Romantic Pension Albrecht near Neuschwanstein Castle

April, 8th 2015, I visited Neuschwanstein Castle
I have selected the following pension:

Romantic-pension-albrecht

We reached the pension at 3:30pm. Nobody was there. You have to read carefully the checkin time 4:00pm to 8:00pm.

Then we decided not to wait and go to visit the castle before checkin.

Then we came back at 7:00 pm for the checkin. The owner is very friendly. The room is spacious with a balcony from where you can see the castle, high on the hill.

We got the room number 3. The bed was very comfy, and we had a good rest.

Breakfast was all setup when we came down at 7:45am. A mix of hams, cheeses and saucisson, hard boil egg, good bread, served with orange juice and coffee was waiting for us!

I definitely recommend this place!

Ps: this pension is located at 100 m from the castle carpark, this will save you the 6 euros of parking!

IBIS Hotel*** Bencoolen - Singapore

Visited in September 2012

My Rating

Comfort               yes

Interior Design       Ugly

Size                  Small

Sleep                 Ok

Wifi                  yes, but i think they charged for it

TV Channels           Ok

Bed Quality           Ok

Clean                 yes

Noise                 horrible if nearby neighbors open their mouths
Swimming Pool         none

Before this hotel, I stayed a couple of times in Novotel Clark Quay, but for a weird reason, Novotel decided on that week to charge as much as a 5 star hotel, which was definitely not justified.

Ibis is nearby Bugis, a pretty vibrant area. The subway station is at 8 mins walk.

Check-in

It was smooth and fast. Staff are professional.

The room

The room is absolutely UGLY; the TV is very small; looks pathetic but it has a comfortable bed, it is clean and you can even shower!

The noise

Oh gosh! the noise... I got the impression to put more rooms per floor, they have reduced the thickness of the wall.
I stayed 2 nights in this hotel. It was 2 stressful nights:

Would I recommend this hotel? 

No. Look at this joke of the day:

Standard queen bed hotdeal non refundable

SGD 396.58158.00

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Book Limited rooms available!

Normal price SGD 306.58 !!!!! ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ROFL Have they ever counted the number of stars attached to their name?

Booking

Don't want lah... No I won't give you the link; if you want to book, click on the Agoda main link on top of this page and search for the hotel ;-)

V Hotel**** Lavender - Singapore

Visited in July 2014

My Rating

The Hotel

Not an easy task to find a proper hotel around Lavender. Then I decided to try V Hotel Lavender.
4 Star hotel ... ah ah ah ... ROFL! 3 Star and a half is probably the best you can give it! So the rest of the review will assume it is a 3 1/2 star

Check-in

Cold, impersonal style "I don't care who you are, just take your keys"
During the checking, i knew something was wrong, but I could not figure what it was. keep reading....

The Room

Plenty of them ... 90 rooms per floor. Be ready to wait for at least 5 minutes to get a lift (among the 4 per floor) at breakfast time!
The room furnishing looks very cheap.
Nothing in the fridge.
The bathroom is ridiculously small.

The corridor and the rooms give you an impression to be in a flat!
Did I say 3 1/2 star? At that moment, I would have given 2 stars!

The TV is working, the bed comfortable, the room is clean and the WIFI is working very well!
It's getting back its third star

Facilities

The Gym is very small for 90 rooms per floor over 10 floors. Grand total of 2 runners and 1 weight multi-purpose. Still, I was able to find it empty. so ...

The swimming is not bad, but never take the sun; the water is super-cold :(

The restaurant, not belonging to the hotel (you cannot charge to the room) serves good food and the staff are very friendly).

Would I recommend it?

The Sultan (review on this blog) is at 400 meters; but it does not have swimming pool and gym).
It is a balance between facilities and  charm/class.

If you HAVE TO stay in lavender, then YES I recommend it. I would prefer to walk further and stay at the Sultan.
I booked it at S$189 incl tax, which I think is overpriced to sleep in a flat with swimming pool.

Booking

Click here:
V hotel Lavender with Agoda