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Maria

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London, United KingdomJoined in Oct 2005

I appreciate great food, good wine and travel, I don’t believe you have to spend a fortune to get a good meal. I value, good service, hygiene and atmosphere.

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So many good things to say...

Typical of Japan, a warm welcome. The location was perfect for us close to the station and lots to do in Kanazawa. The room was really nice, snug but fine. The...

Date of stay: May 2024

Hotel Torifito Kanazawa

Kanazawa, Japan

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The perfect pizza!

Not one to eat food that is not traditional when on holiday but we could smell the pizza cooking and we were drawn in. We shared a pizza and it was superb! Fre...

Date of visit: May 2024

Trattoria Piano

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Get ready for the digital reception

Hotel in a good location for the park and other attractions. We arrived early so placed our luggage in a store area (digital too) it was and was quickly handle...

Date of stay: May 2024

Henn na Hotel Nara

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A great location!

It's not easy to spot until you do. On the main road next to a coffee shop with a lift up to reception. Reception were training new staff and they were all exce...

Date of stay: May 2024

Kobe Motomachi Tokyu REI Hotel

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Nest Hotel Hiroshima Ekimae

Great location, so close to the station which is a huge bonus as we are travelling. A warm and friendly welcome from reception, we could not access our room (f...

Date of stay: May 2024

Nest hotel Hiroshima Station

Hiroshima, Japan

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Easy to spot and transport to it includes bus and train

Lovely calm entrance, damn digital machines but someone (real) to help navigate the system. Room just like advert, compact shower. The fan runs all night which ...

Date of stay: May 2024

The OneFive Kyoto Shijo

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First stop in Japan

An interesting location, a good size room - we chose to go 'twin' that extra bit of space. They do a good breakfast, with a nice range of warm and cold, fruit a...

Date of stay: May 2024

Toshi Center Hotel

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Sumomo Bakery Shibuya Tokyo

Oh wow, the timing of coming across this little bakery was perfect - not hungry but who resist a baked treat on holiday?! Not me. This little place is a delight...

Date of visit: May 2024

Sumomo Bakery Matsue Higashitsuda

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Beautiful little cafe

This little cafe is beautiful, with excellent staff. However, the donuts are small and dry (they are not covered) and the coffee is nice. It is very expensive 2...

Date of visit: May 2024

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Finding that Jamie had opened a new restaurant not far from where we staying, we just had to try it out. What a warm welcome (and exit for that matter), our tab...

Date of visit: February 2024

Jamie Oliver Catherine Street

London, United Kingdom

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Absolutely one of our favourite hotels!

So easy to find, very close to the metro. Super warm welcome. We arrived early and they were happy to keep our luggage safe until the room was available. They c...

Date of stay: January 2024

Brown's Boutique Hotel

Lisbon, Portugal

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Always busy, but worth asking for a table…

We turned up here for the first time having previously found it to be super busy. On asking a table became available and was cleared for us. Our server Jacob wa...

Date of visit: December 2023

Mozambik V & A Waterfront

Cape Town Central, South Africa

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Absolutely fabulous brunch on Sunday with music…

We have been to Ginja before for lunch (the food was excellent - prawns) and noticed that they were offering a Sunday brunch with music. Small family group, tre...

Date of visit: December 2023

Cape Town Central, South Africa

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Great location.

This is a lovely bar and as you can imagine expensive. We went in for breakfast. There is a nice choice for breakfast though everything except omelette comes wi...

Date of visit: September 2023

GNH Bar & Terrace

London, United Kingdom

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Book directly if you can.

We stayed here for a few nights before Xmas. It is a great location very easy to walk into the central area. The lobby is clean, there seemed to be a lot of sta...

Date of stay: December 2023

NH Collection Barcelona Podium

Barcelona, Spain

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What a fabulous surprise, from start to finish.

We have been going to South Africa for a few years and I would say avoided MA. Why? Because we thought it would be cheesy, cliche etc. But No! It was super, th...

Date of visit: December 2023

Mama Africa Cape town

Cape Town Central, South Africa

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Location location location

So we have given this hotel a 5/5 because whatever it lacked in some respects it made up for in others. The location is superb right in the heart of Central Lon...

Date of stay: December 2023

hub by Premier Inn London Covent Garden hotel

London, United Kingdom

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Great size apartment in fairly sympathetic designed renovated building.

We stayed here and have to say the location though out of the centre had benefits, less noisy and Access to metros were good. The location for visiting both mus...

Date of stay: October 2023

Habitat Apartments Alaia

Barcelona, Spain

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Great locations and see more of Athens

There is more than one restaurant - a small chain. A nice welcome, more tables in the back and a good mix of people. The food was fine, faster service than mos...

Date of visit: September 2023

Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani

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Egg lab but mostly poached

We ate here, it was our second choice but still a good one and not central for a change. Regardless it had a que (like the first choice). There were 4 of us so ...

Date of visit: September 2023

Barcelona, Spain

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