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B&B Torann na dTonn in Ventry, Ireland

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
We stayed at the B&B Torann na dTonn (Ventry, Dingle, County Kerry, IRELAND; phone 066-915992) for three nights in mid-May ’05. It’s located about two miles from Dingle on the Dingle loop, Our room was on the second floor, with a most unbelievable view of the bay. You couldn’t find it as nice at the ...

La Fleur de Lys hotel in Dorset, England

Accommodations Worldwide, July 2006 issue
In ENGLAND, an excellent hub from which we visited Avesbury, Stonehenge, Portsmouth, etc., was Shaftesbury, which is worth a stop in itself. During our 3-day stay in April ’06, we stayed at La Fleur de Lys (Bleke St., Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AW, U.K.; phone 01747 853717 or visit www.lafleurdelys.co.uk). It has a variety of rooms. We had ...

Hotels in Costa Rica for an October-November trip

Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue
From our trip to COSTA RICA in October-November ’05, we highly recommend the following: • Hotel Espadilla (Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica; phone 506 777 2135 or, from the U.S., 888/538.8832 or visit www.espadilla.com), with 16 rooms, is a 3-minute walk from Playa Espadilla Beach and five minutes from Manuel Antonio National Park. Jungles surround the property. ...

Lidiko Lodge and Isibindi Lodge in South Africa

Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue
For the past three years, we have explored the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA during its so-called “secret season” of October. We have been awed by most all of the country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites and even more impressed by the spirit and graciousness of the South African people. The South African economy remains hopeful and dynamic, ...

Guesthouse Lida in Prague

Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue
Guesthouse Lida in Prague
While in Prague, five of us stayed at the Guesthouse Lida (Lopatecká 26, Praha 4, Podoli 140 00, CZECH REPUBLIC; phone/fax [420] 261 214 766, e-mail lidabb@seznam.cz or visit sweb.cz/pensionlida) — a 5-minute walk from the efficient Prague metro. Hosts Jan and Jitka Prouza were friendly and extremely helpful. I asked for a discounted price during ...

Hilton Athens and Hotel Hermes in Greece

Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue
My wife, Ione, and I stayed in two hotels in Athens in September ’05. • At the Hilton Athens (46 Vassilissis Sofias Ave., Athens, GREECE 11528; phone +30-210-7281000, fax +30-210-7281111 or visit www. hilton.com), our room, with a king bed, faced the hills and city. We paid the “Explore the City” rate, €249 ($308), which included ...

Quinta das Rosas B&B in Nazaré, Portugal

Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue
Quinta das Rosas B&B in Nazaré, Portugal
On a visit to PORTUGAL during the latter part of September ’05, we had a few days in Lisbon, an 8-day cruise on the Douro River with CroisiEurope (Strasbourg, France; phone 0825 333 777, fax 03 88 32 49 96 or visit www.croisieurope.com) and a few days each in Nazaré and Évora. In Nazaré we had ...

Hotel St. Josef in Zürich

Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue
We had a lovely stay at the recently remodeled Hotel St. Josef (Hirschengraben 64/68, CH-8001 Zürich, SWITZERLAND; phone 044 250 57 57 or visit www.st-josef.ch) in November ’05. The hotel is just a 5-minute walk uphill (remember this when you pack) from Zürich’s Hauptbahnhof. It was an easy commute from the train station, and unless you ...

Rue de la Providence apartment in Nice

Accommodations Worldwide, June 2006 issue
The apartment at 13 rue de la Providence in Nice, FRANCE (call Gerald Bedrich in the U.K. at [0033] [0] 626140006 or 493319297 [up to 9 p.m. U.K. time] or visit www.nice studios.co.uk), is in a great location in the Vieux Nice (Old Town). It’s very near the Gare Routière bus stop, convenient for taking ...

Pension Mayer in Bled, Slovenia

Accommodations Worldwide, May 2006 issue
My wife, Paula, and I had the pleasure of spending two nights at Pension Mayer (Zeleska cesta 7, Bled, SLOVENIA; phone 386 [0] 4 576 57 40 or visit www.mayer-sp.si), a beautiful and splendidly renovated 19th-century house in a quiet neighborhood away from the busy traffic that blights much of Bled. The grounds include a ...