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Villas on Rivergum, Emerald, Queensland

Villas on Rivergum is a relatively new development of 1 and 2 bedroom ground floor units on the outskirts of Emerald offering good value for money. We can highly recommend these villas if you are looking for clean, modern and self-contained accommodation.

We checked into Villa 4, a two-bedroom contemporary unit with open plan kitchen, dining and living area.

Bedroom 1 at the front of the villa had a queen bed, an ensuite bathroom and walk-in robe. The room was well furnished with bedside tables and bedside lamps, digital clock/radio. Toiletries were provided in the ensuite, and there was an extra pillow and blanket in the walk in robe.

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By Admin|2019-06-03T18:23:38+10:00October 8th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Emerald|Tags: Apartment|0 Comments

Longreach Motor Inn, Longreach, Queensland

On a recent trip to Longreach, we stayed at the Longreach Motor Inn, a very large motel on two levels. We booked into Room 31, a family room with two rooms and a bathroom, on the upper level.

It was a comfortable room with plenty of space.

In the main room there were twin beds with bedside tables, a couple of luggage shelves and wardrobe.

In that room there was also a long bench/desk with bar-sized fridge, tea-making facilities, a microwave, television and air-conditioning system. A sliding door opened onto a small balcony where there was a small table and 2 chairs.

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By Admin|2019-06-03T18:26:13+10:00October 7th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Longreach|Tags: Motel|0 Comments

Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg

Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg

After a long day’s drive, we arrived in Johannesburg to check into the lovely Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel.

Reception is located on the 3^rd floor, accessible by lift from either the underground car park or the street level entrance (which is where the Concierge Desk is located).

On check in, the type of room (a double room) we had booked was not available so we were kindly upgraded to a Business Class Room – Room 402 – a spacious room and bathroom on the 4^th floor.

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By Admin|2019-06-03T16:19:27+10:00September 13th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Johannesburg|Tags: Hotel|0 Comments

41 on Market, Vryburg, South Africa

Room 1

On a recent road trip in South Africa, we had intended to stay at Mokala Game Reserve near Kimberly however taking a wrong turn meant having to change plans and look for accommodation in Vryburg late in the afternoon on a Wednesday evening in September. Who would have thought that the B&Bs we phoned would all be full? There was a car rally in town on the weekend and guests had arrived early in the week and it seemed the whole town was fully booked.

But then we tried 41 on Market – success. We were able to book a double room.

41 on Market has only been opened about 12 months so everything is clean and new. It occupies a renovated older-style building with large rooms, high ceilings and big windows in the main street of Vryburg.

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By Admin|2019-06-03T16:34:45+10:00September 10th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Vryburg|Tags: Hotel|0 Comments

Augrabies Falls National Park Accommodation, South Africa

Augrabies Falls National Park Rest Camp

Augrabies Falls

The rest camp at Augrabies Falls National Park is just 3 kms from the main gate.

We drove to the Reception building for a quick and easy check-in. This building also houses the Quiver Tree Restaurant and the Curio & Retail Shop. There are also numerous information boards showing photographs of the Falls in flood, and interesting points about the Park.

We booked into Chalet 25 – very conveniently located close to the main building.

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By Admin|2019-06-03T16:15:56+10:00September 8th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Augrabies Falls National|0 Comments

Kliprand Guesthouse, Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa

Kliprand Guesthouse

Seeing the wildflowers in the Northern Cape had been on our ‘to do’ list for years, and we finally had the opportunity to make the trip in August 2015. While in Springbok, we chose to stay at the Kliprand Guesthouse.

On arrival we received a warm welcome and were shown to our room – Room 4 at the side of the house – a good-sized bedroom with a very large bathroom.

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By Admin|2024-01-23T16:22:44+11:00September 7th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Springbok|Tags: B&B, Guesthouse|0 Comments

Melkboomsdrift Guest Lodge, Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa

Melkboomsdrift Guest Lodge

We received a warm welcome on arrival at Melkboomsdrift Guest Lodge and were pleasantly surprised when booking into this charming guesthouse located on the banks of the Olifant’s River, surrounded by vineyards with beautiful views of the countryside.

The homestead and outbuildings, which date back to 1820, have been painstakingly restored to provide very comfortable and charming accommodation. Reception is located in the original homestead while most of the accommodation is provided in the restored outbuildings with the names of each suite indicating their use in times gone by – they were once stables, milling rooms, a cowshed, milking room, wine cellar, harness room and as the local school. We stayed in “Die Skooltjie” (little schoolhouse).

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By Admin|2019-06-03T16:31:08+10:00September 6th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Vredendal|Tags: B&B, Guesthouse|0 Comments

Quest Apartments Waterfront, Hobart, Tasmania

Room 33

Quest Apartments Waterfront has an excellent location at Sullivan’s Cove – Hobart’s waterfront area. There are great restaurants nearby and the MONA ferry is moments away.

After a friendly check in at Reception, we took the lift to our apartment – Room 33. While not huge, there was plenty of space, it was very comfortable and had good facilities. The apartment was one room combining bedroom/living room/kitchenette plus separate bathroom. Facilities included microwave, kettle, toaster, fridge, air-conditioning, television, table and two chairs.

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By Admin|2019-06-03T18:37:39+10:00August 18th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Hobart|0 Comments

Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tasmania

During a trip to Tasmania in Winter, we drove from Launceston airport to Cradle Mountain (about a 2.5 hour drive) and booked into beautiful Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge where it had been snowing. We chose to stay in one of the Pencil Pine Cabins and loved it – very comfortable and warm.

After a friendly check-in at Reception in the main lodge building, we drove a very short distance across to our cabin and were able to park close by which was handy for transferring the luggage.

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By Admin|2018-08-27T15:40:56+10:00August 14th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Cradle Mountain|0 Comments

Maple Tree Apartments, Budapest

Maple Tree Apartments provide modern, affordable accommodation and are very good value for money.

The apartments are located in District VIII at 18-20 Kisfaludy utca, one block back from a main road – Jozsef körút – where tram lines 4 and 6 run. It is just a 15-minute walk to the Central Market Hall on the Danube, and minutes walk to the modern Corvin Shopping Plaza where there is an excellent supermarket if you are self-catering (turn left when you leave Maple Street Apartments and the Plaza is in the same street).

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By Admin|2024-01-23T14:22:32+11:00June 9th, 2015|Categories: Accommodation Reviews, Budapest|0 Comments