tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post4955583983551909977..comments2024-01-27T20:32:17.610-05:00Comments on Pinchgut: It was better before the Reindeer Wrangling ChampionshipsBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-85623289531907572162011-07-12T15:20:29.542-04:002011-07-12T15:20:29.542-04:00viennesewaltz: you do have to analyse the comment...<b>viennesewaltz:</b> you do have to analyse the comments on TripAdvisor for yourself, as with any websites where personal comments are welcomed. <br /><br />Obviously one or two comments that are not in line with the others should not be taken as gospel. That's why I also recommend visiting the hotel's website as well - but often our research into where we stay is drawn from many more sources than the ones that I mention.<br /><br />Hotel Reservation Service has not let us down and, for all its reputation of being bad, neither has TripAdvisor since they started to clean up their act after a high volume of complaints about the quality of their guest reviews.nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-535073188466046162011-07-12T10:13:37.930-04:002011-07-12T10:13:37.930-04:00I've said it before and I'll say it again ...I've said it before and I'll say it again – the best way to ensure that you stay in a decent hotel is to rely on the recommendations contained in a reliable independent guidebook such as the Rough Guides or Time Out Guides. The people who write those guides are knowledgeable, well travelled and can't be bought. Clearly Badger you didn't consult the Rough Guide to Sweden or the Time Out Guide to Stockholm before booking your hotel this time. Maybe next time you'll take my advice!<br /><br />Also, personally I would not take Michele's advice and use TripAdvisor. The comments on that site are invariably written by nutcases with an axe to grind. Plus, more often than not you get a mix of good and bad reviews, so how do you know which ones to believe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-27005140696945840172011-07-12T06:57:06.496-04:002011-07-12T06:57:06.496-04:00Hi Badger
I've been lurking here for a couple...Hi Badger<br /><br />I've been lurking here for a couple of months, and thoroughly enjoying your writing style and stories. <br /><br />We stayed at the Radisson Blu Harbourside when we were recently in Stockholm - a lovely new hotel that didn't require us to leave significant gold deposits in their vaults for the pleasure of staying there.<br /><br />We've always had a good experience when booking hotels through this site: <a href="http://www.hrs.de/web3/" rel="nofollow">Hotel Reservation Service</a>. Just change the language from the drop-down menu at the top right of the homepage. We always back up our choice of hotels with advice from <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/" rel="nofollow">TripAdvisor</a>. Also, a visit to the hotel's website doesn't hurt our decision, as well as locating it on Google Maps to make sure that it's where it should be!<br /><br />cheers<br />Michele (kiwi now living in Barcelona)nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-11542808761239446792011-07-12T02:56:20.405-04:002011-07-12T02:56:20.405-04:00hame I didn't think of this earlier. I know tw...hame I didn't think of this earlier. I know two Swedish couples who would have been able to make suggestions. As I said, shame...<br /><br />Where are you off to next? I may know someone there!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806660109196835114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-55063998354067240482011-07-12T02:48:13.550-04:002011-07-12T02:48:13.550-04:00Badger, I love your banter but I will never ask fo...Badger, I love your banter but I will never ask for hotel recommendations.fmcgmccllchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184250774341700041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-55004133665184710782011-07-11T23:05:02.044-04:002011-07-11T23:05:02.044-04:00Good that you managed to keep the phones happily j...Good that you managed to keep the phones happily juiced or it might just have been too dark altogether.Merrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043094875125036357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-71129734466667890782011-07-11T12:50:27.786-04:002011-07-11T12:50:27.786-04:00This is the country that gave us IKEA. Just be ha...This is the country that gave us IKEA. Just be happy your room key did not also function as the screwdriver to put together your bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com