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When we travel, we are just as particular about receiving value and good service as we are for providing it. This is a list of the places where we have personally stayed and would return to again. We feel confident recommending them to others as well. Note the year in the listing is the year we stayed there. This list will be updated as needed, so return often.

Austria -

•  Innsbruck 2002: Hotel Binder Dr. Glatzstrasse 20 Innsbruck http://www.tiscover.at/hotel.binder         +43-512-33-436 

• Vienna 2006, 2007: Wild Hotel-Pension - Lange Gasse 10A-1080 Vienna www.pensionwild.com         +43-1-406-51-74

Cambodia -

•   Phnom Penh 2008: Restaurants - "Friends" the restaurant that trains former street children       www.streetfriends.org 215 Street 13 Telephone 012-802-072

•   Bali Cafe e-mail royalalita@camintel.com 379 Street Preah Sisowath +023-982-211

•   Siem Reap 2007: Angkor Town Hotel angkortownhotel@gmail.com 324 Sivatha Street, Mondol 1, +855-63-76-1137

•  The Blue Pumpkin 365 Mondol 1 www.tbpumpkin.com

• Private driver: Chon Sithon Taxi Driver in Siem Reap Angkor $25.00 a day chon.sithon@yahoo.com +855-12-85-11-94

England 2001-

•   Manchester: Rembrandt Hotel http://www.rembrandtmanchester.com

•   Bath: Radnor: B & B 9 Pulteney Terrace Pulteney Road Book through online agencies

•   Harwich: Paston’s Lodge No other info available

Estonia 2005 -

•   Tallinn: Fantastic self-catering apartments and a small hotel www.romeofamily.ee booking@romeofamily.ee or info@romeofamily.ee You may also call them at +372-6-444-255 (the extra numbers is not a mistake.)

Finland 2005 -

•   Helsinki: EuroHostel  A hostel for all ages, not just the young. www.eurohostel.fi

France 2005 -

•   Paris: Christian Petitjean Petijean75@wanadoo.fr 37 Rue Greneta Paris +33-1-40-26-60-10 One   room only, but very comfortable - charming host

Germany -

•   Berlin 2006: Colorfields  Nehringstrasse colorfields@yahoo.com   http://www.colorfields.info/bb/index.html This is a lovely self-catering flat.

•   Dresden 2006: Rene Muller reneaglaser@aol.com +49 - 351 - 494 09 77 Mary-Wigman str. 19. Wonderful host, great breakfast, close to the train station. Sleeps 2 people.

•   Cologne 2004: Callas AM Dom Hohe Strasse 137. e-mail: info@callas-hotel.de Right on Dom Square

Ireland 2001 -

•   Galway: Woodville Guesthouse  Patty is very attentive. http://www.esatclear.ie/~woodville/Intro.htm e-mail wheelerp@esatclear.ie          

Italy -

•   Trieste 2008: Nuovo Albergo Centro Via Roma 13 +040-347-8790 e-mail info@hotelcentrotrieste.it http://www.hotelcentrotrieste.it/

•   Rome 2005: Bologna B and B Piazza Bologna, 6, Rome  +39-06-442-40-244

•   Milan 2004: Hotel Charley Via Settala, 76.  +39-02-20-47-190 e-mail: info@hotelcharly.com http://www.hotelcharly.com/eng/index.html

•   Venice 2002: Hotel El Campaniel San Polo 2889 - San Toma - 30125 Venice Venice +041-275-0749 On Calle El Campaniel

Malaysia -

•   Kuala Lumpur 2007: Comfort Inn www.hotelcomfort.biz  65 Cangkat Bukit Bintang +603-2141-3636

•   Melaka or Melacca 2007: Aldy Hotel Chinatown 27 Jalan Kota +06-283-3232 www.aldyhotel.com.my info@aldyhotel.com.my

•   Restaurant: Dutch Harbor Café 39 Jalan Laksamana Melaka www.dutchharbourcafe.com free WiFi

•   Driver: Omar Sulkaflee 017-279-6739 or night reservations 606-335-2353

Peru -

•   Machu Picchu: Sanctuary Lodge Hotel, located 8,200 feet above sea level, is the only hotel inside Machu Picchu sanctuary and is just a few steps from the ruins. It's small, with only 29 rooms and two suites, but the views are said to be exceptional. http://machupicchu.orient-express.com/web/omac/omac_a2a_home.jsp              

Poland 2004 -

•   Krakow: Hotel Astoria  ul. Jozefa 24 www.astoriahotel.pl

Portugal 2004 -

•   Lisbon: Self catering apartments. We stayed in two different ones. Both were great! Contact Marisa Pott at marisapott@OniNet.pt or Raquel Cardoso  rakelcardoso@hotmail.com

Scotland 2001, 2006, 2007 -

•   Edinburgh all years: Alva Guesthouse 45 Alva Place For men only Tel: 07090 420 192 . Fax: 0131 556 8279 Excellent!!

•   2001 Glasgow: Glasgow Guesthouse 56 Dumbreck Road www.get-me.to/glasgowguesthouse

South Africa 2006 -

•   Cape Town: Ashanti Lodge and Hostel www.ashanti.co.za

•   Cape Town: Self-catering apartment from Patricia and Don Pinnock Both are renown published authors and fantastic hosts afpress@iafrica.com or DON@rsp.co.za

•   Pretoria: Pretoria Backpackers Lodge – 425 Farenden Street, Clydesdale www.pretoriabackpackers.net   

The Netherlands -

•   Amsterdam 2001: Drakes on Kaizersgracht https://www.drakes.nl/

•   Amsterdam 2006 and 2007: The Golden Bear Kerkstraat 37 www.goldenbear.nl

Vietnam -

•   Chau Doc 2008 - Trung Nguyen Hotel 86 Bach Dang, Chau Doc tel:076-561-561 e-mail trunghotel@yahoo.com

•   Hanoi 2008 - Rising Dragon Hotel 61 Hang Be Street +84-4-926-4943 www.risingdragonhotel.com risingdragonhotel@gmail.com

•   Ho Chi Minh City 2008 - Hong Hoa Hotel 185/28 Pham Ngo Lao Street 250 De Tham Street District one www.honghoavn.com  hotel@honghoavn.com  +84-8-836-1915

Wales -

•   Holyhead - Mount Hotel London Rd Tel: 01407 765993 or 01407 http://www.mounthotel-holyhead.co.uk/