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Advantages: Direct flights from provincial UK airports, excellent inflight entertainment/service in economy Disadvantages: Narrow bodied planes can be claustrophobic, queues for toilet, poor seat pitch
When I booked my last trip to the US I had initially booked with Delta from Edinburgh. Unfortunately a couple of months after I made the booking Delta decided to pull their direct flight to New York from Edinburgh leaving me with a convoluted itinerary which wasn?t really feasible.
As a result I had to cancel and rebook with another airline and the only airline which operates scheduled flights to the US from Scotland is Continental.
I was loathe to travel through London as my autistic daughter gets very stressed in crowded environments and I thought if I could get the journey done in as few legs as possible this would also be easier for her.
I did have reservations about flying with Continental. I had previously used them on a trip to New York in 2001 and hadn?t been particularly impressed. On that trip the inflight entertainment ...
Advantages: Helpful staff, lovely bedrooms, mini-bus service into the centre Disadvantages: Not much in the local area, expensive, facilities not the best
I?ve had the pleasure of staying here on two occasions recently, both two night stays, both for work purposes so of course I wasn't paying for the room!
First impressions:
The lobby is very wide and atrium style. As you walk across the marble floor there is a weird blue statue of a man and on your right escalators going downstairs. There are also a vast number of chairs and tables. To the left is the spa and a couple of boutique type stores. It does look more like the foyer of a prestigious office tower rather than a hotel though. It's a very large hotel with over five hundred guest bedrooms over nine floors.
Checking In:
On both occasions it was very easy to check in and out again, the receptionists were all efficient, helpful and spoke excellent English. The reception area was also very well staffed with four staff members around ...
Advantages: Central, good rooms and service Disadvantages: None really
HotelContinental is located on the ramblas. See if you can get a room that has a balcony facing on the ramblas. The ramblas comes alive from around 6/7pm at night and is a fantastic site to see.
The hotel itself is a really nice hotel. The rooms are of a generous size and are decorated in a homely style. The beds were comfortable, the room was very clean and the patio doors shut out the sound of the ramblas very well. It is a great base for you to discover Barcelona which is a beautiful city with much to see and do. It is situated perfectly for shopping, for the bus tours, you must do this, for the beach at the end of the ramblas and the port itself.
The staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel is also located very near to the train station so you are able to get to and from the airport via train should you wish to ...
