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Rented room in Dubrovnik

Accommodations Worldwide, May 2006 issue
I stayed in a room rented by Anka Markunovic (Antuninska 10, 20000 Dubrovnik, CROATIA; phone/fax 00 385 20 417 877, e-mail markunovic@hotmail.com or visit www.dubrovnik-online.com/rooms_vicelic), Sept. 26-30, ’05. From the airport I took the city bus, which meets passengers outside of the door from luggage pickup after every flight. I got off after 25 kilometers at ...

Italy’s Relais Torre Guelfa and Relais dell’Olmo

Accommodations Worldwide, May 2006 issue
Italy's Relais Torre Guelfa and Relais dell’Olmo
The Relais Torre Guelfa (Figline Valdarno, Tuscany, ITALY. Call Gruppo Torre Guelfa in Firenze at +390 5595 1112, fax 5595 07727 or visit www. torreguelfa.it) is a unique inn nestled among vineyards and gardens. My husband and I and another couple spent 10 days there in September ’05. Relais Torre Guelfa and the Restaurant Torre Guelfa ...

Hotel National in Bern

Accommodations Worldwide, May 2006 issue
Hotel National in Bern
Just minutes from Bern’s Hauptbahnhof, Hotel National (Hirschengraben 24, 3011 Bern, SWITZERLAND; phone +41 [3] 381 19 88 or visit www.nationalbern.ch) offers just about everything: a restaurant, a theater, a movie cinema, a disco and the hotel. Once out the door of the National, Bern’s famous Clock Tower is a quick three minutes away. You’ll see ...

Frankfurt’s Hotel Monopol

Accommodations Worldwide, May 2006 issue
Hotel Monopol (11-13 Mannheimer Str., D-60329, Frankfurt, GERMANY; phone +49 69 22737 0 or visit www.hotelmonopol-frankfurt.de) is located right across the street from the railroad station — very convenient! This hotel is about 100 years old and has been nicely renovated, with double doors that keep out hallway noises. For my 4-day stay in December ...

Northern Europe hotel finds

Accommodations Worldwide, May 2006 issue
We traveled by train and Norwegian coastal steamer throughout Northern Europe in August ’05. Here are some of our “finds.” • Hotel Birger Jarl in Stockholm (visit www.birgerjarl.se/eng) is “the first hotel in SWEDEN with the concept of modern design.” Rooms and the small lobby/bar have been decorated by some of the best fashion designers in ...

Art Deco-style apartment in Paris

Accommodations Worldwide, May 2006 issue
Art Deco-style apartment in Paris
I have visited Paris many times, but our most recent visit was by far our most satisfactory stay. We rented a gem of an apartment in the 11th arrondissement, near Place de la République and Porte St.-Denis, in October ’05. Madame Dervenian Le Pape, a delightful woman, rents this equally delightful seventh-floor apartment for two ...

Argentina’s Hotel Glória and Peru’s Hotel Antigua Miraflores

Accommodations Worldwide, April 2006 issue
At opposite ends of the spectrum of hotel operation, here are experiences we had in South America in December ’05. • We spent four nights at Hotel Glória (Rua do Russel, 632, Glória, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; phone [21] 555 7272 or visit www.hotelgloriario. com.br), a century-old but modernized large hotel. Including buffets for both breakfast ...

B&B Olleros 3000 in Buenos Aires

Accommodations Worldwide, April 2006 issue
A letter in ITN (April ’03, pg. 70) prompted me to make reservations with Claudine Hemelryk to stay five nights at B&B Olleros 3000 (C1426CSF Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA; phone + 54 11 4554-7269, fax +54 11 4554-1097 or visit www.olleros3000.com.ar). Claudine and her husband, Juan, welcomed us at their well-appointed B&B, where we paid $60 per ...

Dar Al Andalous hotel in Morocco

Accommodations Worldwide, April 2006 issue
Planning a trip to MOROCCO in the near future? Consider staying at one of the premier riads, or small hotels, in 14th-century Fez, near the Bab Boujloud (Blue Gate), the stunning main entrance of the medina. I stayed at the Dar Al Andalous (14, Derb Bennani, Douh, Quartier Batha, Fès Médina, Maroc; phone 212 [0] ...

Japan’s Momijiso hotel

Accommodations Worldwide, April 2006 issue
Our group of 10 enjoyed three restful nights at Momijiso (Momijidani koennai Miyajima-cho, Saeki-gun, Hiroshima-ken, JAPAN; phone 81-0829-44-0077, fax 81-0829-44-0076, or visit japaneseguesthouses.com/db/miyajima/momijiso.htm), a small, family-run ryokan (Japanese inn) on Miyajima, a lovely island off the coast of Hiroshima. The ryokan is located in Momijidani Park above the town and just below the cable ...