Residence Le Clos La Chalpe, Molines en Queyras

Advantages: Good location
Disadvantages: Cack hotel

...When we recently had a team meeting in London, a friend of mine was given the task of arranging somewhere to eat and I was tasked with finding somewhere to sleep. This was good news because I got to choose a hotel that was convenient for me. Selfish, aren’t I? Oh well. WHY I CHOSE LE MERIDIEN RUSSELL Although I do occasionally venture out further, I tend to book hotels that are close to Euston or King’s Cross railway stations because this is where most of my team arrive by train and because all our company buildings are that side of town. The last time I was in town, I stayed in the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, which certainly isn’t bad after its refit, but I was unable to get seven rooms for the date I had in mind. Over on www.laterooms.com I spotted a discount in Le Meridien, Russell Square from £220 per night to £89. This... Read review

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...VIENNE (AFP) - La cohésion de l'Opep et sa capacité d'intervention sur le marché semblent mises à mal à une semaine d'une réunion ministérielle du cartel à Beyrouth, estimaient mardi les analystes. "Pour la première fois depuis le sommet de Caracas, en septembre 2000, l'Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole (Opep) apparaît divisée", affirme Pierre Terzian, de la revue Pétrostratégies à Paris. "Il y a ceux qui, comme l'Arabie saoudite et les Emirats arabes unis, sont prêts à produire plus pour faire baisser les prix et ceux qui, comme le Venezuela et l'Algérie, estiment que c'est l'offre de produits raffinés et non celle de pétrole qui est insuffisante", ajoute-t-il. Mais, selon lui, "la question fondamentale n'est pas celle d'une mobilisation immédiate des capacités de production non-utilisées du cartel, qui tournent... Read review

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Advantages: Great D-Day memorials, lots for kids, great food.
Disadvantages: Crowds in Mont St Michel in July/August.

...Normandie between Le Havre and Honfleur is quite a spectacular bridge - it is one of the longest spans in Europe and I highly recommend driving across it. Honfleur The port town of Honfleur shows the real character of Normandy with half-timbered buildings, 15th (?) Century church and separate belltower. This is a great place to people-watch at a pavement cafe. For youngsters there's an original 1900 merry-go-round which our 3 year old loved. Where We Stayed We stayed at a new bed and breakfast called La Clos du Bellefontaine in Bayeux. We rented the "Elegance" room for 100 Euros a night which is a big room with high ceilings, ensuite bathroom and a king size bed. The bed was especially comfortable. The shower had moderately good water pressure. La Clos du Bellefontaine is a large house with a moderate sized garden. It is run... Read review

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