How I find cheap (and occasionally free) places to stay In my travels I stay in a variety of accommodation types, depending on the length of stay and travel situation. I don’t mind hostels if it’s going to save me money, yet I will keep an eye out for deals on 4 and 5 star […]
Hotel Review: Daisy Hotel, Danang – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Daisy Hotel Address: 115 Tran Phu Street, Han River, Da Nang, Vietnam [edit: Daisy Hotel has since closed. This review is left as an archive.] I stayed at the Daisy Hotel in Danang, Vietnam. I booked on Agoda and picked it mainly for its location of being near the Han River, which is […]
Tips for staying at the Chungking Mansions – budget accommodation in Hong Kong
Do a search for cheap hotels in Hong Kong and you’ll find a list of accommodation options for the Chungking Mansions. The first time I stayed in Hong Kong I booked a place here not knowing what I was getting myself into. I had a vision of a run-down colonial mansion with high ceilings, a […]
Hotel Review: Lan Phuong Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Lan Phuong Hotel Address: 47 Nguyen Trai street, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam I stayed at the Lan Phuong Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. I booked online via Agoda, and I booked it for its location as I was apartment hunting nearby. It’s centrally located without being in the tourist streets of […]
Hotel Review: Hotel not Hotel, Amsterdam
Hotel Name: Hotel not Hotel Address: Piri Reisplein 34 Witte de Withstraat 38 1057 XZ, Amsterdam I stayed at the Hotel not Hotel as a guest of the hotel, which was organised by the Amsterdam Tourism Board. The Hotel not Hotel have taken the basic room with a shared bathroom model and given it a […]
Hotel Review: Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy, Amsterdam
Hotel Name: Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy Address: Oostelijke Handelskade 34, Amsterdam I stayed at the Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy in Amsterdam. The hotel was originally a hotel built by the shipping line, Royal Holland Lloyd. It then became temporarily housing for immigrants, a prison, an artists’ studios collective, before coming full circle to […]
Hotel Review: Volkshotel, Amsterdam – A hotel for digital nomads
Hotel Name: Volkshotel Address: Wibautstraat 150, 1091 GR Amsterdam, Netherlands I stayed at the Volkshotel in Amsterdam as a guest of the hotel (and arranged by Iamsterdam.com.) The Volkshotel is in the East Amsterdam area which undergone a regeneration over the last few years. The hotel is part of this regeneration story, having once been […]
Hotel Review: Hotel Casa 400, Amsterdam
Hotel Name: Hotel Casa 400 Address: Eerste Ringdijkstraat 4 1097 BC Amsterdam, Netherlands I stayed at the Hotel Casa 400 in Amsterdam as a guest of the hotel (which was arranged by Iamsterdam.com.) I’ve been to Amsterdam several times but I’ve never ventured beyond the old city area. This hotel is in East Amsterdam, which […]
Hotel Review: Hong Kong Tai Wan Hotel (Chungking Mansions)
Hotel Name: Hong Kong Tai Wan Hotel Address: Block A, 3rd Floor, Chungking Mansions, 36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. I stayed at the Hong Kong Tai Wan Hotel which is a budget hotel/guesthouse accommodation in Hong Kong. It is one of the many cheap rooms located in the Chungking Mansions; a multi-purpose […]
Hotel Review: Ramada Hong Kong Hotel
Hotel Name: Ramada Hong Kong Hotel Address: 308 Des Voeux Road West, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong [Note: The Ramada Hong Kong Hotel is now the Best Western Plus Hotel Hong Kong. This post is left as a historical archive.] I stayed at the Ramada Hong Kong Hotel on Hong Kong Island. I booked this […]
