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daily adventures of an artist, a scientist, and their mini schnauzer...
Our lodging choice was a B&B on this trip, the Sunhead B&B in the Jordaan area. The location was great- less than 5 minutes to pubs and restaurants, and a 10-12 minute walk to the main train station or the red light district. Tram stops are nearby as well. Also, the location along a canal made navigation a bit easier and was reasonably quiet at night. the comfy bed and wall painting (they aren't actually tiles!) our view from the window - looking down was a canal On the … [Read more...]
Moonrise Hotel (Adapted from my hotel review on TripAdvisor) We saw this hotel come up on Jetsetter (note: login required) early on in our planning process for the trip to St. Louis and decided to book Saturday night here. A few weeks later, Delta changed our direct flight to one with a 25 minute layover in Atlanta (um, no thanks), so we modified our reservation to come out a day early. The deal with Jetsetter was over but another site SniqueAway (note: login required) had a similar deal, … [Read more...]
We initially saw the Hotel Silken Puerta America on VoyagePrive, one of the hotel-deal websites we follow, the day we switched our travel plans from Tokyo to Madrid. And wow! what a choice. This is a hotel that is long on style. Eye catching facade! Each floor in this hotel is unique, the product of a different designer. Rooms are usually not assigned until arrival when you choose from those available. I had done a bit of research beforehand and thought that floors 7 and 10 would be … [Read more...]