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We stayed in this hotel at the end of September 2009 for 2 nights with my wife and 2 children (4 and 9 yrs).

I assume that due to Ramadan Eid Holiday, reservation and reservation confirmation was extremely late. However, there were no problems with the room. Even they provided us with a better room. The hotel has 2 buildings, one of them is around 100 meters away from the main building. Between these buildings are tennis and volleyball courts and next to them is the carpark.

Hotel is approximately 30km away by car from Istanbul-Ankara highway. You have to take Abant exit and follow the signs for Abant.

Checkin was OK. They didn’t let us wait for a long time. But they took their time to fill out forms with our ID cards, and this duration was longer than expected.

Food quality, as expected from Bolu, was excellent.

During the stay, our requests are not answered in a timely fashion. For example, we requested 2 extra beds but after our 3rd call, they brought them. But they brought one, only. They brought the other one later, in 10 minutes.

Restaurants are not spacious, but comfortable. Staff is helpful, but slow. Receptionists are not smiling, but doing their job. You don’t feel that you arrive at a friendly place, but the wonderful nature keeps all of these thoughts away.

Hotel facilities are “in” the beautiful forest of Abant. Hotel is next to the Abant Lake. There is a cafe which has a terrace on Abant Lake (hosting around 15-20 tables). This provides excellent opportunity for a panoramic view of Bolu/Abant Mountains and to enjoy magnificient view of the scenery. Hotel has indoor swimming pool, kids club, massage (spa), games hall. I think because of the special season, they organized two different live music performance - one in the lake cafe, and one in the hotel (Geyikli Bar). We attended the one in the lake cafe. The performance was OK.

The hotel has a small children playground.

There are various facilities near to the hotel: natural (organic) food market, horse riding, tour with sleigh (fayton) around the lake, etc. On the other side of the lake, there’s a restaurant where you can enjoy fresh and well-cooked fish.

The weather is usually rainy, therefore you should carry umbrellas or raincoats with you.

Our short vacation was enjoyable and comfortable, due to the nature of Abant. As a matter of fact, we would enjoy our vacation even if we stayed in another hotel near this amazing Abant lake. We suggest everyone staying in this hotel, especially for families.

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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We have spent 8 days in summer 2009 in the middle of June, in this wonderful 5-star, first-class service hotel. The hotel was almost full. We booked it 3 months prior to our stay so that we had around 30% discount on the prices through www.tatilsepeti.com. Thanks God, the stay was wonderful.

The facility is in excellent condition. There are 3 pools. One big pool, for common use in the shape of the letter Y, the other one with 3 different types of water slides (slide with bumpers, looped slide and totally covered slide with clockwise and counter-clockwise loops). There are a number of bars. There are special areas available for rent which provides you with “private” sun bathing. Worth a try. Motorized water sports (such as jet-ski and paragliding) are not free, but waterbike, canoes are available for free.

The most satisfying part of the stay was the hotel staff. Without even a single exception, all, yes, all, 100% of the staff was extremely polite, dedicated to help you to solve your small issues - such as bringing me an ice-bag for my not-so-injured elbow.

Pool games were well organized and there is always some activity somewhere in the facility. This is announced.

Nights were another story. Everynight at 2100 they start their night show with children’s club. Around 2130 the show continues with something for older. It was all entertaining. I remember several nights we were so sad that the show has finished.

The facility operates on all-inclusive type. That means, you don’t need to carry money while you are eating and drinking in this huge facility. Open-buffet restaurants are open around 2.5 hours. There are other restaurants that are open longer - with reservation only.

Only thing that bothered us was the ice-cream buffet which was open for an extremely short period - 2 hours between 1300 and 1500 hours only.

The hotel is located at: 36°29′21.01″N 30°31′28.55″E

We strongly recommend this facility to everyone coming to visit Turkey. This facility is for everyone.

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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In a random order, the following are some suggested things to take with you while you are travelling. Please feel free to post more :)) This list partially applies to everyone travelling.Disclaimer: this is not a complete list; you may still forget something necessary for your trip. Print this list, and add yours at the end. TravelResortReview.com doesn’t accept any responsibility for any damages/losses because of the things not mentioned here.

1. Toothpaste and toothbrush
2. Shaving tools (razor, shaving cream/foam, brush, after shave lotion, etc.)
3. Underwear
4. Shirt, blouse
5. Trousers, skirt, pants, shorts, etc.
6. If you are going for swimming purposes, swimming suits, protection creams, towels, etc.
7. Jackets, sweatshirts, coats
8. Business dresses (suit, etc.)
9. Tie(s) which will fit your suit/jacket/shirt
10. Belt
11. Socks
12. Charger for your portable phones
13. Charger for your portable devices, such as your laptops, bluetooth earphones, etc.
14. Power plug adapters
15. Your official papers (such as your ID card, driving license, copy of your work visa, etc.)
16. Passport
17. SIM cards for your destination (roaming or local one)
18. Pyjamas
19. GPS (if your mobile does not have one)
20. Maps
21. Camera
22. Video recorder
23. Slippers
24. Shoes (extra?)
25. Eye glasses
26. Sun glasses
27. Business cards
28. Your presentations, company brochures, etc.
29. Toys for your younger children
30. Baby food
31. Baby’s milk bottle, soother
32. Other official documents as necessary
33. Mobile phone
34. Laptop
35. Your reservation forms
36. Telephone number(s), address and other information for the destination that you are travelling to, if possible contact information for the person that you have contacted before

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Absolutely fantastic hotel with a huge garden of palm trees, a big swimming pool, a very well maintained beach, extremely helpful staff, clean and spacious rooms, perfect food quality.

We stayed in this hotel with my family (my wife and 2 sons - 2 and 7 years). It was a perfect refreshing trip. We stayed during early April 2008. As a general comment for the whole UAE, major construction works are ongoing. There’s a construction site just next to the hotel which may generate some noise during your relaxation. However, the ambience of the hotel is so relaxing that you don’t even mind it.

The quality of the food is perfect. The hotel is somewhat overpriced, as expected from Sheraton brand.

Rooms were comfortable. Housekeeping maintains the room around the clock. They even don’t mind to change towels three times a day. Everything is designed and thought for the comfort.

The resort has the activities through the week - belly dancer, children’s activities, open-buffet dinner, theme dinners, etc.

The hotel offers massages of different types in the middle of the palm tree garden.

The swimming pool may need some water toys; such as slides, etc.

The resort also has a football pitch.

The only problem we had was to find the location because of the construction works. However, here are the directions: Just follow Jumeirah Beach Road, connect it to Sufouh Road. Follow Sufouh Road, no right- or left-turns. When you think that the road has ended, you will see a kind of “hidden” sign that shows “Sheraton Hotel Only”, on a dark brown signboard. To make it clearer, you have to follow the road till Starbucks; and when you see Starbucks, you should continue another 100 meters to see the sign. Other than this problem, you expect no problems. The location of the hotel, if you’d like to look at it on Google Earth: 25° 4′23.73″N 55° 7′44.11″E. The web site is at: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1326

I just don’t know why they don’t have a picture of their beach on their web site; it is worth putting a picture of it! 

This is a strongly suggested hotel for those who has the budget to spend.

(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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The Marque is well known as one of the better motels to stay at in Canberra providing great service to all, from families to travelling business people. The Marque hosts the Northbourne restaurant, with a delicious range of food that I have enjoyed on countless visits.

Located on Northbourne Avenue the motel is within 200 meters of the centre of the city which hosts the large civic centre. This centre has everything thing from supermarkets to cinemas.

The staff is friendly and has provided great service to me on various business trips and occasions. For business guests the motel provides wireless internet, photocopying and faxing facilities. The motel also provides an outdoor pool and gym area.

The motel also provides 24 hour reception.

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I stayed in this hotel in June 2007. The hotel was extremely crowded. There were a lot of events going on simultaneously. All the ballrooms and meeting rooms were occupied. The restaurant of the hotel was not so good - just used for breakfast, only.

Rooms of the hotel were spacious and clean. The location of the hotel is almost perfect. It’s not far from the convention center (15-minute walk). It’s just at the opposite of “Star of India”.

It’s not a family hotel that you can stay with your family. However, it will be one of the best choices for business trips, especially if you are alone. The price was also reasonable.

Hotel doesn’t look renovated recently, the building does not look it is well-maintained from outside. But interior is OK.

There is a very small swimming pool which cannot be used for swimming

The hotel is not far from the airport.

All of the staff members were helpful.

Here’s the address of the hotel: 1355 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101

(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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I stayed here one weekend as part of a business trip to Canary Wharf. It was 15 mins from Waterloo station, taking the jubilee line, and a short 5 min walk from the tube station, which is pretty good for London hotel, especially when on business.

The room could be self catered, as a fairly decent kitchen was in the apartment. The room was very clean, and even has a dishwasher, washer / dryer and fridge included. So i didn´t really have any excuse for not being ready for work. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

The location is nice because you away from some of the congested areas of central London. There is also a good selection of shops and stores nearby.  I would say the only downside was the price, but if you want quality, sometimes you have to pay a little more.

(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)

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When we stayed at this hostel (located half a block from the center of Andamarca), the first thing we found out is – use all the blankets – as the temperature is freezing at night due to the high altitude. The hostel is near the town hall, the local church and the police station – just in case.  

The area is not really a tourist spot, but a good location if you are interested in adventure sports. The hostel was cosy, with a good family environment and a good cheap price. We stayed in a couple of single rooms for $2.70 USD with a medium bed , bath, table and chair and of course, those blankets. If you want to upgrade your room, you need to pay the big $5 USD instead, and with this you get a sofa and basic TV.

Andamarca only has about 200 people, and there are no banks or stores or even magazine stores. But you could get good reception on your mobile!  This was because of the construction of some new antennas, which was slowly bringing in new transport businesses. Restaurants lacked variety but there were all dirt cheap.

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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At the end of the main central street in Edinburgh, the Grosvenor Hotel is ideally situated near the main shopping and eating areas. At the bottom of the castle road, a small hike is required to see the castle and the nearby tourist attractions. But at long as you take the trip via the beautiful castle park, you will hardly notice. At the top of the castle road are several cheaper restaurants (Viva el Mexico, I personally recommend), as well and several other pubs and clubs.

The rooms in the hotel were a bit small for a Hilton hotel, but the beds were incredibly comfortable and the breakfast was delicious. A bar, as well as the restaurant is available in the hotel. The staff are helpful and the hotel is nicely kept. They also have no problem cooking a late breakfast for the heavy sleeper - as long as they ask nicely. But for all this, you pay a little more than your average 3-star hotel, so beware.

(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5)

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The Maria Angola is a 3-star hotel, that had excellent service, large bedrooms and a complete bathroom with plenty of clean towels. Cable TV, a dinning area, wireless internet and a work space is also available. Unfortunately, all these things leave very little room relax, and probably best suits the business traveler more than a family.  

Located in Providencia residential area, one on the most modern and exclusive areas in Santiago. The hotel was also only 2 blocks from the main avenue, and city square where some of the most well known shops can be found. 

The room service was quick, even when the food was ordered from a nearby restaurant. But to be honest, the food wasn’t great and very expensive ($12 USD). If you head out of town, you will find much better found at a much cheaper price (but then you need to pay the taxi fare).  The staff were very helpful and should a good level of respect for their clients.

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