Reviews
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A Gem of a Property in Glin
It’s not often that an accommodation of any kind gets everything right, but O'Driscoll's B&B in Glin, Co. Limerick, Ireland comes closer than any place we have stayed yet. It is located conveniently along the N69, the main route from Limerick to Foynes and on to...
A Perfect Tuscan Holiday Location
One of our recurring themes is to enjoy your travels like a native. We were therefore intrigued by the Ulivo Rosso, in Sesto Fiorentino, as it is a farmhouse in the Tuscan hills just a few km outside of Florence. We arrived with friends and to say we were not...
Live like a Roman!
We can’t say enough good things about A San Pietro da Susy - this is a fantastic apartment in a great location that is beautifully furnished and well managed. Our taxi dropped us at the front door, and we were immediately greeted by the owner, who was out on the...
Hotel Review – Bayerischer Hof, Freising
Somewhere in Europe, there is a little guy running around selling hotels the most flawed internet access system ever known to man, and he must be pretty good because we now see it everywhere. If you go into a hotel and they hand you a little piece of paper with a...
Hotel Review – Mercure Salzburg City
This is certainly not the best hotel in Salzburg, but it has everything a traveler will need. Prices in the area are high in general, but the Mercure Salzburg City had a comfortable room at a reasonable price. While Mercure hotels are not known for luxury, the room...
Hotel Review – De Vere Venues Wokefield Park
The De Vere Venues Wokefield Park is centred around a beautiful country house in very nice rural grounds not far from Reading. We stayed while attending a conference recently and found it to be a study in compromises. We did not stay in the main building, although...