Pinewood Hotel, Shillong

Advantages: Generally good food, nice beach, friendly staff
Disadvantages: Poor breakfasts, Slightly limited range of activities

...I went to Pinewood Village just over a year ago with my family as the main part of our trip to Kenya. We were there all-inclusive, which I would advise anyone else going to have as it meant all drinks, ice-creams, meals etc. were included and so you could have as many as you liked. The accommmodation itself is mainly in villas, split into three sections but there were also apartments. In each villa, a chef cooks almost all of your evening meals and you decide what you want earlier in the day. The rooms themselves are comfortable and spacious with air-conditioning and mosquito nets. They were regularly cleaned. The only problems we had with the rooms was the fact that at any opportunity the local colobus monkeys would try to invade. At one point they did and unscrewed all the shampoos, toothpastes and mosquito repellants, obviously... Read review

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Advantages: clean and spotless hotel, friendly staff , great food
Disadvantages: on a main road.

...Well here I am , back from the hot weather of Tenerife, seems like the UK has a good spell of it too. When I book a holiday, one of the first things afterwards is always how do we get to the airport. We usually use a Taxi service who charge £60 return for about a 50 minute drive. This time though, the owner of the company was trying to dictate to me what time he wanted to pick us up, when in fact, I wanted to tell him, afterall I am the customer, right? I lost my patience and told him to forget it, then hurriedly went on the internet to find an alternative. Not knowing what I was really looking for, I typed into Google, airport parking. The first site I came across was ABC Holiday extras, this company came up with a hotel for a night and car parking for up to 15 days for a price of £84. What a good idea I thought, we could drive... Read review

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Advantages: Located on Jumeriah Beach, comfortable, relaxed and friendly atmosphere, SUPERB VALUE for money and quality for a 4 star hotel
Disadvantages: none really - if you get a sea view room

...Visitors to Dubai are presented with a mind-boggling choice of hotels ranging from budget, to a mass of 4 star plus and 5 star Hotels, not to mention the world famous 7-star Al-Burj Hotel situated on the white sandy Jumeirah Beach. So where do you start? If you are looking for a reasonably priced pleasant hotel with a relaxed atmosphere out of the hustle and bustle of the city, look no further than the splendid Oasis Beach Hotel; a 4 star deluxe resort hotel, located on the beach. This hotel is ideal for the ultimate in relaxation offering the holiday maker emotions of tropical beauty, lush green lawns, unspoilt beach views and a feeling of being at home yet away from home… LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Oasis Beach Hotel is about 30 minutes drive from Dubai International airport located on the infamous Jumeriah beach strip... Read review

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