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.

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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.

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Medellín is provided with 2 airports; but it is better to arrive to the Llano Grande’s Airport as this one is just 10 minutes far from Llano Grande.

Since the President of Colombia, Mr. Alvaro Uribe, owns a Finca in the surroundings, the zone is plenty of Army the whole year. This assures that the zone is much protected, which is a great guarantee for a safe vacation time.

There are hotels in the area, but my own experience refers to the “Fincas” (country houses) that can be rented for the amount of days you want. Prices vary from Finca to Finca, being the most expensive ones the biggest houses. The pictures I attach here are from the Finca that I rented with my family on the recently past December 2008. This house is beautiful, plenty of rooms (5 3-double-bed rooms) and wide spaces for the kids to play and for the adults to walk around and enjoy the landscapes.

Around this finca you can find lot of malls, restaurants, discos, markets, super-stores, service stations, and all facilities you can think of. And of course, there is a nice and big Hospital in case you get sick of happiness for being so joyful of this gorgeous place over there!  

Very near of Llano Grande is located the town “Rio Negro” where you can find a wide diversity of activities as well.

The weather is nice but cold (around 18 ºC) and sometimes rainy. So if you plan to go to Llano Grande some day keep in mind to take your coats with you!

There is a trip which is a most, consistent in going down to Medellín; one of the most important cities in Colombia. There is something I love always to see myself and is the “alumbrado” (Christmas lights) along the Medellín River.

We go always on December to Llano Grande since years now because this is such a beautiful place for vacationing. I highly recommend this place to anyone!

Greeting from Colombia,

JAS
March 26, 2009

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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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The hotel is very near to the Al-Masjid Al Nabawi (or Prophet’s Mosque). Only 3-4 minutes on foot. The location of the hotel is not only good for accessing the Holy Mosque, but also for arriving the hotel safely if you are driving. Those who are coming from the other cities will find the hotel on King Fahad Road junction with King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz road. The hotel is exactly to the North of the Mosque. All the shopping centres are nearby. Uhud Mountain is very near, 5 minutes by car. It is also visible from the suites of the hotel.

The staff of the hotel is very helpful. Hotel is clean. A very nice open buffet breakfast is served in the restaurant. Variety of foods is more than satisfactory. Rooms are spacious. Only problem with the rooms are the windows. All windows are behind a kind of steel grid; therefore it disturbs the scenery. All the shopping centres are nearby, mosques are nearby, and the quality is what you are expecting from an Intercontinental Hotel.

As in most of the other hotels in the city, don’t expect a lot for the children.

The price is very reasonable, compared to the other hotels in the area. Highly suggested for families and those performing religious tourism.

For those looking forward to the exact location of the hotel, here are the coordinates that you can easily locate, for example, through Google Earth: 24°28′25.39″ 39°36′38.51″

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I was expecting a lot from this hotel, because of its brand; however I couldn’t find whatever I have been looking for.

First of all, when you come to the hotel, you think that the hotel is not operational anymore. The location of the hotel is extremely convenient for travellers coming from Jeddah. It’s located on the Third Ring Road, almost 10 kms away from Masjid Al-haram. Anyway, when I proceed to the reception, I gave my reservation confirmation printout. The receptionist even didn’t have a look at it. He just gave me a suit. I reserved a room through their web site (http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/overview/qcaha?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/6c/1/en/hotelsearchresults), which is supposed to be a suite with ”Oasis View”. I was really expecting a lot. The room that he gave me was a suite, indeed, but on the ground floor and there was no “Oasis View”. In fact, there is no “Oasis” to view. Anyway, I went back to the receptionist, ask for a change, after a few minutes discussion, he gave us a room on the 4th floor where we are supposed to have some view of “Oasis”. Anyway, there wasn’t any “Oasis”, the view was just the road in front of the hotel. But there was something. There was a periodical noise that would disturb us through the night. The shower was not working, the water of the water closet was “yellowish/brownish”.

I went back to the reception. I looked at 2-3 more rooms. At the end, we decided to have our first room back. I’m sure the guy at the reception was not happy with us.

Anyway, the room was spacious. Gave us good space to relax. We have only taken the breakfast at the hotel. It was simply OK. There were not many choices; they even brought “honey” upon our request.

The hotel staff was so friendly. They are the only sources of smiling faces.

Hotel has shuttle service to Masjid Al-haram - which is a very big plus.

Overall, the quality of the hotel is not good. I think the structure is already 30+ years old and so are the furnitures. The hotel needs renovation and I am sure that after renovation it will be a key point for people who are visiting Makkah for any purposes. There is no picture of the hotel is shown on their web site; this is unusual and surprising.

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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.

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The rooms were nice and large and quite pretty. I had no problems with the cleanliness of the rooms and the shower was a good comfortable size. Unfortunately I only had a TV in the room, but that was a good excuse to visit the many nearby clubs and restaurants. The breakfast was very standard in the means of choice, but I am not a big breakfast eater anyway so that wasn’t a problem for me.

Average price considering the lack of different activities in the city of Hamilton and generally I would rate it a good but not fantastic experience.

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We did experience one issue with our first room. As the rooms were new, and we were essentially the first to use them there was a drainage issue with the shower in the room. The Staff immediately acted on the issue and allocated a new room.

The motel provides a 24-hour front desk that can accommodate most needs.

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The primary benefit of Aarons is its perfect location in the heart of Sydney, as it is within walking distance of many of Sydney’s iconic areas and public transport. It is truly unbelievable as to how well the motel is placed. For example, if you step out the front of Aarons Motel, you are:

• 20 metres from Paddy’s Markets (across the road)
• 400 metres from the Exhibition Centre
• 600 metres from Darling Harbour
• 600 metres from the Powerhouse Museum
• 200 metres from China Town
• 70 metres to the inner city monorail (gives access to many other attractions)
• 50 metres to tram station
• 200 metres to train station

The staff has always been friendly and helpful.

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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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Because the hotel was part of our package to see Machu Pichu, airport pickup and drop off were included as park of the price. Also the guide came to the hotel on the first night, had a talk to us about our 4 day hike and made sure we had all the necessary items. The was nice and in a very good spot in Cuzco. The only dilemma we had was when we returned from Machu Pichu, they didn´t have us booked. But they gave us a spare room and everything was fine.

The breakfasts were nice, and it was always a good start to each day to have some nice hot coca tea. The staff were friendly and the room was pleasant. The fridge was a bit noisy but overall a good quality stay.

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• Tennis courts
• Squash courts
• Mini golf course
• Enlarged chess game
• 3 spas (2 of which are hosted inside an outdoor cave, 1 in a large sombrero hat)
• 1 Heated indoor pool
• 1 large outdoor pool, complete with islands and rock diving platform
• Games room including pool and ping pong
• 2 Saunas

The resort also contains two excellent restaurants; Cactus Cantina Bistro Bullring Bar and Restaurants that I have always found to be top class. The staff is excellent and always available to assist. My family has stayed at this resort 4 times over the years and has made plans for a future stay for we have always enjoyed the resort.

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The owners spoke English and he was very helpful to a pair tired gringos looking for a bed. In no time we had a large room with a huge comfortable bed, and a second medium bed that was also very comfortable. In the morning the owner and another of the staff help us with finding places of interest in Arequipa, and even gave us a rate of change for US$.

The shower was nice and hot, the only issue was there was only a curtain, so the toilet got covered in water after a shower. But otherwise everything was brilliant, and it only cost 20 Soles for the night. The next day we took in the sites of Arequipa, at a nice relaxed pace. A great relief to some tired travellers, and i would happily recommend it to anyone else.

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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

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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.

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If you want a nice relaxing place where you can sleep well and listen to the river nearby, this is the place for you. Arequipa is one of the major cities in Peru, so staying away from the town centre has its benefits. The beds were very comfortable and the bathrooms wonderfully relaxing. The breakfast was scrumptious, with freshly baked bread, fresh milk and nice pure fruit juices.

Apart from the bedroom, the space is a bit limited but you will not find it uncomfortable. There is no internet connect in the hotel, but the hotel did let us use their computer, even when it was very late. The price was reasonable considering the quality, and we found it a wonderful stay.

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The Castle in Nagycenk is surrounded by a park that is closed by a beautiful wrought-iron gate. The humble French-garden in the courtyard is in contrast with the beautiful interior of the castle. The main part of the castle is now serves as a museum about the life and success of the family. A stud farm, an open-air locomotive museum, a nostalgia train with steam locomotives, a beautiful alleyway with limetrees, and a neo-romanesque church designed by Miklós Ybl provide all visitors enough attraction for a day-long excursion. Children are allowed to drive the nostalgia train and they can get a certificate of being a junior steam locomotive driver. An international festival is organized each summer in the nearby court in the memory of István Széchenyi and his efforts for the riding sports with show jumping and couch driving.

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While some people classify Ohope as part of Whakatane, the owners of Ederdale were having non of that talk. In fact they were a very humorous and friendly bunch.

This is a good place for a family, as the beach side has plenty of area for BBQ´s and the beach is very safe, with no sudden drops in the sea bed. We paid more than you average motel price for this accommodation but it definitely was worth the change.

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