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

...the hotel and guests are picked up and dropped back to the hotel. The hotel also runs its own free bus service to Dubai city centre about 5 -6 times a day and back. PRICES Price range for this 4 -star Deluxe hotel range from 650.00 - 1075.00 (UAE Dirham ) if booked directly with the hotel. However, as you know I booked this hotel through Utell booking site and paid only 250 UAE Dirham + 10% tax, which is 275 Dir per day, which is less than £53 per double room, for 2 people, making it less than £30 person including breakfast!! Exchange rate at time of booking: To give you some idea at time of writing £1 = 5.25 Dir Sterling Pound UPDATE 1: 18 Dec. 2004 The Sterling pound is even stronger against the UAE Dir -its now £1 = 7.13 Dir I am going to Dubai again in Feb. 2005 and Jan 2006 and will update this hotel review should I stay... Read review

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Advantages: Super high-gloss telly drama, great cast, funny
Disadvantages: Nothing at all!

...to Keith Allen, to Lisa Faulkener. But for me, it is the main cast of Outhwaite and Beesley which make the show so good, they're completely believable in their roles and have a great on-screen presence. The remaining cast are also superb, and together create a great ensemble cast. Its great entertainment which lets you escape into the world of five star hotels and its high-glos opulent feels makes it perfect escpist television! The first series of Hotel Babylon on DVD is available on Amazon for the price of £23.98. You get all 8 episodes which runs for a total for 471 minutes. Each episode is 1 hour long, so you can quite a lot of viewing for your money. The DVD is released by 2 Entertain Video in March 2007. It has a certificate of 15 due to some themes and language used. The second series is now also available on DVD. For more... Read review

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Advantages: Located at top of mountain having Brilliant views
Disadvantages: Not perfect - 2**

...quite good considering it is approxiamtely a 2 star / 3 star hotel. Standard rooms come with a small lounge with sofas and television powered by coins, a table and telephone along with a safe to keep any important belongings. It has a small open kitchen connected to the lounge space, with sink, cooker, fridge and freezer along with cupboards containing necessary cups and pans and cutlery. Thereafter is the toilet - an average sized toilet with a multipurpose bath and shower, and it's a pressure shower so its great for a simple water body massage. Next up are the rooms... Consists of 2 single beds in the same room, along with a large wardrobe with extra quilts and bed sheets except really not necessary considering how hot it is in Gran Canaria - even above 15 and 20 degrees at night time. To get to each room you have to make... Read review

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Advantages: Great DVD set, Great cast, Nostalgic
Disadvantages: Don't be silly! Ok, Extra features are poor

...in the disadvantages - the extras are very poor. It would have been great to get interviews from the stars or the creators, deleted scenes or anything else bar what was on it. Maybe they are saving them for the final one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Episode Guide (Please note that my tongue in cheek descriptions of the episodes are very much in the vein of Dallas itself.) Season One 1. Diggers Daughter - The long running feud between the Ewing and the Barnes families becomes very personal when Bobby Ewing marries Pamela Barnes. JR has a little plan to end the wedded bliss 2. The Lesson - Pamela decides to intervene in spoilt Lucy's life - sensing that although she is spoilt, she is neglected. could Lucy be the first to accept Mrs Bobby Ewing? 3. Spy in the House - Erm... there is a Spy in the House... Read review

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Advantages: Location, affordable, clean, helpful staff, big rooms, Disney everywhere
Disadvantages: Food selection & price

...Me and my girlfriend (she's 23 & loves disney more than me!) went for a 2 week holiday in January 2007. Now we were on a budget so to find that there was a Disney budget hotel was a great find. We booked our holiday, including flights, transfers & hotel for around £500 each I think. We stayed in the Disney All Star Music Hotel. Now the whole Disney area in Orlando would cover the size of Greater Manchester, so you get an idea how big the whole place is. All the parks and hotels are surrounded by spacious, open land. Now our hotel was part of 3 all-star resorts the other two being All-Star Movies and All-Star Sports. All three hotels are 3 floors, decorated colourfully and uniquely with huge figures relating to the theme (i.e. we had a 40ft drum set outside our little hotel buiding). This was fantastic and I'm sure children would... Read review

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Advantages: Very exciting, rich and entertaining city
Disadvantages: Can get expensive

.... Dallas is home to over 5000 restaurants so you will easily find whatever you are looking for. There are some excellent steak houses, but only 2 Indians? HOTELS Dallas has a generous supply of hotel rooms catering for any budget from cheap motels, to the Adolpus Hotel, which is a great example of the rich and refined. Most major chains have locations in or around downtown including Hyatt, Marriott, Holiday Inn, Adams Mark, Renaissance, Double Tree, Hilton, and of course Le Meridien (where I worked). Prices range from around $35 to as much as you want. The Presidential Suite of Le Meridien Dallas costs up to $1300 a night, and that certainly not the most expensive. NIGHTLIFE Deep Ellum is the centre of Dallas’ nightlife with a huge variety of clubs from Blues, to rock, and to the more normal dance clubs. There are tons... Read review

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Advantages: 3 star hotel
Disadvantages: Specific check in times

...The Hotel Begardenhof, in Cologne is a recently opened hotel with modern architecture with stylish, cosy ambiance. Now becasue of the position of the hotel is approx 2km to the motorway in the cologne-south. The hotel is appox 15km from Kolin-Bonn airport and approx 7km to the central station of cologne. The Hotel Begardenhof is a 3 star astablishment with 36 rooms and i have to say that rooms are of a very high standard. Now a single room includes buffet breakfast, all the food you can eat in the morning as breakfast is the most important meal of the day lol. Now the rooms facilities are exceptional and that word is not over used in this case. the facilities include Internet facilities, Mini-bar, Shower, TV, Telephone, Hair Dryer, Wake Up Service/Alarm-clock, Radio, Working desk, Seating area, Bathroom Amenities, Toilet, Bathroom... Read review

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Advantages: Good location
Disadvantages: Expensive and IMHO overated

...= OTHER FACILITIES As I have already mentioned, I tend to find rooms are pretty much of a muchness in hotels irrespective of the chain and the star rating, so what else did the Europa have to offer? A restaurant, a bar (where a pint of Stella cost £2.70) a very grand and imposing reception area and a hair and beauty salon. Pretty much it I’m afraid, so if you are looking for lots of facilities, forget the Europa, although I am led to believe there are numerous activities within easy walking distance. There is apparently parking and valet parking available at the Europa, although I have no idea of costs, sorry. I did try the website but it wasn't forthcoming. MARKS OUT OF 10 - 2 = RATES These seem to vary dependant on your room type between £105 and £250 per night room only during... Read review

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Advantages: They are Disney
Disadvantages: food can be expensive

...The All star Hotels in Orlando a fantastic Fun hotell. When I first visited Orlando this is the first Hotel I stayed in All Star Music. They now have 3 hotels in this line of hotel.All Star Sport , the first built ,then Music and in 1999 they built movies. These are bold bright hotels with over sized music ,sport or movie items dotted around the complex you have to see this you have about 60ft basket balls ,cowboy boots,dalmation, guitars your imagination will love it it is all true. The hotel it self is very big and you will feel lost the first time you arrive but it has maps every where and the main pool is usually a focal point where you can start from. They have the large pool and a smaller one shaped like a piano,life guards are on duty till late at night.They have towels which you can get at the side of the pool and put them... Read review

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Advantages: Food - Staff - Location - Everything
Disadvantages: NOTHING !

...Just back from a wonderful stay at The Star hotel in Kingussie. We stayed for a 5 night break in Sept. and cannot find fault. We were welcomed by the owner, and shown to our room. Good size, with large double bed, nice dressing table & warbrobe with plenty of space for all our walking gear. Tea & Coffe making facilities aswell as an iron & hairdryer. You can have the option of having a bath or shower, we chose bath, which was huge! Ample car parking behind the hotel which also doubles as a little beer garden. Breakfast & dinner included in price...and to be honest we have never eaten so much in our lives!!! Absolutely amazing especially for the price! A full range of choices for breakfast, fruits, cereals & of course porridge! Orange juice on tap! Once you've devoured that, a full breakfast menu to choose from...from the full... Read review

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