by David Brown | Dec 1, 2013 | Americas, Hotels, News, Tennessee, Travel Notes, USA
Some may balk at this review of a hotel belonging to the lowest chain of the Hilton brand, but our experience with this particular Hampton Inn has always been more like coming home than staying in a hotel. We’ve stayed at this hotel in the past, and we always enjoyed...
by David Brown | Nov 27, 2013 | Hotels, Travel Notes
On a recent trip to Europe, we decided to give Holiday Inn Express a second try. We’d not been too impressed by the chain in the past, but in some locations there were convenient properties that seemed to be good value. We booked through the site as usual, and...
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,...