somebody could have found something better than this. I work for a company that's in the midst of divorcing its separate parts in a messy but fairly civilised way. Some... Read review

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