Hotel Suites Parque 97, Bogotá

Advantages: Easy to navigate
Disadvantages: Traffic jams

...This city is immense and viewed from the vantage point of Monseratte it seemed to fill the entire plain below. The phenomonal difference in the northern and southern suburbs is sometimes ovewhelming but both have thier own beauty. In the the north there are elegant and palatial homes, areas of great beauty and historical interest, modern shopping malls and restaurant areas (Zona Rosa). You can buy emeralds, sleep in comfortable and expensive hotels, and pretend for a while that this is a city in central Europe. In the south you will experience the shanty towns, poverty at ground level, literally, and some large part of the real Colombia which is the friendliness and happy disposition of the people. The city offers a multitude of historical and interesting sites all of which are better described in the Lonely Planet but the city itself... Read review

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Advantages: Classy, clean, corporate, good quality, rooftop pool
Disadvantages: Corporate, magnet for begging

...This hotel was billed as one of the best in Havana, so I booked it for the last three nights of my holiday to make sure I ended on a high note. It was the most 'western' of all of the hotels in which I stayed. It has all the hallmarks of a good quality European hotel, with the obligatory display of marble in the lobby and really good quality, clean rooms that are very well maintained. It is clearly a sign of quality that there seemed to be quite a lot of airline staff staying there at the time that we visited. The rooftop pool is a real plus, because the hotel is right in the middle of Havana, close to the Capitol building. While it's not right in the heart of the old town, it's close enough for a short walk and there are plenty of taxis right outside to take you anywhere you want to go. There are two drawbacks with the Parque... Read review

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Advantages: Good Value. Lots to see. Shows Multi-Lingual
Disadvantages: Location poor for holiday makers in the south. Poorly planned show times.

...I went on a day trip to Loro Park in June 2006, although the translation is Parrot Park, the main reason for my visit was the Dolphin Show and the new Orca Show that openned at the begining of June. I was travelling to Tenerife alone so it was also a solo trip to the park which I found suited me. Although there were lots of families on days out, I am not sure that I would have had such a good time if I'd had to consider other people, as I found that the park was poorly laid out and the the show times were poorly planned, this meant lots and lots of walking and back tracking to get to see the different shows which are all worth seeing. There was so much to see at the park that the leaflets you pick up advertising the park don't do it justice, I have always been a little bit scepitcal about zoo's abroad, but all of the animals here... Read review

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