In my last post I asked if you wanted to hear reviews and details of places I visited, even if they were freebies. Got so many good comments that I thought I'd do a whole new post in response to what you said. Nearly everyone holiday inn midtown manhattan new york wanted the details, so I'll be happy to provide them in future, though I agree with LL Cool Joe that what I love, others might hate, and vice versa. As for Tripadvisor reviews. I agree with Muriel (MuMuGB) and I don't trust them. I've read so many plain old lies there and I know for a fact that some people holiday inn midtown manhattan new york earn money writing reviews to order. It's also a bit of a burden on owners, who can be victimised by bad reviews. holiday inn midtown manhattan new york Or they might be too focused on the reviews, and lose sight of other things, like the apartment where I stayed last time in New York. It was the basement and was like a cave with no natural light. holiday inn midtown manhattan new york But hey it was a basement. Still, there were annoying niggles, and two serious problems, one of which could have been dangerous.. The owner's main interest was in whether holiday inn midtown manhattan new york my problems would affect the good Tripadvisor review she hoped I might do. She made excuses for them, but strongly hinted she'd compensate me for the problems if I gave her a good Tripadvisor holiday inn midtown manhattan new york review. I wasn't interested. As for that spa ... I interviewed the owners and they'd taken so much trouble. They read over 200 books on all aspects of their plan before starting building and spent a fortune on customer feedback, and everyone except me loved it. Truth was, it was me, not the spa that was the problem. As for the Cornish farm, I contacted the letting agency suggesting they tactfully spoke to the owner as I felt her attitude could spoil peoples' impression of her nice cottage. The agency didn't reply to me, forwarded my letter directly to her and she contacted me spitting holiday inn midtown manhattan new york nails - (picture: Penny Maxwell) Oh, was she mad with me! I didn't mention her cottage at all in my piece. My job isn't to take revenge. Anyway, maybe she has regular customers holiday inn midtown manhattan new york who don't mind being spied on, and don't use the loo much... :) The hotel where I stayed in Aldeburgh was the Brudenell (click here for its website) . Aldeburgh is still a fishing town, surrounded by enormous flat marshes, holiday inn midtown manhattan new york along a coast which is constantly being eaten by the sea. Every year it has a big cultural festival. Years ago, before we even had kids, T went up to record it for the BBC every year .... no their equipment didn't look EXACTLY like this.... (Photo: Terramedia) .... and I'd stay with him and his mates in a rented cottage in the town. The top producers always stayed in the Brudenell. ENVY. But our turn came round at last! The Brudenell holiday inn midtown manhattan new york is not "grand", although it's comfortable and priced accordingly. It's several Victorian houses knocked holiday inn midtown manhattan new york into one. fronting the shingly beach and a tiny no-through-road. It has an attractive seasidey decor, and well trained, friendly helpful staff. I got up early and was the first visitor at breakfast. A nice terrace, and a top breakfast, excellent coffee, home made meusli, good toast, top smoked salmon and scrambled egg muffin, and the sparkly sea. Aldeburgh's a small town, with interesting and quirky architecture. The hotel is at the southern edge, and just a couple of minutes' walk took me into the marshlands where I spotted a couple of swans on their nest with their cygnets. The lunch was Aldeburgh's White Lion Hotel - here 's the website. It feels comfortable, airy and cheerful but you can tell it's old. This fireplace dates from the early 17th century in one of the function rooms. It was a set lunch (with lots of options) at 10.50 for two courses. Before my home made ices, I had salmon and dill sausages with local asparagus and terrific fries. I'd never had fish sausages before but they were so good. You can just see some magnificent grilled holiday inn midtown manhattan new york herrings in the background holiday inn midtown manhattan new york which T. had. The White Lion organises holiday inn midtown manhattan new york all kinds of "foody" events for local people, and it's a hotel too - the receptionist was turning people away because they were full. The self catering house was in Southwold, north of Aldeburgh. Southwold has a lighthouse, holiday inn midtown manhattan new york Adnams brewery (which you can tour) but to me the best thing is an updated traditional pier which houses a collection of extraordinary amusement machines holiday inn midtown manhattan new york called "Under the Pier Show." Click here f or more - it's crazy. unique and fun. Here's a radioactive sweet I won on the pier. It's not really radioactive, (I hope) The house is called Marston House ( click here for the website ) a 1920s house in a fairly ordinary residential neighbourhood. But it is really near the sea and the pier, had a trendy, cheerful decor. I kept wishing we'd had the kids with us because it was just perfect for families - they even provided buckets and spades. Once again, very well modernised holiday inn midtown manhattan new york with lots of books and games and maps and local things to do and quirky holiday inn midtown manhattan new york little toys to play with, and very comfortable. holiday inn midtown manhattan new york We had a few niggles during our stay and the pier (who handles the letting) couldn't have been more helpful in putting them right. In fact, I liked it so much I enquired about renting it for a week and going there with the whole family. But they were booked solid all summer. holiday inn midtown manhattan new york I can't say I was surprised. To finish, let me give you a review somewhere in Suffolk where we had a family reunion - and this one we did pay for. It's called Potash Barns and it's a collection holiday inn midtown manhattan new york of old barns and outbuildings. You can rent the whole place, as we did, or just stay in part of it. Yeah, weather was awful, and it was all "rain and mud and 'sheeps' " as one young member of the party said. But that wasn't their fault, and even so, we did love the barns, and they weren't overpriced. holiday inn midtown manhattan new york There's an indoor games room, kids' playground, meadow, pettable farm animals, holiday inn midtown manhattan new york a wheelchair-and-dog friendly lodge, Agas in the kitchen and lots of medieval timbering. One of the rooms had a huge skylight, almost like a glass ceiling which would have been wonderful if the clouds had cleared long enough to see the stars! Wish I could show you photos but my family don't like being put on the blog, so you'll have to take a look at the website - the pictures look accurate. So there we are, reviews all round. And in future, holiday inn midtown manhattan new york I'll mention places sometimes if I feel they are worth it. But, as so many people suggested, on the whole I won't go into details about places I dislike. Even those apartments were probably better than most in Manhattan.
I never get tired of your travels and reviews. You always afford me the luxury of taking a vacation without holiday inn midtown manhattan new york having to pack, find my passport, or leave the house! holiday inn midtown manhattan new york Reply Delete Terra Shield 1 July 2012 12:10
I was interested in your comment about the spa..young cousins visited Costa Rica recently, booked holiday inn midtown manhattan new york into a spa - and were quickly holiday inn midtown manhattan new york bored. They can t be spa people either. The planning undertaken by the spa owners you interviewed would have been fascinating, though. Nice to see more of Suffolk! Reply Delete Little Nell 1 July 2012 12:25
We stayed in a cottage in Northumbria years ago that had a few problems, some of which were put right eventually, but the main complaint was the beds which were so uncomfortable, with mattresses full of bulges and bumps. When the lettings agency asked for feedback on a standard form, I told them. Then, we had the same experience as you, with the agency forwarding our feedback to the owner. She then rang me at my home and ranted on at me, telling what a filthy family I had into the bargain, and how she d had to spend ages cleaning up after us! I m not sure what the point of that was unless she thought I suffered from amnesia and had forgotten that we spent the mornng of our departure cleaning the place - it was spotless. The conclusion I came to was that she was barmy, but I m amazed that agencies are still carrying out this practice. Reply Delete Bonnie 1 July 2012 12:31
Jenny, I think you have come upon the perfect balance. I agree with Jon, I love following your travels. I may never actually get to walk the same path, but I learn so much from reading about your adventures. Thank you, Bonnie Reply Delete Emm 1 July 2012 12:38
It sounds like your Suffolk experience was similar to mine. After spending a weekend holiday inn midtown manhattan new york in Swilland Mill at a Hen s party, I had such a good time that I booked 7 nights there for the whole family in December. Suffolk is like that - you have to keep going back. Aldeburgh was top on my list to visit but sadly we never made it so thank you for this post! It is back on top of my list when we return. Reply Delete messymimi 1 July 2012 13:04
Agreeing with Jon, reading about these places, the way you write, makes me feel like i got away from it all for a bit. You also give me great ideas for future trips. Reply Delete Accidental Londoner 1 July 2012 13:09
This post has made me think a lot about reviews now! Reviews are interesting things, as they can never be entirely objective. They will always be influenced by a unique set of circumstances (and often personalities); they are a snapshot in time rather than an accurate representation of an ongoing, holiday inn midtown manhattan new york dynamic, evolving business or place, even film, album, book or art collection. Your experiences holiday inn midtown manhattan new york of writing reviews (or not) is interesting, and illustrates this perfectly. Reply Delete lina 1 July 2012 13:17
So many places so many reviews. Love reading holiday inn midtown manhattan new york about them. :) What will make return to a palce apart from location is the people there. Staff (or owners) matters. Like you, I d book a place even though it wasn t perfect on ym first visit if the people there are responsive and attentive to my feedback. ^^ p.s. how does a radioactive sweet taste like? ;p Reply Delete Jill 1 July 2012 13:42
AH makes me want to book a vacation to the seaside of England. However, since I ve never been to England, I wouldn t stay there long since I d be too busy making sure to see everything and anything! Reply Delete Brian Miller holiday inn midtown manhattan new york 1 July 2012 15:28
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