Hotel Diamond, Riccione

Advantages: Location, price & views
Disadvantages: Standard of rooms, maintenance issues, no parking & pretty much no standards

...to visit this hotel for any reason it would be for the location. FIRST IMPRESSIONS AND CHECKING IN After finally locating a car parking space we walked up to our hotel which looked impressive from the outside it is a large white building with a big sign outside stating it is an AA 3 diamond awarded hotel which put my mind at ease when we saw the old curtains and dark flowered carpet at the entrance, I thought the rooms will be ok I am sure. The entrance outside the hotel was nice there were a couple of tables outside with people sitting having drinks at them which was nice to see, once inside there was a smell of what can only be described as an old peoples home it was warm, stuffy and smelt of gravy. We then tried to understand what was the reception and what was the bat because they were both joined together so you could literally... Read review

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Advantages: A landmark hotel
Disadvantages: It's a long way from home

...….. and apparently a spa, opening soon. Hotel Awards **************** The Imperial has received more awards than you could shake a stick at. A few of them are listed below and I've copied them from the website: SATTE Award - 2005 - winner of the SATTE 2005 Award in the category of 'Creating Brands - Luxury Hotels.' The recognition has been conferred upon The Imperial for being a benchmark for excellence in the industry. Five Star Diamond Award - 2004, 2005 - the first recipient in India of the prestigious Five Star Diamond Award, presented by The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. The National Tourism Award, Department of Tourism, Government of India, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. Grand Hotel of the World -Financial Times, London, April 2000. The most luxurious Hotel of Delhi - CNN Hot Spots, June 2001. The Spice... Read review

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Advantages: Can earn BMI points using BMI partners
Disadvantages: None I can think of yet

...I have been a member of the BMI Diamond Club for the past two years now and would be lost without it since I fly with BMI quite regulary. Membership is free and is quite simple to join. They have to different points that they give you: Membership - These are issued for each reward and determine card level Destination - These are your actual free flight or car hire certs. MEMBERSHIP LEVELS blue card membership On check-in, you're allowed 20Kg additional free baggage allowance, and you get priority on stand-by availability on bmi flights. If you're travelling with just hand luggage you can also use the telephone check-in facility on flights leaving from the UK and ROI even when you're travelling on an economy ticket. In addition you can also recieve discounts and upgrades with their hotel and car parking partners. silver card... Read review

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