Penta Hotel, Douglas

Advantages: Not too near the city centre
Disadvantages: Great value weekend deals and lovely hotel

...The Renaissance Penta Vienna Hotel in Austria is not located too near the city centre but there is an excellent public transport facility in operation. It is about 18 miles from the airport and it took us about 35 minutes by taxi ad cost about 40 Euros (£30). The hotel itself has recently been refurbished but is charming and welcoming. All the staff speak excellent English and the level of customer care and attention to detail is excellent. Check in is from 2pm and check out by 12 noon although they let us keep the room until 3pm when we were checking out as we had a late flight home. There is parking at the hotel and a charge is made each day (about 10 Euros). The rooms The hotel bedrooms were large and spacious and were very nicely decorated in a classic yet modern style with large, imposing furniture and heavy drapes... Read review

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Advantages: Nice hotel.Excellant Service
Disadvantages: Shame not within walking distance of city, but transport is excellant

...Over the last weekend I stayed in Vienna at The Renaissance Penta Hotel which is around a mile from the city centre. This four star hotel is located next to the railway station Rennwig (S Bahn), and has a connection to the station via a walkway which takes about a three minute walk, however due to major building work taking place at the station this entrance was not always open, which will increase the time to around seven minutes walk. I will say that this work didnot create any noise in our room, but we did over look the building site . The nearest U Bahn station is at Rochusgasse which is about a 15 to 20 minute walk. Turn right out of the hotels main door and left down Ungargasse and then a right at Rochusgasse .The station is at the end of Rochusgasse and the entrance is to left of you at the end of the road. I would... Read review

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Advantages: A nice town with lots of food and drink!
Disadvantages: Not a lot of history actually in the town.

...of Roman forts and Celtic Crannogs in the loch. The importance of the location mainly comes from the fertile land and the prospect of good farming land was the main draw. In recent times CD has become known as the region’s Food Town. Drawing on the agricultural past and the advent of railways (in the mid to late 19th Century), which bought in a ready supply of fresh ingredients from other areas, the town now has a respected food and drink industry. There are top class restaurants, food producers and retailers, selling and promoting the food of Scotland via a plethora of cafes, restaurants, shops and hotels. The tourism in the town has built up as a result, as has also has a positive economic effect on the farming industry as a whole, due to increased outlets for their goods. ~~~WHAT DID WE DO IN CASTLE DOUGLAS? I would recommend staying... Read review

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