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We will, NEVER again cruise on PRINCESS! We are on our last day of a 10 day Princess (Grand Princess) cruise out of San Francisco. We have cruised on a Princess ship once before and were thoroughly underwhelmed. I choose this trip with reservations about the Princess cruise line , but liked the thought of embarking from San Francisco. (No flying!) I thought we should give Princess another try. Embarkation was a massive cattle call . We were given a number and told to ‘go sit over there (off to the side) until your number is called.’ Seeing other passengers proceeding, I decided it may be better to be turned away than to sit and wait. Sure enough, our number was already going through. Had we sat and waited for a little lady to shout out our number across the terminal, we may still be waiting to board! (In retrospect, that may have been a good-thing!) I was very disappointed when we entered our “minsuite.” The layout feels confined and the More lighting gives everything a yell...

Introduction Singapore's InterContinental is a fixture of the international business hotel circuit , with the convenient Bugis location and decent facilities a real draw. The city-state is blessed with numerous top-notch places to stay, but the InterConti refurbished its Peranakan (Malay-Chinese) shophouse room s this year. With a spare couple of days in Singapore, I decided to see how these rooms on the historical luxury end of the scale measured up to the modern business traveller 's requirements. Location & Impressions The InterConti is found at 80 Middle Road, smack in the heart of the Bugis district and just under three hundred metres from the Bugis MRT stop . If you're arriving by car or cab (as I did), you'll swing into the impressive courtyard and have your luggage whisked from you by the hotel porters. Check-in was deeply impressive. A hotel staffer met me at the door and escorted me straight up to my room, where a relaxing cup of lavender-scented tea an...

This ski in and ski out apartment is situated in the hamlet of Chantel just above Les Arc 1800 opposite the lift making it simple for the keen as well as the casual skier/snowboarder to maximise their time on the mountain. The interior is traditionally alpine with wood furnishings and uses cosy warm fabrics . The open plan living area has plenty of light provided by large floor to ceiling French windows that lead onto a spacious balcony with great views out over resort - this is a great spot to enjoy a vin chaud after a day on the slopes. Inside, there is a large comfortable L-shaped sofa where you can rest weary limbs at the end of the day and switch off with a DVD or listen to your favourite tunes on the CD player. The dining table comfortably sleeps 6 . The fully equipped kitchenette includes a full-sized oven which is rare in the majority of ski apartments , dishwasher so you don't have to waste any of your precious holiday time washing up, hob and fridge-freezer. There is...

While your chances of calling the White House home are slim to none, you can feel as important as the commander in chief — if only for a few days — by staying in a presidential suite. The term is widely believed to have originated in the 1910s during Woodrow Wilson's presidency because of room specifications (some now standard such as an en-suite bathroom) that he required on trips away from Washington. Now, it typically refers to the largest and most expensive living quarters in a luxury hotel. Popular swanky accommodations , running thousands of dollars a night, can be found at the Bellagio Las Vegas — complete with its own indoor garden and fountain; California's The Beverly Hilton — with a library and ornate fireplace; and the Mandarin Hotel New York — with handcrafted rugs and upholstered silk walls . In the Lehigh Valley, the newest posh pad is at the Renaissance Allentown Hotel , a $65 million structure that opened this year in the heart of the city's booming rede...

The Americas Hotel Marionetas, Merida, Mexico It takes its name from a puppet theatre that once resided in the building. It was bought by an Argentine/Macedonian couple in 2004 and converted into what is now the best B&B in the Yucatan capital. The high-ceilings and wooden floors of the 100-year-old colonial building remain , with boutique touches applied to large terracotta-floored rooms. The historic heart of Merida is a 10-minute walk away. · +52 999 928 3377, hotelmarionetas.com, doubles from £39.10 per night B&B. Centro Ecologico Sian Ka 'an, Sian Ka'an, Mexico A collection of cabins in a palm forest on the Caribbean coast. The lodgings are based in a small ecotourism centre where guests can explore the canals and wetlands with guided kayak tours , or spend the day fly-fishing for bonefish, tarpon and barracuda on the salt water lagoons . The deluxe cabins each have beautiful, hand-painted headboards and rocking chairs set on patios with sea views. · +984 871 ...