Hotel : Le Grand Hotel Des Gobelins Overall, excellent hotel! Rooms a bit small (my first room was tiny, but they changed me with no hassels at all), but very very clean. The manager is excellent, and is at the desk on days - very friendly and helpful. Had one issue with the man on duty Sat night - he was very rude, but that was not normal from what I experienced the week I stayed here. The rest of the desk staff were also very helpful and seemed to truly enjoy talking to us.
Hotel is located 1.5 blocks from the Metro, and about 5 blocks from another station with 2 lines. There are a number of good restaurants in the area (Pizza Cesar is wonderful!), and also a grocery store, bakeries and a Starbucks if you really need your fix! The breakfast is basic - bread, croissant, cereal, coffee/tea and juice.
Rooms are truly non-smoking, but the walls are a bit thin (I would recommmend ear plugs for light sleepers), and also there is no alarm clock in the room (they do provide wake up calls). Also, just a note you have to go up about 10 steps to get to the elevator so pack accordingly!
Overall, I was really happy with this hotel, and would definitely stay here again, and highly recommmend it!
Hotel : Best Western Hotel de Verdun The Best Western Hotel De Verdun is a cramped, depressing hotel in an otherwise good location near the Perrache SNCF train station and central Lyon. The tiny rooms lack air conditioning, which given the absence of ventilation is a fatal flaw. Amusingly, another guest left his/her satisfaction form on the tiny desk, providing a blistering review. The Hotel staff had clearly not noticed and left it there! What more can I say!?
Stay elsewhere- there are far better places and values.
Hotel : TROYON HOTEL Hotel De Troyon offers unbeatable great location & good value for money (I got a double room for 65Euros/night, and paid 15Euros for the 3rd person).
The room we stayed in was basic, don't expect 'tralalas' but a spacious size for 3. For that price, we got daily housekeeping, fresh clean towels and clean linens. Our room was facing the street, Rue De Troyon, and it was no problem to get good night sleeps.
Unlike the world known obnoxious Parisien, the hotel staff are helpful & friendly. On the second day of the stay, I was down with high fever. Thanks to the hotel staff, they arranged for an 'on-call' doctor to comeby.
Now, where else can you get an extended service, without punching holes through your pockets? I'd definitely come back to visit Hotel De Troyon- next time in my best state of health.
Hotel : J W Marriott Las Vegas Resort My sister and I had our first ever sisters' getaway (she in her late 20s, I in my early 30s - better late than never!) at this fantastic resort hotel over Memorial Day Weekend 2007. The resort itself was beautiful and well kept. The food was great (although a little pricey, but what can you expect?!), the room/bath was clean, and the service was impressive. They even had daily complimentary water bottles in the lobby for hotel guests. We enjoyed sunbathing around the huge pool. Although the pool area got crowded as the day went on, we did notice how much more laid back and relaxed the environment was compared to the pool environments of the strip hotels, which always seemed hectic and jam-packed like sardines - no exaggeration! I had a great massage at the spa. The workout facility was top-notch - the machines and fitness equipment rivaled that of high-quality health clubs. The workout facility even offered a variety of fitness classes. The concierge was very helpful - they gave us a back route to the strip as we had a rental car. Therefore we were able to avoid major traffic and usually made it to the strip in about 15 minutes. Although we didn't play golf, the course looked impeccable. I almost felt guilty for not taking my hubby! I would definitely visit this property again. It's great for couples, families, and of course, a sisters' getaway!
Hotel : HOTEL FELIX The location of this charming hotel is just great! It is on the lively pedestrian street, the best pizza restaurant "La Pizza" is just opposite to you. The beach & Promenade de Anglais & Tourist Office are two blocks away. Bus station "Carre Routiere" is within 10 minutes walk. The nearest bus stop where most city busses stop is just one block away and the bus to airport stops also only two blocks away! LaFayette shopping centre & other best shopping areas are also within less than 10 minutes walk. Old town & lovely market "Cours Saleya" (food, restaurants, flowers, people, artists, Monday's antique...)"(find Eva Freschel's paintings!) are very near, same as the "must": climbing up to the beautiful Parc de la Colline du Chateau. One of the best advantages is that you have the town's absolutely best artisanan bakery "Chez Pierre" beside the hotel's entrance! Try once Christophe's sandwishes & sweets and you can't walk past anymore!Best for breakfast! And any time of the day! Hotel is very clean (thanks to Emily!). Teddy in reception is great adviser, funny & friendly! There is no elevator & the staircase is quite narrow, so don't bring huge luggage! Also it is not good with small children & if you have bad knees etc. All of the nice staff speak good English. We were worried, if the noice (=happy vacation voices...) would disturb our sleep, but we were fortunate to get room no. 8 with sound-proof balcony -door! After you closed it, no more accordeon, laughter and clinging of forks & knifes! We booked originally only for 2 nights, but were really lucky to be able to extend 5 more nights in this fully booked hotel! We truly enjoyed our stay in this cosy hotel& recommend it heartily! "The travelling happy couple" < Read next opinion
Hotel : APPIA LA FAYETTE Stayed for one night. Chose because about 4-minutes' walk from Gare du Nord, which is very convenient to the airport and other subway lines. Staff was typical for the city - info only, no smiles (you don't come to Paris for the Parisiens). Clean and even our room on the 1st floor next to the street was not too loud.
Hotel : Jnan Palace The hotel looked nice, but was not 5 star as stated outside the hotel. We had a suite, the hotel had a timer on the heating so arrived to a cold room.
The breakfast was good, usual selection, although, on one of the mornings, prob before a hotel day trip, most of the breakfast had finished, and took time to be replenished.
The room service food - avg, had to order cos of the 2 toddlers we took
I had booked a massage - what a let down!! entered the salon in a gown, and was abolutely freezing in the so-called massage room - more like a waiting room! Was then taken outside across the swimming pool to the sauna rooms, and the qulaity of the massage was not good - so dont recommend that
Hotel : The Inn At Reading The hotel was located well for traveling, as it was just off the main highway.
the rooms and service were good, i have no complaints.
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