Edit: Bay Hotel Singapore is now Travelodge Harbourfront Singapore. This review is an archive of when the hotel was the Bay Hotel Singapore. Hotel Name: Bay Hotel Singapore Address: 50 Telok Blangah Rd, Singapore This is a review of the Bay Hotel Singapore, where I stayed as a guest of the hotel. The Bay Hotel […]
Hotel Review: Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Hotel Name: Shangri-La Hotel Address: 22 Orange Grove Rd, Singapore If you had shown me this photo of a hotel swimming pool and palm trees and gave me ten guesses, I would not have picked Singapore. I knew that the Shangri-La was an iconic luxury hotel but I didn’t know that their Singapore hotel was […]
Hotel Review: Mandarin Orchard Singapore
Hotel Name: Mandarin Orchard Singapore Address: 333 Orchard Road, Singapore [Edit: Mandarin Orchard Singapore is now rebranded as Hilton Singapore Orchard. This review is left as an archive.] I stayed at the Mandarin Orchard Singapore as a guest of Meritus Hotels and Resorts. The Mandarin Orchard Singapore is a five-star hotel on Orchard Road and […]
Hotel Review: Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt, Berlin
Hotel Name: Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt Address: Ella-Trebe-Strasse 5, Berlin, Germany I stayed at the Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt in Berlin, which was provided by a tour company I was working for. A hotel review wasn’t part of the job but I review hotels I stay at anyway. The Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt is a […]
Review of the Hilton Prague Hotel
Hotel Name: Hilton Prague Hotel Address: Pobřežní 1, 186 00 Praha 8, Czech Republic I stayed at the Hilton Prague Hotel as part of a writing assignment for a tour company. The hotel review wasn’t part of the job but I review all the places I stay at. There are two Hilton’s in Prague, with […]
Apartment Review: short-term rental in Zizkov district, Prague
Apartment: Vlkova Apartment 1 Address: Žižkov, Prague, Czech Republic I had a week in Prague and I ended up splitting my time between two apartments, mainly because I had credits in my Airbnb and Wimdu accounts to use. The first place I stayed at was in central Prague. This apartment was in the Zizkov neighbourhood, […]
Hostel Review: Be Hostels Zaragoza, Zaragoza – Spain
Hostel Name: Be Hostels Zaragoza Address: Calle Predicadores 70, Zaragoza, Spain I stayed at Be Hostels in Zaragoza, Spain. I was visiting Zaragoza as part of my 1 month Eurail Global Pass trip. My plan was to visit secondary cities, and I can say I had no idea of what to expect with Zaragoza. This […]
Hotel Review: Hotel Carlemany, Girona – Spain
Hotel Name: Hotel Carlemany Address: Placa Miquel Santalo i Pavor, 1, Girona, Spain Girona is about 100 km to the northeast of Barcelona. The first time I heard of Girona was when Ryanair started advertising flights from London to Barcelona, with small text saying Girona Airport. This was a typical tactic used by low-cost airlines […]
Hotel Review: MEININGER Hotel Salzburg City Center, Salzburg – Austria
Hotel Name: MEININGER Hotel Salzburg City Center Address: 18-20 Fuerbergstreet, Salzburg, Austria I have stayed with Meininger before in their London branch, and I recall it as being one of my best London hostel experiences (I’ve probably been to over 20 London hostels). I emailed Meininger and offered to review their Salzburg hotel, and they […]
Accommodation for long-term travellers and digital nomads
I often get asked how I go about finding accommodation for longer stays so I have compiled this list of accommodation resources. For short stays (anything up to a week) I usually use Agoda or Airbnb. The purpose of this article is for short-term apartment rentals (1 to 3 months) suitable for slow-travelling long-term travellers […]
