Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
Good hotels aren’t cheap in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. A reasonable compromise is the College Hotel in Roelof Hartstraat, not far away from Museumsplein. It is a place where professionals and trainees work abreast – and it is a very nice 19th century building with high ceilings and an aesthetic decoration. Continue reading “The College”
One of the more remote hotels in Hann. Münden, Germany – the hotel “Schlaf schön” (“sleep well“) is located next to the tavern “Letzter Heller” at the river “Werra“; four kilometers away from the city. It is a good place for a night if you travel by bike along the river or if you enjoy a family event at the tavern. Continue reading “Schlaf schön”
One of these hotels you don’t book if you see the pictures on the Internet. I booked it, because I had a seminar at this place. But in the end the hotel was much better then it had looked on pictures. It has been refurbished on the inside and the location is unbeatable: only five minutes on foot to the Wittenbergplatz and the Kaufhaus des Westens. Continue reading “Sylter Hof”
Yeah, okay – the hotel “Noy” is a strange recommendation. It is a very old-school hotel with fairly old furniture and a special elevator. And it is at Mülheim an der Ruhr, maybe not the pearl of the Ruhrgebiet. But in fact I’ve been there twice, so I should name myself a returning customer. Continue reading “Hotel Noy”
Finding a good away home isn’t that easy. Even as the Internet has made it much simpler to search for landlords you won’t always get what you expect and need; and most times you’ll have to book almost a year in advance. The Kailua Lodge in Pelzerhaken, Germany is a very recommendable place if you want a high-class away home directly at the shore. The place consists of several houses and flats which are 80 to 150 meters away from the beach – one of the facts why a lot of surfers tend to rent these houses.
I usually book hotels with HRS and select them by plain categories like price, location and availability of a car park – when doing road trips. When I needed a place to stay at Dresden, Germany a simple but very special harbourage came to my mind: the ship hotel “Pöppelmann” (named after the architect of the Zwinger).
I chose the Puro hotel in Kraków, Poland only because of its location: it is directly opposite of the main railway station and therefore really easy to find. When checking in I was pretty surprised because it had nothing in common with the mostly shabby hotels found close to German railway stations.
I didn’t know what to expect when travelling towards the hotel “Slavia” in Brno, Czech Republic. What I found was a wonderful, classic-styled hotel at the city center of Brno, fitting very well to this town. Everything there feels a bit old, from the interior of the rooms to the automatic swing door at the entrance. But this made me immediatly feel comfortable and at home.
After having hotels directly in the city centers of Málaga, Granada and Córdoba I found it very refreshing to go to the countryside. The Hacienda de Orán is located in the area of Utrera, 30 km south of Sevilla. It is a classic Hacienda: a main building surrounded by buildings forming a squarish wall around. It is a peaceful place with many opportunities to sit outside and relax.
Maybe the most beautiful hotel I’ve ever slept in. The hotel Casas de la Juderia in Córdoba, Spain is a combination of different small houses in the city center. It is located within the wonderful jewish quarter of Córdoba with its narrow streets and you can easily walk to the Mezquita, the Puente romano or the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos. The Baños Califales are directly next to the hotel.