The Royal Rose Hotel in Abu Dhabi is one of the classic and traditional stays in the U.A.E. capital. The former luxury hotel had rather recently joined the Hilton Group Operations and is classified as a Curio Collection Affiliate. As…
Hilton Lille
Even though I felt rather weak and we had to adopt my travel plans, my wife and I finally decided to go for a trip to Lille in France in November 2024. A very interesting part of the trip was…
Hotel No13 (Bergen)
For our stay in Bergen, Norway, my wife and I chose the Hotel No13 in the center of the town. The hotel is part of the Ascend Hotel Collection by Choice Hotels. Here is my review of the two night…
IntercityHotel Mannheim
Attending a conference in the city, I had one night at the IntercityHotel Mannheim. My typical choice, the Hilton Garden Inn Mannheim (which is right opposite the same square), was simply too expansive, so that I went for that option.…
ibis Styles Budapest Citywest
Covering at least one day of the Czitrom Andras Hungaria Kupa in October 2024 and reporting from the Hungarian Floorball National Teams required me two have two nights in Budapest. As my travel plans had a very early inbound connection from…
DoubleTree by Hilton Newcastle Airport
In September 2024, I had two Rock of Ages musical amateur shows in Newcastle in Northern England. Not having too many other plans in the city, I finally made it and stayed in a hotel I had on my bucket list for…
Airport Garni Hotel (Belgrade)
In early October 2024, I took a trip to Indonesia. The trip featured several staggered flights, optimized for cost and mileage return, so that my first night was right close to Belgrade Airport (BEG). I went for a budget-friendly option…
DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta – Diponegoro
While I had quite a bunch of hotel changes of my inbound and outbound trip to Indonesia in October 2024, I just stayed in one hotel while being in the country and staying in Jakarta. Not that surprisingly, I opted…