Holiday Inn, Bratislava

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

...Some writers have commended the Holiday Inn for its excellent service at very reasonable prices. A look behind the scenes of the brand policy, products and pricing shows however a very different picture. Holiday Inn is in fact often more expensive than the competition and provides a low degree of service for the price. The problem with the perception of HI is that most people only know their lowprice HI Express chain and have little to say about HI's other brands and products. All five opinions posted on HI before mine only discuss the merits of HI Express, but that's just one of four HI brands. That's also Ciao's mistake, they should have created a category for each brand/chain separately. The Holiday Inn Group consists of four brands of Hotels: ~ the classic Holiday Inn Hotels, 4-5 Stars ~ the upmarket Holiday Inn Crown Plaza... Read review

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Advantages: Location is perfect for shopping, eating out and going to the movies.
Disadvantages: Traffic noise.

...I went to the Holiday Inn Express (Glasgow) on a short city break from my home in Aberdeen - it turned out to be a pretty good decision... Holiday Inn Express (Glasgow) - Right in the Heart of the City Visitors to Glasgow will find this the perfect base from which to see the sights. It is next to the Buchanan Galleries shopping centre and virtually next door to the huge 7 floor UGC cinema. (This gets very busy in the evenings, so I would advise placing a booking earlier in the day.) The Burrell Collection is within walking distance. It's especially handy for a short city break when you don't have much time to travel from the hotel into the city centre. There is, however, less easy access to new visitor attractions... Read review

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Advantages: It's a floating hotel! And it's cheap
Disadvantages: You're not going to write home about the decor or service

...'s the norm for Slovakia. The restaurant is very cheap, £2 for a main meal, 70p for a beer, £2.50 for a bottle of wine, and there are loads of bars and restaurants nearby to explore. There aren't many other facilities, no internet access or laundry, so it's maybe not ideal for backpacking, but for a cheap weekend break, I'd recommend it. Find out more (well see some pictures) by putting botel gracia sk into google. In all it's worth it for the different experience of sleeping on a boat in the middle of the city. The radisson and the holiday inn in Bratislava are just like the ones in Leeds or Manchester, but we're painfully short of Botels like this one.... Read review

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