Advantages: Stunning area, peaceful Disadvantages: Not a lot to do except relax
I visited Monterey last May whilst on a trip touring California. I had read all about the area in various guidebooks and decided it was worth going out of our way to stay there for a few nights. I reasearched the hotels myself on the internet and found the Monterey Bay Inn being one of the most popular so booked ahead. Be warned it is expensive but OH so lovely. More about the hotel below.
We had been staying in san francisco for 4 nights before picking up our hire car and setting off along the coast for monterey. The drive alone was well worth it as there was stunning views around every bend.
We arrived at the hotel (Monterey Bay Inn) at 4pm just in time for them to be bringing out the cookies and coffee provided free of charge to guests. I had booked the coastline view rather than the park view (the cheapest) or the full bay view ...
I recently went on a cultural girlie trip with a friend to Paris. I was left to do all the booking. I was looking for a reasonable hotel, near a metro stop, which included breakfast. I came across the Hotel International on various travel sites and it seemed fairly highly rated so I booked us in for three nights.
LOCATION:
The hotel is located 6 Rue Auguste Barbier in the 11th Arrondissement. The nearest Metro stop is Garcourt which was a two minute walk away and it was a five minute walk to Republique which gives good links to other lines. It's not really central enough to avoid the Metro and walk to the attractions but it was located so close to a stop that it seemed ideal.
PRICE:
Prices vary depending on size of room and season. There are singles, doubles and triples available. We paid Euro254 for the whole time ...
Advantages: Central location, clean Disadvantages: Food, rooms
We stayed at this hotel in London a little over a month ago now for two nights, we chose this hotel mainly because of the central location and because it was only a ten minuite walk from the show we had booked to go too.
Check in was very quick - About ten minuites and the staff at the reception seemed very friendly.
My first thoughts on the hotel was that it looked really clean and that it was nicely decorated and it looked modern.
I was a little dissapointed with our room as it was very small and basic, our room had a double bed, tea and coffee making facilities, a tv with satellite and a small, basic en suite bathroom with a shower.
The views from our room very very poor - A block of offices which made our room dark as they were so close.
The hotel has two bars and two resturaunts, the bars were again nicely decorated ...
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