by David Brown | Aug 22, 2016 | Hotels, Ireland, Reviews, Travel Notes
We would have never believed that we would be seeking an air-conditioned hotel in Ireland – ever! But with temperatures climbing to 27ºC/81ºF, we were wishing for one. There weren’t any, of course, or at least if they were, we were not in one, but the...
by David Brown | Oct 22, 2013 | Germany, Hotels, News, Reviews, Travel Notes
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...
by David Brown | Oct 7, 2013 | Austria, Hotels, News, Reviews, Salzburg
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...
by David Brown | Oct 5, 2013 | England, Great Britain, History, Hotels, Reviews, United Kingdom
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...
by David Brown | Oct 5, 2013 | Europe, Hotels, Ireland, News, Reviews
It has been a while since we stayed in a Premier Inn, and we found a lot to like about the Premier Inn Dublin Airport. The hotel is conveniently located about 10 minutes away from Dublin airport and can be accessed without resorting to the motorway. We arrived late,...
