Getting a reasonably priced hotel during Olympic Games is typically a very tricky task. Thus, I was quite happy when we found a travel agency deal for Hotel Maison du Pre in Paris, when my wife and I visited the…
Hampton Inn Manhattan – Madison Square Garden Area
Hotel pricing in New York is weird. It is very hard to spot a reasonable place for 250 USD per night or under. What makes it very difficult for travelers, especially from overseas, is that hotel prices typically drop significantly…
Best Western Raphael Hotel Altona (Hamburg)
For Charles Esten’s show in Hamburg in May 2024, I needed a hotel in the Northern German city. I chose a hotel which I had not visited before, the Best Western Raphael Hotel Altona. The show was originally scheduled for…
Mercure Wien Westbahnhof (Vienna West Station)
My third stage of my Rock of Ages tour-chasing took me to the Austrian capital Vienna. With the show being held at the Stadthalle, I looked for an accommodation around nearby Vienna West (rail) Station. I finally opted for the…
Mövenpick Hotel Basel
The Swiss Floorball Superfinals 2024 in Fribourg gave me a bit of a travel headache. I would have made it to the city in the French-speaking part of the country in the early morning. However, this would have had required…
ibis Bochum Zentrum
12th March 2024 brought me to Bochum in the German Ruhrgebiet. The city hosted my very first Rock of Ages show in 2024. As there were two shows in a row and I wanted to work during the day, I…
My 15 Favorite Hotels I Have Stayed in… So Far
At the time when I started writing this posting in early March 2024, Flyctory.com already featured reviews of over 320 hotels. In all of those place, I have stayed since I rolled Flyctory.com in early 2018. During a trip to…
Mercure Krakow Stare Miasto
Krakow is one of my favorite places in Poland. I love the city and the wide range of historic and modern attraction which you can visit. During a trip in summer 2023, I had one night at the Mercure Krakow…