Hotel Fontan Reforma, Mexico City

The Floating Gardens of Mexico City

Advantages: Unique day or half day trip
Disadvantages: A fair distance out of town

Having lived in Mexico City since the start of July, I can't believe it's taken me over 3 months to visit this place, since it's one of the most famous attractions in the city and has been since the 1920s. Xochimilco (soch-ee-milk-oh) is an area located to the south of the city, known for its series of canals, the remains of old Lake Xochimilco. Quick trivia here, this was home to canoeing and rowing competitions when Mexico hosted the Olympics back in 1968. ~ Getting There and When To Go ~ Xochimilco isn't just a bit south of the city, it's a long way away, so much so that it took me over an hour to get there and I already live south of the centre. Metros only run as far as Tasqueña (end of Line 2, the blue one) and from there you can either catch the Tren Ligero ("electric train" or as I would call it...a tram) or take ...

zoe_page 21.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Xochimilco, Mexico City

City Hotel

Advantages: Gorgeous
Disadvantages: None - i love it

City hotel Derry City hotel Derry is a beautiful 4 star hotel situated in the heart of Derry city overlooking the famous River Foyle. The hotel has 145 executive bedrooms fully designed and are perfect for a great relaxing break/ What the hotel has to offer: ? Wedding Services ? Leisure Services ? Meetings Services ? Drink Receptions ? Buffets The Wedding service is fantastic ? the hotel has their own highly experienced team of co-ordinators who will set up your wedding reception to your personal needs. They will go through all aspects of the day and you tell them exactly what you want and they will cater for you. Table design, wines, etc. Leisure Services are brilliant ? the hotel offers guests with a membership all access to their facilities. They have a Jacuzzi, pool, steam room, gym and showers. Membership is ...

lesleyanne18 01.08.2007 · Read full review
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A hotel in the heart of New York City

Advantages: Great Location, Clean and Friendly Staff
Disadvantages: Views from hotel itself not great, no free wi fi

My boyfriend turned 30 a few weeks ago and for his present I booked us a trip to New York and the Wellington Hotel is where I picked for us to stay due to its central location in Manhattan. Last Wednesday we flew out to NYC and checked into the Wellington. If you didn't know already this is where part of the Borat film was made, the main scene being where he tries to unpack his things in the lift thinking its his room and so many Borat jokes ensued in the elevators during our stay. The location of the hotel is amazing, its a 1 minute walk from Carnegie Hall, 2 minutes from Central Park and 5 minutes from Times Square and is located on the corner of 55th Street and 7th Avenue. The placement of the hotel was my favourite thing about it as it was just so easy to walk to some of the city's best attractions from here. When we checked in ...

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Review of Wellington Hotel, New York City