February 9, 2012
I know where im going to stay the next time I’m in Amsterdam. Maison Rika Guesthouse! Swedish designer Ulrikka Lundgren, the one with the star-bags, worn by Madonna and Helena Christensen, has opened a small guesthouse in centre of Amsterdam. The guesthouse is just above the Rika store and has three rooms. A very different kind of […]
October 22, 2011
Well tucked away inside the labyrinthic Medina (Old City) in Marrakech behind a small wooden door, you´ll find Riad Ariha. Riad Ariha is a five-room Riad, owned by a Canadian/Palestinian couple who lives in Canada, but comes to Marrakech every three-month. The rooms are small, but clean and cosy and the Moroccan staff is unbelievable […]
September 8, 2011
Although summer is soon a distant memory, I think that late summer and fall is the perfect time for a seaside weekend getaway. It will also be a lot cheaper than the peak period during the summer holidays. In Denmark we have 7313 kilometres of coastline and some of the most amazing old seaside hotels. They used […]
February 17, 2011
As mentioned before, I don´t think that we have many great hotel in Copenhagen, unfortunately. But Bertrams Hotel is definitely an exception. I don´t think you will find the same value for money in many european capitals. The hotel is small and intimate and has a really good location, Vesterbro. Vesterbro is a hip area with […]
January 16, 2011
I first spotted Hotel Al Ponte Antico in Venice when sitting one lazy afternoon at my favorite square in Venice having the traditional venetian aperitif spritz ( a mix of campari, white wine and soda or prosecco, ice and lemon and an olive to top it of). Across the Canal Grande not far from the Rialto […]
January 2, 2011
An excellent mid-range hotel choise in Paris is the Hotel Petit Moulin. It´s located in the Marais, near the Musée Carnavalet, which currently has a great Louis Vuitton Exihibition. The hotel is near the charming Place des Vosges and there’s some good shopping choices and some great restaurants in the area. I recommend the restaurant Chez Janou and […]
December 22, 2010
I like to stay a some really good hotels sometimes, but I don´t like to pay full price for it. And if you do some research on the internet, there’s some money to be saved and some good deals to be had. If you know what hotel you want to stay at, which I always do, because […]
December 20, 2010
My all time favorite budget hotel in Jaipur is the Evergreen Guest House. I found it by chance on my first visit to India in 1996, and I always come back here. I even brought my mum once and celebrated New Years eve here another time. The huge guesthouse has around 100 rooms situated around a […]
June 29, 2012
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