Mercure Mannheim am Rathaus, Mannheim

Advantages: It's Adventurous! It's Civil! It's GERMAN!
Disadvantages: ooooh.... Look, its all foreigny.

...for me to get some of the culture I so very much crave at times of Carrier bag duels. One such Über-culture was known to the locals as the “Lang Nacht der Museen” or to me, the “Long night at the Museums”, for a mere €10 you can visit all sorts of museums in Mannheim and Heidelberg who kindly stay open until 3am to give you the opportunity to get round them all. Even then I guarantee you’d struggle to do them all. Properly. We managed to get round the Kunsthalle (Art Hall), where we watched a funk-improvisation by a very hip, very cool, very toe-tapping brass and percussion 6 piece, followed by “Modern-Ballet” (think Fatboy Slim’s ‘Praise you’ Music Video, and you’re about half-way as modern as this lot were) before wandering around to look at works by Van Gogh, Monet, Pissaro, and also some photographs of naked ladies. I liked the naked... Read review

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Advantages: Very close to Tate Modern, and Southwark tube station
Disadvantages: Located on the other side of the river from the likes of Oxford Street

...I stayed at the London Mercure London City last weekend as part of a birthday treat from my boyfriend (I believe he booked it as part of a deal with rail tickets/show tickets/hotel, so am unable to tell you how much the hotel costs separately!). We stayed there for one night (a Saturday) after spending the day shopping in Oxford Street and the evening watching Phantom of the Opera at the London Palladium. We were able to check-in from 2 o'clock onwards, and we arrived at approximately 5pm. We were greeted at reception by a member of staff and a trainee, and were offered a smoking or non-smoking room. We opted for a non-smoking room and were given room 502 on the 5th floor. Room 502 is just a few steps away from the lift, and is forwards facing so you can see straight out into Southwark Street. It is a two-person room with a decent... Read review

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Advantages: Reasonably priced!
Disadvantages: Rooms basic.

...I stayed at the Mercure in December 2005. It was a bit of last minute booking - booked it on the Friday and then travelled on the Monday. Due to this it was the literally the only place in central London available for the week and prior to this I had never even heard of the hotel! Location - It is literally just behind the Tate Modern and Millenium Bridge. It is about 10mins walk from the hotel to the nearest tube at London Bridge so it is relatively easy to get about. Rooms - Rooms are basic. Similar to staying in an Ibis or Travellodge. They do have everything you need though - TV, tea and coffee facilities etc. And they seemed clean. Facilities - The hotel has a small gym. In has a restaurant and bar but I never ate or drink so can't comment on this. Staff all seemed relatively friendly. Price - It was between £60... Read review

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