...I've stayed at the Crowne Plaza a number of times. The rooms are comfortable, but a bit tired. The food in the restuarant is edible but overpriced. The pool is a good extra, but is too small to be meaningful. In the end the only thing which makes the Crowne PLaza stand out is the location. You don't get much more convenient than this. Located on the Royal Mile, it's only a 5 min walk to the Castle and 10 mins to Princes Street. However, even the location doesn't justify a price of £130 per nigt for a single room. In my view this hotel is only good for the business traveller, and even they should be able to fnd somewhere better....
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...ok i am going to give a more detail view of Madrid.
First of all Madrid is the greenest city in Europe , people don´t know that but is true you´ll find historical parks like Retiro, Campo del moro, fuente del berro,el capricho parque del oeste and on the other hand you have new parks like Juan Carlos I close to the airport and huge parks like casa del campo.
A good itinerary to see part of the old Madrid starts at the royal palace, is a towering structure that has already 250 years of history and it is considered one of the best in Europe.
Then should take calle mayor and you´ll find at your right La plaza de la villa, It's surrounded by 15th to 17th-century aristocratic mansions that have been taken over by the Town Hall.
At this point if you want you can get lost on the narrow streets or if you prefer stay on calle mayor and you...
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Advantages: Great City, nice 2 days to 1 week Disadvantages: some places might get very crowded
...Madrid is a great ctiy for a 2 days visit or to a 1 week visit.
Places to visit:
-Madrid de los austrias: Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Royal Palace, Opera square...
-Fountain of Cibeles the symbol of Madrid,
-Gate of Alcala
-Gran Via
-Paseo de la castellana
-The Golden TRiangle, with the museums: Prado, Thyssen Bornemmissa and Reina Sofia (Modern ARt).
...and the night life.
Go to the neirborhoods of:
-Huertas: plaza de santa ana, specially with lots of bars and cervecerias (beer)..
-La Latina: with lots of tapas bars...allways full of spanish people... good also for a drink at sunday mornign...
-Lavapies: with arabic bars, and more underground places
-Chueca (gay scene), with lots of design and cool restaurants, bars, pubs...
-Malasana.....for a more hippy vacation
and just walk around...enter in a bar, take a drink..and enjoy.....
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Booking a hotel in New York can be a somewhat bewildering experience - there is far too much choice! This can be a burden -your choice of hotel can make or break a holiday and with such a wonderful city as New York, it becomes even more important.
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Well im back onto the hotel reviews again after a recent visit to Ottawa in Canada. After freezing my buttocks off and nestling into my scarf grabbing my bags and rushing into the hotel I had little chance to look at the exterior of the hotel!
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