Thursday, December 22, 2011

novotel campo de las naciones, madrid, spain; room 130

Van room with a view

Fine Novotel, close to Madrid Barajas Airport and Feria de Madrid. Service is generally at a very reasonable level. Unfortunately staff did not manage to repair the internet connection problem within the 4 days of my stay this time.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

sheraton hotel & conv. center, buenos aires, argentia; room 1402

Van room with a view
First time in Argentina. Hotel is high quality with two roof top convention rooms with spectacular view. Location is perfect in the center of this great city.

tryp tatuape hotel, sao paulo, brazil; room 708

Van room with a view

My second Tryp on my third trip to Sau Paulo. A bit older than the Berrini but a quality hotel with a professional staff. Nice area with restaurants and shopping nearby.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

hotel-restaurant molenwiek, parike-brakel, belgium; room 4

Van room with a view

Small hotel in the Flemish Ardennes where time stood still over the last 30 years. The invoice was still in typewriter style. The area is wonderful, in the center of Ronde van Vlaanderen (cycling race) route. The view is kind of funny; conifers. There are rooms with a more interesting view.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

hotel gödecke, hotteln/sarstedt, germany; room 126

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Another visit to this nice family hotel close to Hannover (messe). Free wifi/internet. Late arrival so dinner or snack no option, lovely breakfast. Friendly priced. Please check almost the same view in snowy winter conditions in a previous post.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Holiday-Inn, Attica, Greece; room 113

Van room with a view

Practical hotel behind a gas station, close to the airport of Athens. Price per night is very high.

Monday, May 30, 2011

All Seasons Lille Aeroport, Lesquin, France; room 206

Van room with a view

Typical simple low cost airport hotel, no restaurant but you can get a 10% discount voucher for the nearby Mercure Hotel. View and area are no very inspiring. Funny furniture in the room like FATBOY.

Lisboa Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal; room 1222

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The hotel is situated between the Santa Maria Hospital and the highway IP7. From this room you see a lot of incoming flights to Lisbon International Airport and over the left building you can just see the famous 'Ponte de 25 Abril'. The service in the hotel is perfect, the room and especially the bathroom need to be renovated.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

lindemann hotel, hildesheim, germany; room 102

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What can I say... the neighbourhood (industrial area) is not fancy and a part of the breakfast is served in a discount shop. The room is very simple. Nothing to complain but no cheers. Low priced.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Tryp Brasil 21, Brasilia, Brazil; room 717

Van room with a view

Nice hotel in the capitol of Brazil. The city has been build in the shape of an aircraft. Check out google maps and see for yourself.

Tryp Berrini, Sao Paulo, Brazil; room 1808

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Fine hotel in New Brooklyn in Sao Paulo. I have been told that this is the second busiest helicopter city. Almost on every building a platform, as on the picture. The hotel is situated close to Congonhas, the second airport in Sao Paulo.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

van der valk, hildesheim, germany; room 327

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This is a nice and convenient hotel in the middle of Hildesheim. The square in front of the hotel has some very nice buildings. Hildesheim is about 20 minutes from Hannover.

hotel tryp condal mar, barcelona, spain; room 608

Van room with a view

The hotel is fine but the area is not. On walking distance there is a commercial center. You will need a car or taxi to get to the center or even restaurants.

hotel melia girona, girona, spain; room 318

Van room with a view

Nice place in a nice little town north of Barcelona. The hotel is situated on 20 min. walking distance from the city center.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

wake up, copenhagen, denmark; room 745

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Trendy budget hotel in Copenhagen. Close to center and train station. The Sushi bar on the top floor in the hotel next door (Tivoli Hotel) is great.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

campanile hotel, alcala de henares, spain; room 702

Van room with a view

See previous entries for this hotel. This room is special dedicated for disabled people and does not have a bath but a big shower.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

hotel garbe, stuttgart, germany; room 10

Van room with a view

Clearly in the last fase of a renovation. Simple but very stylish interior design. This hotel is perfectly situated to visit the Stuttgart exhibition center at the International Airport in Stuttgart, less then 10 minutes away. If you need a hotel in the Stuttgart area, try this one!

Saturday, February 5, 2011

hotel gödecke, sarstedt/hotteln, germany; room 31

Another night in this cosy hotel. I experienced some problems with wifi-connections but it was solved within acceptable time. I recommend this hotel to anyone who visits the Hannover Exhibition Center. It will however not as friendly priced as when I was here I suppose. Check it.