Hilton Palm Beach Airport, West Palm Beach

Advantages: Location, price, friendliness of local people
Disadvantages: Distance to resort centre, lack of swimming opportunities in the sea

...friends from the Palm Beach Hotel, and got to experience the proper Gambian way of life by being invited for tea with some of the hotel staff back in their houses. I would happily return to this hotel and this country and would be comfident of another great holiday.... Read review

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Advantages: Medium Size, Pool, Good Staff, Trips, Beach
Disadvantages: Sea Wall, Rough Sand, Green/Green Decor

...type Direct nonstop Airport UK London Gatwick LGW Airport Maldives Male MLE Currency Maldivian Rufiyaa but US Dollars and Major Credit Cards accepted. Our advise is take dollars for tips Roomboys, waiter bar staff and beach boys etc and use credit card to settle bill and at the airport as you get the international exchange rate which will be better than the £/$ exchange rate on the day Island Lily Beach a small island to the South-West of the capital Male on the South Ari atoll. Apart from the two Male atols this atoll would appear to house the next highest concentration of holiday islands. Lily beach is approximately 550m x 150m Approximately 45 minutes by seaplane and a 5 minute boat ride to the island from the airport There are about 95 rooms on the island including Water Bungalows which at low tide are completely on dry land... Read review

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Advantages: Close to shopping centre/ city centre
Disadvantages: Shops close early, rooms slightly pricey

...One one of my many visits to beautiful Trinidad, I decided to try the Royal Palm Suite Hotel in Maraval. Having stayed in quite a few hotels and having heard positive reviews from family members, I decided to give it a shot and hopefully have an enjoyable stay. The hotel is mid sized with 70 or so rooms or suites, and is a family run local hotel. The staff were very helpful and friendly and always had a smile or a kind word. *LOCATION* The hotel is a 20 minute drive from the Piarco International airport and taxis are readily availabe at the airport at a cost of around £15 (guests can make prior arrangements to be met at the airport by the hotel's in-house taxi service as well). Maraval is a fairly affluent area in the city with some very beautifu, large and expensive houses nearby. Nestled between the Maraval hills, the hotel... Read review

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