Our Picks
Our
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 -
Vienna 2006, 2007: Wild Hotel-Pension - Lange Gasse 10A-1080 Vienna www.pension-wild.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, Siem Reap
+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
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.
http://www.hotelcharly.com/eng/index.html
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
Edinburgh
all years:
Alva Guesthouse
45 Alva Place For men
only
Tel: 07090 420 192 . Fax: 0131 556 8279 Excellent!!
www.get-me.to/glasgowguesthouse
published authors and fantastic hosts afpress@iafrica.com or DON@rsp.co.za
Pretoria: Pretoria Backpackers Lodge – 425 Farenden Street, Clydesdale
The
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
Holyhead - Mount Hotel London Rd Tel: 01407 765993 or 01407
http://www.mounthotel-holyhead.co.uk/