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Louisa’s Place apartment, Berlin

Louisa’s Place apartment, Berlin
We stayed for five nights in Berlin at Louisa’s Place (Kurfürstendamm 160, 10709 Berlin, GERMANY; phone +49 [0] 30 6 31 03-0 or fax 03-100, www.louisas-place.de) at the end of March ’07 and couldn’t have been more pleased. This is one of those rare finds — an upscale and classy yet very friendly hotel. The light ...

Duval Serviced Apartments in Poland

My husband and I went to Warsaw, POLAND, in March ’07 and were pleasantly surprised. We stayed in Warsaw’s Old Town and were able to walk everywhere. English appeared to be the common second language, at least in the major cities, and we did not experience any language problems. The Polish people with whom we had ...

B&Bs in Italy: BedinArt, Bonapace Porta Nolana, Residenza del Doge

My friend Kathy, a computer whiz, went online and checked locations and ratings from the past guests for bedand-breakfasts in ITALY. For our March ’07 trip we stayed in Rome, Naples and Venice, and all three B&Bs were great and affordable. • BedinArt (Via In Selci, 63, 00184, Roma, Italy; phone +39 06 4885598 or 339-3232975 ...

Duodo Palace Hotel in Venice

My husband and I stayed at the Duodo Palace Hotel (Calle Minelli San Marco, 1887/1888, 30124 Venezia, ITALY; phone +39 041 5203329, fax 041 2415940, www.duodopalacehotel. com), April 10 and April 18-19, 2007. In a very convenient location between San Marco and Rialto, it’s a charming little hotel with a helpful, English-speaking staff. I don’t remember the ...

Hotel Müller in Cologne

Here are four recommendations from a July ’06 trip to GERMANY. • Hotel Müller (Bradenburger Str. 20, 50668 Köln, Germany; phone 0049 [0] 221/912 8350, fax 83517, e-mail hotel-mueller-koeln@t-online.de or visit www.hotel-mueller-koeln. de). This is a small hotel about three blocks from the train station in Köln. They were prompt in answering our e-mails for information or ...

Churchill Hotel in France

In FRANCE, we chose the Churchill Hotel (14-16 rue Saint Jean, 14400 Bayeux, France; phone +33 2 31 21 31 80, fax 2 31 21 41 66 or visit www.hotel-churchill.fr. Reservations for the hotel can also be made through www.france.com) largely on a recommendation in answer to our “Person to Person” query in ITN. The ...

Lloyd Hotel Amsterdam

Visitors to Amsterdam with a sense of humor might like the Lloyd Hotel Amsterdam (Oostelijke Handelskade 34, 1019 BN Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS; phone +31 [0] 20 561 3636, fax 3600 or visit www.lloydhotel.com). Located on the docks in the eastern part of the city, the hotel was built in the early 20th century by the Lloyd shipping ...

Dunhallin House in Scotland

If you plan to spend time in Inverness, we re commend Dunhallin House (164 Culduthel Rd., Inverness, SCOTLAND, IV4BH, U.K.; phone 44 1463 220824 or visit dunhallin.co.uk) — located on a quiet street about 1½ miles from the central district. Over the past 27 years we’ve stayed at many dozens of B&Bs in the British Isles ...

India’s Hotel CJ International

We stayed in Amritsar, INDIA, at Hotel CJ International (Opp. Langar Hall Building, Inside Golden Temple Car Parking, Amritsar-143001, India; phone 0091 183-2543478, 2535677 or 2535678, fax 2535677 or visit www.cjhotel.net), directly across from the glorious Golden Temple, Feb. 26-28, 2007. We upgraded to a top-story suite, one of three on the top floor. We worked ...

Russia’s Sadko Hotel near the Black Sea

Near the Black Sea, the Sadko Hotel (Astrakhan, 9, Anapa, RUSSIA; phone 86133 3-27-44 , fax 27-43, mobile phone 8-918-137 0004 or 8-918-410 00 09 or visit www.anapa-sadko.narod.ru [in Russian]) is well located in downtown Anapa two blocks from the beach. My stay was in December ’06-January ’07. Very clean. And great value! 520 rubles ($20) ...