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My review of the new JW Marriott hotel and resort in Venice

This is my review of the JW Marriott hotel and resort in Venice. This is Part 1 and the second part of my JW Marriott Venice review is here. This was the second year that we have ended up in this .....

This is my review of the JW Marriott hotel and resort in Venice. This is Part 1 and the second part of my .....

by Rob Burgess17 comments

My review of the InterContinental Geneva hotel

This is my review of the InterContinental Geneva hotel. Back in May I wrote about a fantastic competition organised by the Geneva Tourist Board.  It was giving away 1,000 nights over the Summer in .....

This is my review of the InterContinental Geneva hotel. Back in May I wrote about a fantastic competition .....

by Rob Burgess25 comments

My review of the 14th century Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca hotel

This is my review of Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca. I have split it over two parts.  This part is mainly scene setting. We do not usually spend family holidays in Hilton hotels.  Nothing wrong with .....

This is my review of Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca. I have split it over two parts.  This part is mainly scene .....

by Rob Burgess22 comments

My review of the Aloft Liverpool hotel

This is my review of the Aloft hotel in Liverpool. Last weekend I went to Liverpool to take a look at the (fairly) new Aloft hotel.  This is, amazingly, the only Starwood hotel in England outside .....

This is my review of the Aloft hotel in Liverpool. Last weekend I went to Liverpool to take a look at the .....

by Anika Burnett15 comments

My review of the new Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre

This is my review of the new Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre hotel. Etihad invited me to Manchester recently for a conference at the Etihad Stadium.  We chose the Holiday Inn in the city centre .....

This is my review of the new Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre hotel. Etihad invited me to Manchester .....

by Anika Burnett25 comments

My review of the new Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown hotel, New York

This is my review of the new Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown hotel, New York. What do you do when Manhattan gets too busy and chaotic? Move to Brooklyn. After having spent 3 nights in Midtown Manhattan .....

This is my review of the new Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown hotel, New York. What do you do when Manhattan gets .....

by Anika Burnett61 comments

My review of Melia’s new INNSIDE New York NoMad hotel

This is my review of Melia’s new INNSIDE New York NoMad hotel. New York, I love you!   As my friend was getting married in the States this summer, I decided to combine the wedding with a New .....

This is my review of Melia’s new INNSIDE New York NoMad hotel. New York, I love you!   As my friend was .....

by Anika Burnett41 comments

My review of the Park Hyatt Hamburg hotel

This is my review of the Park Hyatt Hamburg hotel. There are only two hotels in the world that I book by default whenever I have to go to that city.  One is the InterContinental Le Grand in Paris .....

This is my review of the Park Hyatt Hamburg hotel. There are only two hotels in the world that I book by .....

by Rob Burgess30 comments

My review of the InterContinental New York Barclay hotel

This is my review of the newly reopened InterContinental New York Barclay hotel. The re-opening of the InterContinental New York Barclay following a lengthy renovation means that the city now boasts .....

This is my review of the newly reopened InterContinental New York Barclay hotel. The re-opening of the .....

by Rob Burgess17 comments

My review of the Hotel des Indes, The Hague, Presidential Suite

This is my review of my Monday night in the Presidential Suite of the Hotel des Indes in The Hague. Even by my standards this was a slightly bizarre way to start the week.  At Christmas, Starwood .....

This is my review of my Monday night in the Presidential Suite of the Hotel des Indes in The Hague. Even by .....

by Rob Burgess18 comments

My review of the new Hilton Tallinn Park hotel

This is my review of the new Hilton Tallinn Park hotel in Tallinn, Estonia.   It is part of our occasional series of ‘new luxury hotels in European tourist spots where you might want to use .....

This is my review of the new Hilton Tallinn Park hotel in Tallinn, Estonia.   It is part of our .....

by Anika Burnett5 comments

My review of the new InterContinental Estoril (Portugal)

This our review of the new InterContinental hotel in Estoril, Portugal. Being the only hotel in Estoril set right at the ocean front, this new InterContinental hotel – which opened its doors in .....

This our review of the new InterContinental hotel in Estoril, Portugal. Being the only hotel in Estoril set .....

by Anika Burnett12 comments

Review: InterContinental O2 hotel, London

By a coincidence, we (Rob and Anika) each stayed at one of the two London InterContinental hotels over the last ten days.  We thought it would be interesting to do a ‘compare and .....

By a coincidence, we (Rob and Anika) each stayed at one of the two London InterContinental hotels over the .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments