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Hotel Ambassade in Amsterdam

Accommodations Worldwide, September 2006 issue
I was happy with the Hotel Ambassade (Herengracht 341, 1016 AZ Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS; phone +31 20 555 0 222 or visit www.ambassade-hotel.nl). I stayed there March 29-April 3, ’06, during the off-season, so my double room cost €185 ($238) per night, reduced from the rack rate of €220 ($283). My instinct is that the accommodations would ...

Medina Grand Adelaide Treasury Hotel and Majestic Roof Garden Hotel in Adelaide

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
Here are two hotels from our June ’05 trip to Adelaide, AUSTRALIA. • Medina Grand Adelaide Treasury Hotel (2 Flinders St., Adelaide, S.A. 5000, Australia; phone [08] 8112 0000, fax 8112 0199 or visit www.medinaapartments.com.au). Located in the heart of the city, this 5-star property was the highlight accommodation of our trip. In a 163-year-old bank building, ...

Taman Harum Cottages, Ubud, Bali

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
Let me tell you about a tropical paradise my husband found on the Internet: Taman Harum Cottages (Box 3216, Ubud, Bali, INDONESIA; phone [62-361] 975567, fax 975149 or visit www.tamanharumcottages.com). The owner/manager is Ib Hariyana (Hari, for short). Everyone had their own bungalow with an upstairs patio that overlooked miles of impressive green rice paddies. Our ...

The Rose Hotel, Bangkok

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
The Rose Hotel (118 Surawongse Rd., Bangkok, 10500, THAILAND; phone [66] 02 266-8268-72, fax 266-8096 or visit www.rosehotelbkk.com) was a great little hotel for the price. I paid about THB1,600 ($40) for my single room in December ’05. The hotel is located in the heart of the night market and has a restaurant, Rose Hip ...

Hotel selections while touring Rajasthan

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
Of the cities we visited while touring Rajasthan, INDIA, in January ’06, we liked Jodhpur best of all. It was less touristy than the other places, and it had a great fort and a very lively market area with a clock tower. Throughout our trip, we noticed that ATMs were few and far between. We used ...

Pension Nela hotel in Klatovy, Czech Republic

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
Pension Nela hotel in Klatovy, Czech Republic
In Klatovy, we hit the jackpot with Pension Nela (Gorkého 840/2, 339 01 Klatovy, CZECH REPUBLIC; phone 00420/376 314 487, mobile 00420/723 906893, e-mail nela@fairweb.cz or visit www.klatovy.cz/pension-nela). For our July ’05 stay, I asked for a discount and paid CZK450 ($17) for a double and CZK455 ($18) for a single, including breakfast. (Website prices in ...

Minoa Palace Resort Hotel in Chania, Greece

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
On the island of Crete, we stayed at the Minoa Palace Resort Hotel (73014 Plantanias, Chania, Crete, GREECE; phone 011-30-28210-36500 or visit www.minoapalace-chania.gr) in September ’05. Our third-floor room with a king bed overlooked the garden and pool and (if we stood on tiptoe) the ocean. €170 ($210) included a fantastic buffet breakfast. The dinner buffet ...

Palazzo San Teodoro hotel in Naples

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
My husband, Howard, and I spent three weeks in southern ITALY in April ’06 and wish to share a unique treasure. First, Naples is truly an outstanding base from which to explore the many interesting areas of Italy. We stayed for six nights at Palazzo San Teodoro (Riviera di Chiaia 281, 80121 Naples, Italy; phone/fax [+39] ...

Venice’s cozy Casa Artè hotel

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
Casa Artè (San Marco 2900/2901, Calle del Frutariol 30124, Venice, ITALY; phone [39] 041 520 0882 or visit www.casaarte.info) — located in a relatively quiet area just west of Campo Santo Stefano. About a 10-minute walk west of St. Mark’s Square along a busy path, the main (and well-marked) route to the Accademia Bridge. You ...

Paris apartment on the southern side of the city

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
By staying in an apartment for our week in Paris, my son and I saved a whole bunch of money! Compare the approximately $880 a week we spent to a couple of hundred dollars a night in a hotel — I’ll take an apartment anytime. Our stay was in April ’06. (My wife and I ...