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 [...]

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 [...]

My husband Demetrius and I spent two nights on half board at Crieff Hydro Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland in late June 2011, on a complimentary basis. The hotel is located in its own grounds, all 900 acres of them, on the slopes of the Knock hill in Crieff.

We stayed at the 4 star Soreda Hotel in Qawra on our Malta trip in May 2011. We didn’t have great expectations of the Soreda Hotel, as it cost £18 per person per night on half board, booked through sunshine.co.uk and the guest reviews were mixed, many saying it was more like a 3 star [...]

I stayed for two nights at the 5 star Ring Hotel in Vienna in May 2011, on a complimentary basis. The hotel is in a central location on the ring road that encircles the old town, so very handy for sightseeing on foot. Exterior of Ring Hotel Vienna I thought that the lobby of the [...]

I stayed at the St Martins Therme & Lodge in Burgenland, eastern Austria for two nights in May 2011, as a guest of the Austrian National Tourist Office UK. St Martins Therme & Lodge Just before the Lodge entrance there’s a pen housing two very curious goats who enjoy being patted. One of the friendly [...]

I stayed at the Premier Inn Glenrothes in east central Scotland for one night on Saturday 22 January 2011. I managed to bag the room for only £19 a night (room only) during the Christmas sale on the Premier Inn website.  Now I recently did a comparison of the two biggest UK budget hotel brands [...]