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Advantages: family runed homely 3 star heritage hotel
Disadvantages: None

...Jaipur wanting a boutique hotel Umaid Bhawan is simply delightful. The exterior and interior of the hotel is restored to a very high level. The hotel is very clean and efficiently run with a friendly manner. I came on my own to Jaipur for business and stayed at the Umaid Bhawan for 7 days. I didn't have a single bad experience at the hotel. The swimming pool is fab and so perfect to cool off in at the end of a long hot day. So surprisingly for a ...
...including food. How great is that! Umaid Bhawan ( A Heritage Home) D1-2A,Behind Collectorate, (Via) Bank Road, Bani Park, Jaipur-302016, Rajasthan, INDIA 24-Hour Direct Line to Ranvijay: +91 9314503423 Hotel Lines: +91 (141) 2316184 / 2206426 / 2201276 Fax us: +91 (141) 2207445 Email us: umaidbhawan@yahoo.com info@budgethotelsjaipur.com info@umaidbhawan.com website: http://www.umaidbhawan.com ... Read review

Advantages: quiet beach, nice pool, big room
Disadvantages: Long way from the airport, mediocre buffet

Ever since some friends of mine were raving about Goa, about ten years ago, I'd been wanting to visit. You see, many moons ago I might have liked the idea of being a trailblazer, a pioneer, travelling to places where visitors were rare and no souvenir shop had yet opened but now - with two destructive minimees, I don't even pretend to fancy myself as an explorer any more. Nope, we are no longer ever in the first boat to new territories - we wait ...
...loungers on the beach and a bar that sells a decent vodka! So, how did we finally end up in Goa? Well we were in the neighbourhood, so to speak, so decided to pop in. And we were enticed by a great offer! It was off season so we managed to get an unbeatable deal at the Intercon Resort - otherwise I would not stay at an Intercontinental (they annoyed me, big time, and I am sulking. But that is the subject for another story). Airport and getting there ... Read review

Advantages: Great location, fair price
Disadvantages: Surly service with too much attitude

...lazy time. Why the Heritage Inn? It's not that easy to get good advice on finding a hotel in Amritsar. There are few of the international hotel chains, most booking sites cover only the more expensive places and even then, not in any great detail. Alternatively you could stay almost for free in the Temple's own accommodation - I think Michael Palin did that but it's a bit different when you have a camera crew in tow. I found the Heritage ...
...£20 per night per room and, whilst that's far from the cheapest you'll find, I thought it was pretty good value and I quite possibly would use it again. But I won't book quite so many nights next time. Heritage Inn 1234 Baba Attal Road 143001 Amritsar ... Read review

Advantages: Friendly staff, very clean, cheap
Disadvantages: none

We have just returned from a 2week holiday in Goa staying at the surreal Marinha Dourada hotel in Arpora, Baga. This resort was highly recommended to us by a relative who travels to Goa every year and stays at this resort everytime. Having stayed there, I can see why they are regulars. When we were at the stage of booking our holiday we saw pictures of the resort and to be honest did not think too much of it. It showed some lakes, a few swimming ...
...read some reviews of holiday makers who had just returned from there and had complained about some building work taking place behind the resort. I emailed the resort and was reassured by the manager Edwin that it will not affect our holiday. Now this wasn't my first trip to India but was the first time to Goa and it is totally different. It is much cleaner, full of tourists, clean restaurants but slightly more expensive than the other major cities ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely rooms, great food
Disadvantages: The manager - he spoiled our visit and left bad memories

...for the manager of the Fort Ramgarh near Chandigarh in the Punjab, C was the answer and no other was considered. We tried to check out on the morning of Divali - the big celebration that's often likened to an Indian Christmas crossed with Guy Fawkes night. I suspect that the lines were down because everyone was hammering their credit cards buying presents. Treating your customers with utter contempt, refusing to actually come and look them in the ...
...for the manager of the Fort Ramgarh. Needless to say, there won't be a return visit - which is a shame, because a lot of things about the hotel were very nice. But nobody should be treated the way the manager treated us. I have never felt such a physical yearning to give someone a kick up the arse. I've never wished on anyone that they should lose their job and be found lying in a gutter - but then I'd never been to this hotel before. The manager ... Read review