Category Archives: Hotels

Hotel star ratings

Posted on June 12, 2013 by thegrandtour1

Hotel star ratings.

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Happy new year to you all

Posted on January 1, 2013 by thegrandtour1

Happy new year to you all! What a great year of travel I had in 2012 and I have made a New Years resolution to travel more in 2013. On my main page under hotel ratings I have listed all … Continue reading →

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Come fly with me

Posted on December 12, 2012 by thegrandtour1

I took a one night trip to Qingdao in China, a place I have never visited before. It was seriously cold, -6 as it was too cold to sightsee we wandered around the immediate hotel area and opted to have … Continue reading →

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Hotel, Grand Copthorn, Singapore

Posted on December 5, 2012 by thegrandtour1

Last week we stayed at the Grand Copthorn hotel in Singapore. I booked through Agoda and it was advertised as a 5* hotel and I booked the club floor which includes breakfast, afternoon tea, evening cocktails and tea & coffee … Continue reading →

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Trying to be ZEN

Posted on November 15, 2012 by thegrandtour1

This morning I had no need to leave the hotel. There is the most beautiful,peaceful garden right here at the New Otani hotel. A famous and protected garden right in the centre of downtown Tokyo. As I mentioned before the … Continue reading →

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Beautiful hotel in Paris

Posted on November 4, 2012 by thegrandtour1

Hotel de Crillon Review The Crillon, one of Europe’s grand hotels, sits across from the U.S. Embassy on the Place de la Concorde.The 200-plus-year-old building, once the palace of the duc de Crillon, is owned by Jean Taittinger, of the … Continue reading →

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Apartment living in the Marais

Posted on November 3, 2012 by thegrandtour1

This afternoon we left the luxury hotel Le Grand in the 9th and moved to the Marais in the 3rd. A vibrant,busy,district on the Right bank famous for the oldest food market,art galleries and the winding cobbled streets this area … Continue reading →

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Au revoir Hong Kong,Bonjour Paris

Posted on October 30, 2012 by thegrandtour1

Here I am again, back at the airport after only 24 hrs in Hong Kong. The timing was just perfect for a long awaited trip to Paris so we got the Ricard out and had a celebratory pastis to get … Continue reading →

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Cucina, The shy recluse

Posted on October 15, 2012 by thegrandtour1

Had the most amazing view of Hong Kong island all lit up from Cucina at the Marco Polo hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. I had champagne and oysters and my travel companion chose wild boar, cheese and biscuits washed down … Continue reading →

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Mandarin Oriental cake shop

Posted on October 13, 2012 by thegrandtour1

If I am near the Mandarin Oriental hotel I always pop up to the coffee shop where they have displayed the most fantastic cakes. These artistic cakes are often themed to coincide with a calendar event. The are truly marvelous.

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