Sheraton Karam, Medina

Advantages: great location and service.
Disadvantages: not suitable for honeymooners

...we booked this hotel through my husbands employees only travel agency in june 2004. we got a very good deal 7 day deal on a flights and hotel package - (king size room on B&B basis). the package cost £700, which is quite good during peak time. normally a room per night would cost about £70 for a king size. (check sheraton website for more details). best thing to always do is shop around of course ! We were transferred from the airport to the hotel by the hotel appointed transfer vehicle. Cost 70 TD, which works out to roughly £35, and took about 40 minutes. We got there late evening, while the entertainment was still on – some magician, who well….lets just say the kids were entertained ! The rooms are within many bungalows, dispersed throughout 4 acres of beautiful gardens, situated right next to the beach. We were... Read review

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Advantages: excellent service, cheap prices
Disadvantages: left hand drive may be struggle for some!

...! THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO HIRE A CAR ---------------------------------------------------------- You will usually have to be over 21 years old to hire a car on the Canary Islands. Some companies will expect you top have a clean license. My partner was lucky enough to have a clean license so we didn't get to find out if Cabrera Medina required clean licenses. You will need your full license and passport. CABRERA MEDINA --------------------------- Cabrera Medina is a hire car company based on the Canary Islands. The company was founded in 1967 by Mamerto Cabrera Medina on the Island of Lanzarote. The company started out with only six cars and was designed to cater for the developing tourist industry on the island. The Cabrera Medina logo (see photo 1) was designed by the famous artist Cesar Manrique. Despite the company starting out... Read review

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Advantages: Very luxurious, Good Service,Good Food
Disadvantages: expensive

...I booked this holiday 4 weeks before i left and paid £459 for 2 weeks B&B at this 5 star hotel. This included return transfers and flights. I booked it through Thomas Cook. It is much cheaper to book through a tour operator because flights to Luxor are very exensive. Because of the price i wasn't expecting the hotel to be like the other Sheraton's i have stayed in before. Such as the Sheraton in Los Angles which was absolutely fantastic. As soon as the Excel Airways plane touched down in Luxor Internatonal the locals constantly pestered us to rent trolley and buy food and drink. This was a cultural shock to me because it was the first 3rd World country i have ever been to. Anyway after about a 20 minute ride in the coach we pulled up outside the Sheraton Luxor. The reception was fantastic-huge with loads of comfy seats... Read review

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