Novotel West

... us to our hotel!  This was not what had been agreed but reluctantly we paid him!  When we arrived at the Novotel it was gorgeous.  Very traditional and in keeping with the island but luxurious too!  It was really really quiet and was ...

... that we arrived on time and with our baggage? Anyhoo, you'll all be pleased to hear after checking payment records the Novotel acknowledged a mistake had indeed been made and we all lived happily ever after. It's time for some Borsch and a nap…stay ...

... /restaurants. Some recommended eating at one of these restaurants in the village, which is cheaper than paying the European prices that Novotel charges even for Indonesian dishes, but you need a scooter for that. In addition, Lombok (especially Kuta) is ...

Novotel Hotel Ypres - 77 euros per night - booked over the web - no breakfast (cheaper to go to the boulangerie across the road) - clean - own bathroom - courteous staff - part of the Accor chain - great location, just off the main ...

... remains unclear. I was glad to get there first... We found the Gallic-flavoured Scuba Froggy shop on the secluded beach front, Novotel occupying on a sweeping bay around the headland from Kuta. It was run by Fared, a Tahitian sporting big tattoos, an ...

... day trips are also included but food experiences you pay for yourself like Ashtari vego restaurant and the final night feast at The Novotel. Both are well worth the price you pay. Novotel was 175,000IDR around $20AU and yes some backpackers will freak as ...

... we caught the entire descent, and had the top of the hill all to ourselves.  We splurged on a drink at the high-end Novotel Resort.  Luckily, it was happy hour -- two for one drinks, which reduced the price to almost the cost of two drinks back ...

Couldn't log on at the hotel overnight so sorry that this post is 24h late. Another good night in the Novotel and a full breakfast to follow. We shared that with the TV personality Ian Hislop (Have I got news for you and other programmes) who we suspect ...

... & Jacqui drove us to Alicante airport for our 11:30 flight back to Birmingham where we were staying for 1 night at the Novotel airport hotel before our flight back home. Very comfortable hotel. Pat (long lost friend) visited us there and we had a ...

... China and Japan but it has turned out to be so much more. It's a strange place because it really is a mix of East and West. All the street names sound like they could be from London, Stewart St, Hennessey St etc. But most people are speaking and acting ...

... I was relieved to find my baggage had arrived safely.  After going through customs, I located my driver who took me to the Novotel West Hotel in Hammersmith area of London.  The Cosmos representative (the company I am using for my tour) gave me ...

The first stop of the day was at a cemetery for the French. It is without a doubt the largest cemetery I have ever seen. In the centre of it is a large church (Basilica?) called Notre Dame de Lorette. I believe there are 22,000 French soldiers buried ...

The Menin Gate is a monument in Ypres, Belgium. It bears the names of more than 55,000 soldiers of the Commonwealth who lost their lives in the Ypres area during WW1. These are the names of soldiers who have no known resting place. This monument is very ...

It is hard to believe, but today I may have experienced the most beautiful and sober morning ever. It was a perfectly cloudless day, with a little chill in the air and the sun on my face. Just great. Yesterday, the landscape was a little more hilly and ...