Stage one has already opened and we cannot wait until the project is complete.
The development houses fantastic hotels, spas, luxury shopping, fine dining restaurants and entertainment is a welcome and stylish addition to the strip
http://www.citycenter.com/
Monday 10 May 2010
Sunday 9 May 2010
Food hygiene ratings - London
This website lets you search for food businesses across London to find out the hygiene rating they achieved from their last food hygiene inspection.
Thursday 6 May 2010
Aman Spa at The Connaught, Mayfair, London
Stealth wealthers will find no expense spared at the capital's latest grand spa opening
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/good_spa_guide/article7007633.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/good_spa_guide/article7007633.ece
Food Festivals UK 2010
Get a taste of the year ahead with the UK's most comprehensive foodie events listings on the web
Wednesday 5 May 2010
Saturday 1 May 2010
Meriton Apartments Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Australia
A last minute trip to the Gold Coast resulted in a hurried search for a reasonably priced, newish place to stay on the Gold Coast via wotif.
We found Meriton advertising a 1 bedroom apartment for $112 a night and thought great deal, book it!
The hotel has great facilities - parking, BBQ area, garden, indoor and outdoor pool, gym, security, a variety of shops underneath and food options near by.
If you are wishing to stay in a twin there is an additional $10 charge (assuming this is due to the fact that the kings are made up of 2 singles and the charge is for the time taken to separate and re-dress the beds). Another small charge was car parking at $10 per night.
The hotel is quite new in a spot close to Pacific Fair, Convention Centre, Restaurants and the beach. However, if you are wanting to be in the thick of Surfers Paradise then it will be a good 40 minute walk. If you have a hire car then you can get to the main areas of Surfers in 5-8 minutes.
Although the hotel has a variety of apartments with kitchenettes and full kitchens, if you fancy popping out for breakfast, lunch or dinner there are lots of restaurants and options near by.
The rooms have wall mounted air conditioning units in lounge room and bedroom as well as ceiling fans, laundry with iron, washer and dryer, kitchenette and HD flat screen TVs.
The apartments are slightly smaller compared to others on the Gold Coast such as Artique and Circle on Cavill. But it is much better and has great facilities compared to the older style hotels and apartments that are still charging comparable prices.
On the whole we were happy with the apartment for the price. It was clean, modern and well priced.
The loungeroom was furnished with 2 sofas, one converting into a double bed if required, a small dining table and chairs, a large TV and access to the balcony. The bedroom gave good sized mirrored wardrobes, bedside lamps and access to the balcony. The laundry was well equipped with iron and ironing board, laundry sink, washing machine, dryer and airer - always handy when you are staying for a while or when you have travelled on a budget with only hand luggage.
The only real let down was the bathroom. The room had no window, which wouldn't have been a problem if the extractor fan was powerful enough to remove the steam - it wasnt. The sink was too high, possibly the sink chosen was meant to be dropped into the vanity rather than sat on top. The corner shower with 3 glass panels did not allow water to flow towards the drain, rather it went out under the door and soaked the floor. The shower head was not great, it created a finer spray with rouge jets spritzing your hair whilst you are trying to keep it dry - not a big deal but a bit annoying and easily fixable with a decent shower nozzle.
When booking there is the option of city or sea view. The city side will provide views over a road to the casino, convention centre and Pacific Fair. The sea view - well thats self explanatory, however, due to other properties surrounding the hotel, the higher floors do have much better views.
This hotel would be great for families and offers value for money. It seems to put in a regular appearance on trip advisor so check rates between booking direct or using wotif and you may be able to save a bit of cash.
We had a good stay with no major issues and would stay at this hotel again when visiting the Gold Coast for non-special events, if we could get similar rates.
We found Meriton advertising a 1 bedroom apartment for $112 a night and thought great deal, book it!
The hotel has great facilities - parking, BBQ area, garden, indoor and outdoor pool, gym, security, a variety of shops underneath and food options near by.
If you are wishing to stay in a twin there is an additional $10 charge (assuming this is due to the fact that the kings are made up of 2 singles and the charge is for the time taken to separate and re-dress the beds). Another small charge was car parking at $10 per night.
The hotel is quite new in a spot close to Pacific Fair, Convention Centre, Restaurants and the beach. However, if you are wanting to be in the thick of Surfers Paradise then it will be a good 40 minute walk. If you have a hire car then you can get to the main areas of Surfers in 5-8 minutes.
Although the hotel has a variety of apartments with kitchenettes and full kitchens, if you fancy popping out for breakfast, lunch or dinner there are lots of restaurants and options near by.
The rooms have wall mounted air conditioning units in lounge room and bedroom as well as ceiling fans, laundry with iron, washer and dryer, kitchenette and HD flat screen TVs.
The apartments are slightly smaller compared to others on the Gold Coast such as Artique and Circle on Cavill. But it is much better and has great facilities compared to the older style hotels and apartments that are still charging comparable prices.
On the whole we were happy with the apartment for the price. It was clean, modern and well priced.
The loungeroom was furnished with 2 sofas, one converting into a double bed if required, a small dining table and chairs, a large TV and access to the balcony. The bedroom gave good sized mirrored wardrobes, bedside lamps and access to the balcony. The laundry was well equipped with iron and ironing board, laundry sink, washing machine, dryer and airer - always handy when you are staying for a while or when you have travelled on a budget with only hand luggage.
The only real let down was the bathroom. The room had no window, which wouldn't have been a problem if the extractor fan was powerful enough to remove the steam - it wasnt. The sink was too high, possibly the sink chosen was meant to be dropped into the vanity rather than sat on top. The corner shower with 3 glass panels did not allow water to flow towards the drain, rather it went out under the door and soaked the floor. The shower head was not great, it created a finer spray with rouge jets spritzing your hair whilst you are trying to keep it dry - not a big deal but a bit annoying and easily fixable with a decent shower nozzle.
When booking there is the option of city or sea view. The city side will provide views over a road to the casino, convention centre and Pacific Fair. The sea view - well thats self explanatory, however, due to other properties surrounding the hotel, the higher floors do have much better views.
This hotel would be great for families and offers value for money. It seems to put in a regular appearance on trip advisor so check rates between booking direct or using wotif and you may be able to save a bit of cash.
We had a good stay with no major issues and would stay at this hotel again when visiting the Gold Coast for non-special events, if we could get similar rates.
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