I stayed at the three star Jurys Inn Leeds for one night in mid February 2012.  I booked the day before I travelled to Leeds. I wanted to find a hotel within a ten minute walk from Leeds railway station at a reasonable price for a late booking. I started off searching for Leeds hotels [...]

I’ve recently seen two ways to save money on bookings.  I recommend checking for the lowest accommodation prices on the HotelsCombined price comparison site and directly with the hotel before booking. However if Hotels.com are offering competitive prices at the hotel you want to book, then getting an additional 10% off the price is a great [...]

Premier Inn is now offering guests 30 minutes of free WiFi per day in all of their UK hotels.  I phoned Premier Inn to ask if the 30 minutes free WiFi is per room or per guest and they told me it’s per guest and that guests will be given a code on check-in to [...]

Below are five of my favourite hotels in Europe from stays in 2011 (in random order). Ardanaiseig Hotel , near Oban, Scotland We stayed for two nights in the Boat Shed at the Ardanaiseig Hotel in September 2011. This is the perfect romantic getaway on the shores of Loch Awe. View over Loch Awe from [...]

I stayed for one night a the Hotel Missoni Edinburgh in December 2011 on a complimentary basis.  The hotel is located just off the Royal Mile, a five minute walk from Edinburgh Castle. I was looking forward to my stay. I’d been in the hotel twice previously, once for lunch and in April 2011 the [...]

I stayed for one night at the Travelodge Edinburgh Learmonth in early December 2011 on a complimentary basis. I’ve stayed at this hotel in the past and reviewed the hotel in June 2009. The Travelodge UK budget hotel chain have improved their service to guests by offering free WiFi in their Bar Cafes.  This is [...]

Although I’ve stayed at many UK Travelodges I sampled their buffet breakfast for the first time during my stay at the Travelodge London Tower Bridge in November 2011. It costs £7.65 for the buffet breakfast but kids eat free with a paying adult. Travelodge London Tower Bridge

I stayed at base2stay London Kensington for two nights in November 2011 on a complimentary basis. The accommodation is located close to Earls Court underground station with lots of shops, restaurants and cafes within a five minute walk. It took me around 20 minutes to walk to the Victoria & Albert Museum from the hotel. [...]

We stayed for one night at the Apex Waterloo Place Hotel in Edinburgh in September 2011, on a complimentary basis. The building dates from 1819 and was refurbished in 2009. It’s located very close to Waverley rail station and Princes Street. Exterior of Apex Waterloo Place Hotel

We stayed for two nights at the Ardanaiseig Hotel near Oban in the north west of Scotland in mid September 2011, on a complimentary basis. The hotel is reached by a ten mile drive down a single track road from the village of Taynault. I was excited about staying at the Ardanaiseig Hotel after seeing [...]