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Live Facebook Chats with our very own Hotel Inspector
For the next eight weeks, Farrah Chaudhry – ebookers.com’s very own Hotel Inspector – will be on hand to answer your questions and provide you with all you need to know about choosing a hotel and making the most of your stay… After successfully completing a three week 35,000 mile business trip as ebookers.com’s Hotel [...]
We put our Hotel Inspector, Farrah Chaudhry under the microscope to find out what makes her tick, what advice she has for fellow travellers and how one rock n roller stole her heart…
1. What would be your top tips for travellers looking for the best hotels? Do your homework: read up on reviews and ask friends. Hotels, by nature, show only the good sides and leave out the not so nice parts. Friends and family provide impartial advice Google map the location – what does ‘just a [...]
4 continents, 8 countries, 10 cities, 17 hotels, 80 hours flight time and 35,000 air miles later, Farrah Chaudhry returns from a trip of a life time in her role as the ebookers.com Hotel Inspector…
What a journey! From rocket lifts at the Luxor in Las Vegas through to views of Table Mountain at Radisson Blu, Cape Town, I have loved every second of being the ebookers Hotel Inspector! Having travelled the globe to uncover some of the world’s best hotels and taking into consideration the overall experience of each, [...]
See how Farrah got on at her final stop, the classy and artistic Amsterdam Marriott Hotel…
Heineken, cyclists, tulips, the Red Light District, Van Gogh, liberal views, and the colourful herenhuizen lined up alongside the many canals; whatever comes to your mind when thinking about Amsterdam, it certainly is a city with lots on offer. I was most fascinated by the canals and the fact that so many people get around [...]
See how the Melia Royal Alma Boutique Hotel in Paris whisked our Hotel inspector off her feet…
The city of love, home to the most visited museum on the planet, The Louvre (attracting more than 8 million visitors a year), isn’t only romantic when it comes to the arts. The language has made millions fall at its feet and with a cityscape famous, especially when lit up, my next stop Paris, is [...]
Read on to see how our Hotel Inspector Farrah was charmed by the Radisson Edwardian Heathrow…
My trip is coming closer to an end and this is the last time I will fly into London, stay overnight and fly out again. Although I love travelling and can never get enough of it, there is nothing like that sensation of taking those first few steps into Heathrow, onto British soil after being [...]
When it rains it pours! Our Hotel Inspector receives a stormy reception at the Thara Patong Beach Resort in Phuket
After the hustle and bustle of city life in Bangkok, an escape to a quaint island was definitely due. Islands in Thailand are famous for relaxation, partying and cheap shopping, so how could I resist charming Phuket? Patong Beach, in the western region of Phuket, is where it’s all at apparently. It’s the hub of [...]
From the bustling streets of Thailand to a traditional Thai massage…see how Farrah found the dazzling sail shaped Grand Millennium Sukhumvit in Bangkok
‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’, ‘Venice of the east’, or ‘city of angels’, whatever you call it, there is only one Bangkok. This far eastern urban metropolis began with humble beginnings as a small trading post, and now centuries on, it is ranked 55th richest urban agglomeration, just behind Singapore. It has become a global centre [...]
See how Farrah got lost in time and found her inner Zen at the Sofitel London Heathrow
Heathrow Airport, the world’s fifth busiest airport handles more international passengers than any other airport. In a city like London, what else do you expect? This place is filled with people from everywhere waiting to get pictures of Tower Bridge, Oxford St and Big Ben, making Heathrow a constant and ever changing melting pot. My [...]
See how the ebookers.com Hotel Inspector, Farrah got on in the room with a view at the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront
On the tip of the Atlantic Ocean, with views of Robben Island and Table Mountain spanning miles, the location of Radisson Blu, my next hotel, couldn’t be better. For those thirsty for landscape, beautiful colours and natural ornaments against sunsets, sunrises and in between blue canvases, this is the perfect white washed 5-star hotel, offering [...]
