Shandong Mansion, Xigaze

Advantages: Cheap, friendly, superb surroundings!
Disadvantages: Limited office hours, chores, Internet access

...SACRAMENTO HOSTEL I stayed here during October 2000 and was delighted by the location, the rooms and the price! For about £10 a night I stayed in a private room of this converted 1885 mansion. SACRAMENTO - THE TOWN Sacramento is the State Capital of California, with plenty of attractions, including: * Sacramento old-town beside Sacramento River * Indian Museum * Sutter's Fort * the California State Railroad Museum * Shopping * Also very near Gold-Rush towns and Lake Tahoe (mainly a ski-ing resort) It is much more peaceful than San Francisco, yet it takes only 3 hours by Greyhound to travel between the two. LOCATION The hostel is located in a quiet residential area of Sacramento, amongst rows of trees - we felt safe in this area. It is only a short walk from the Greyhound /train station and from the shops... Read review

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Advantages: The food
Disadvantages: Not for chldren

...I travel a lot, and after staying in this hotel, I have to say that it is probably one of the most pleasurable experiences I have ever had. Once you are in this hotel, you are made extremely welcome by both the staff and other fellow guests. When you are driving up to the hotel, you may think it is a mansion, but it is a hotel with over 100 fanasticly fitted out rooms, complete with everything you will need. You can ever hire a safe for your personal items. There is also a restaurante, which provides and serves great food for everyone, including a special vegetariaian menue. The only thing I would say about this hotel is that it probabely isnt going to be suitable for children as it is quite some way away from the entertainment they would normally requrie.... Read review

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Advantages: Tasty food and modern, trendy surrounds
Disadvantages: Possibly the noise

...Fire Restaurant @ Mansion House Dawson Street Dublin 2 www.mansionhouse.ie ~~~~~~ Locality ~~~~~~ The restaurant is located at the famous Mansion House on Dublin's Dawson Street, as the top end, a short walk from St Stephen's Green. Fire is set back from Dawson Street and is located opposite the famous local Dublin bars, "Ron Blacks", and "Café en Seine", which I frequented during my recent business visit to Dublin, and not for the first time either! The location is within a popular area of town, not too far from other local areas of interest, "Trinity College", which is located at the opposite end of Dawson Street, and Grafton Street, Dublin's most famous shopping street, which runs parallel with Dawson Street. ~~~~~~~~~ Background ~~~~~~~~~ "Fire" restaurant is a part of Dublin's Mansion House, which has... Read review

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