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Shangri-La, Qingdao

A quick hotel review: We are staying in the Shangri-La hotel, in Qingdao. The rooms are surprisingly expensive (I booked for 95 Euro/night plus taxes; 50 Euro more buys you a feather bed sheet and a view towards the ocean … Continue reading

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Novotel Chatelet Les Halles, Paris

251And since we’re on the subject of hotels: When I went to [Paris last weekend](/2006/07/16/photos-from-paris/), I stayed in the Novotel Chatelet Les Halles, right in the Centre Pompidou. The location is pretty cool; it’s right in the center of the … Continue reading

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Golden Boutique Hotel, Jakarta

After our return from [Bali](/2006/07/22/first-impressions-of-bali/) we had a problem. When we departed we had made a – verbal – agreement with the [Ancol Raddin](/2006/07/04/hotel-ancol-raddin/) that we would get a room for the same conditions as we had originally booked. We … Continue reading

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Hotel Grand Instana Rama, Bali

2543A few words about the hotel we stayed in, the [Grand Istana Rama](http://www.grandistanarama.com) at Kuta Beach, Bali. It’s basically a compound with several buildings, lots of green in between them, and just at the beach (with onyl the road in … Continue reading

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Hotel Ancol Raddin

218I’d like to write a few words about the hotel I’m staying in, so that future travelers (geek or ordinary) might know what awaits them. The hotel is part of the Accor chain (it is operated under the Mercure label, … Continue reading

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