La Ferme du Landi, The Ardennes

Advantages: Only place to see the Mona Lisa
Disadvantages: Very busy all the time

...and the Jardin du Carrousel. In those times this garden was the entrance to the Palais des Tuileries. The Louvre was still being added to by Napoleon III. The new wing 1852 – 1857, by architects Visconti and Hector Lefuel, represents the Second Empire’s verson of Neo-baroque, full of detail and laden with sculpture. Work continued until 1876. The central courtyard of the museum, on the axis of the Champs-Élysées, is occupied by the Louvre Pyramid, built in 1989, which serves as the main entrance to the museum. Recent Additions The Louvre Pyramid is a glass pyramid commissioned by then French president François Mitterrand, designed by I. M. Pei and was inaugurated in 1989. This was the first renovation of the Grand Louvre Project. The pyramid covers the Louvre entresol and forms part of the new entrance into the museum. La Pyramide... Read review

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Advantages: Good service
Disadvantages: none

...A first time traveller to Kota Kinabalu need not be afraid of not finding good accomodation. Kota Kinabalu has a very good range of suitable hotels for both the tourist and business traveller. The Shangri-la Tanjung Aru has long been established as a popular beach front resort hotel which is located approximately 20 minutes from the centre of the city. It has a nice relaxed atmosphere and a very good buffet breakfast spread which even includes japanese noodles and sushi. Prices are relatively high but promotional offers during non peak seasons can be very good. A newer and undoubtably my favourite hotel is the Sutera Harbour Hotel, located next to Magellan and the Royal Yacht Club. The rooms have very big windows which afford stunning views of the sunset on the clear waters or if you opt for the left wing, then a view of the 18... Read review

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Advantages: quiet resort, off the beaten track
Disadvantages: may struggle in this accommodation if no car

...St Sorlin d'Arves St Sorlin is part of the Les Sybelles ski circuit, situated in the Maurienne Valley. Les Sybelles offers 310 km of linked piste and St Sorlin has 120km and the highest point at 2620m. The whole Les Sybelles area is relatively undiscovered by the British market, and very quiet, we went the first week of Jan 2008 and never once queued for a lift. In fact at certain times we were the only ones on the piste! The main resorts to stay in are Le Corbier, La Toussuire and St Sorlin, although there are a handful of other smaller villages. St Sorlin is by far the prettiest village with traditional buildings, ramshackle old farms and a 17th century baroque church. Very quaint, but also fairly quiet with not a lot of apres ski. Le Corbier and La Toussuire are pretty ugly resorts with high rise buildings but seem to have more... Read review

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