Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany is a country in Central Europe. When driving in Germany, it can be a delight. The scenery is beautiful and the roads are well maintained. The Autobahn is the pinnacle of the German driving experience, perhaps the ultimate in driving altogether. Virtually all of the world's serious drivers have heard of it and longed to take their shot at conquering it. By the way, in Germany as in any other country on the European continent, cars travel on the right-hand side of the road and overtake on the left. The national roads in Germany are called Bundesstraßen (federal road). These roadways have a yellow-orange background with black lettering. They are indicated with "B" followed by its number. Bundesstraßen are dotted with occasional traffic lights and intersections. Other main public roads are maintained by the Bundesländer (states), called Landesstraße (country road) or Staatsstraße (state road).
Hotelsdeutsche has thousands of hotels conveniently located for last minute travellers by road just in case you drop by four of Germany's major cities, Berlin, Frankfurt, Köln and Munich. Well, you can visit these sites below for last minute hotels:

some hotels in australia





Ibis Hotels, Novotel Hotels, Quest Apartments, Radisson hotels are among the leading hotel chains and brands in Australia. They are known throughout the world for their quality, simplicity and value for money. If you visit Australia, don't forget to visit these hotels. Vacation to Australia could be a wonderful experience for you and your family! Also many folks use travelling as a means to expand their relationships, a place to romance and enjoy time together. The vigour and originality of the arts in Australia—literature, cinema, opera, music, painting, theatre, dance, and crafts—have achieved international recognition.

Ibis Hotels can be found in over 750 cities worldwide, from Mexico to London and Bangkok to Paris, with over 300 hotels in France. Their rooms are modern and spacious with internet connection, air conditioning and a variety of TV channels. Each hotel has a restaurant and also a 24 hour bar and provides parking facilities. When talk about Novotel Hotels, they are worldwide with over 280 in Europe alone. Double rooms, twin Rooms, suites and rooms for people with limited mobility are available to book with air conditioning, minibar and internet Wi-Fi wireless internet access. Many of the hotels provide business facilities and meeting rooms for corporate travellers.

Quest Apartments is Australasia's largest operator in the serviced apartment sector, with over 110 complexes for unique Australia apartment, New Zealand apartment and Fiji apartment accommodation. Apartments are spacious, modern and stylish. All studios and one bedroom apartments are semi-self contained, whilst the larger apartments offer full kitchen facilities. While for Radisson hotels, it is a worldwide chain of 435 hotels in over 61 countries. Many hotels feature up to date fitness centres and other recreational facilities. High-speed wireless Internet access is available. The hotels provide meeting and banquet facilities, in addition to online meeting and event planning tools.

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Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. It is the most populated city in Tuscany. Florence is also known as the cradle of Renaissance for its monuments, churches and buildings. The most popular and important sites in Florence include the Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Uffizi, the Bargello, and the Accademia. If you are planning a trip to the beautiful city of Florence, the best way is to visit Florence Hotels for reservations and accommodations. Florence hotels offer guests accommodations that will ensure an enjoyable vacation experience. I would love to visit Florence one day!!some of these places.Even I would love to visit Florence one day. Apart from Florence, I would also love to visit places like Istanbul and Barcelona. Istanbul is Europe's most populous city (the world's 4th largest city proper and 20th largest urban area) and Turkey's cultural and financial center. Istanbul is becoming increasingly colorful in terms of its rich social, cultural, and commercial activities. While world famous pop stars fill stadiums, activities like opera, ballet and theater continue throughout the year. During seasonal festivals, world famous orchestras, chorale ensembles, concerts and jazz legends can be found often playing to a full house. As for Barcelona, it is the capital and most populous city of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain. Here are the "don't miss" places to visit in Barcelona: * Catalunya Square * Ciutadella Park * Barcelona´s Cathedral * Collserola Tower * Colon´s monument * Espanya Square * Gothic quarter (Old city) * Holy Family (monument) * Montcada street (gothic quarter) * Montjüic * Spanish town (Poble espanyol) * Olimpic Port * Sacred heart (Church) * St. Jaume Square * Sta. Maria del Mar (Church) * Aquarium * Las Ramblas * National Theatre * Theatre Liceu * Theatre Auditorium If you are planning for vacations in Istanbul and Barcelona, don't forget to visit Istanbul hotels and Barcelona hotels for hotel reservations.

top 10 cities to enjoy your holidays

Florence tops the list of World’s Best Cities for a second time this year and is joined again by some lovely perennials—Rome, New York, and Sydney. But this year, Travel + Leisure readers prove that they’re also intrepid and curious, giving high marks to far-flung cities like Beirut and Kathmandu.

Rank Last Year Name 2007
Score
1 4Florence87.09
2 3Rome86.15
3 2Bangkok86.11
4 1Sydney85.94
5 5Chiang Mai, Thailand85.62
6 8Cape Town85.39
7n/aBuenos Aires85.03
8 6New York84.75
9n/aBeirut**84.38
10 10San Francisco84.29

top 10 islands for visit

Rank Last Year Name 2006
Score
1 1Bali88.48
2 4Kauai86.47
3 3Maui86.21
4n/aCape Breton Island, Nova Scotia85.97
5 10Mount Desert Island, Maine84.90
6n/aTasmania84.88
7 9Hawaii84.72
8n/aGalápagos Islands84.69
9 2Santorini84.17
10n/aPhuket, Thailand84.06



Old favorites top this year’s lists for World’s Best Islands. Bali is ranked No. 1 for the fifth time and other classic choices also get top billing—Santorini and Kauai—as well as new more exotic, adventure-oriented locales such as Tasmania, Saba, and Borneo.

top 50 hotels in asia

Rank Last Year Name 2006
Score
1 1Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan96.11
2n/aOberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India 94.28
3 4The Peninsula, Bangkok 94.03
4 5Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay93.59
5 2Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India 93.50
6 15Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa93.18
7 6The Oriental, Bangkok 92.40
8n/aTaj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India 91.79
9 3Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand 91.72
10 10The Peninsula, Hong Kong 91.06
11 11Banyan Tree, Phuket, Thailand 89.89
12n/aFour Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong 89.89
13 18Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand 89.67
14 12Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore 89.04
15 9Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India 88.94
16 19Raffles Hotel, Singapore 88.62
17n/aMandarin Oriental, Hong Kong 88.62
18 24St. Regis Hotel, Beijing 88.39
19 23Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa, Nha Trang, Vietnam 88.33
20 14The Sukhothai, Bangkok 87.88
21n/aInterContinental, Hong Kong 87.47
22n/aPeninsula Palace, Beijing 86.97
23n/aFour Seasons Hotel, Shanghai 86.88
24 21Ritz-Carlton, Osaka 86.55
25 16Ritz-Carlton, Millenia, Singapore86.50
26n/aThe Imperial, New Delhi 86.13
27 20Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok 86.04
28n/aGrand Hyatt, Bali 85.83
29n/aMandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai, Thailand 85.71
30 13JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, Thailand 85.47
31n/aThe Oriental, Singapore 85.34
32n/aMandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur 85.34
33 22Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia 85.31
34n/aTaj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai 84.75
35n/aShangri-La Hotel, Singapore 84.48
36n/aRoyal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Bangkok 84.37
37 25Park Hyatt, Tokyo 84.11
38n/aIsland Shangri-La, Hong Kong 84.10
39n/aShangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei 83.96
40n/aSofitel Metropole, Hanoi 83.95
41n/aRaffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 83.94
42n/aGrand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok 83.93
43n/aFullerton Hotel, Singapore 83.87
44n/aThe Conrad, Hong Kong 83.84
45n/aPortman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai 83.82
46n/aJW Marriott Hotel, Bangkok 83.53
47n/aRitz-Carlton, Hong Kong 83.48
48n/aThe Shilla, Seoul 83.43
49n/aRambagh Palace, Jaipur, India 83.43
50n/aRitz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur 83.30

top 100 hotels for stay in

Top 100 Hotels Overall

Rank Last Year Name 2006
Score
1 2Singita Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 97.56
2 1Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan96.11
3n/aOberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India 94.28
4 6The Peninsula, Bangkok 94.03
5 8Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay93.59
6 3Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India 93.50
7 53Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa93.18
8 46Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Scotland 92.86
9 11The Oriental, Bangkok 92.40
10n/aTaj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India 91.79
11 4Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand 91.72
12 20Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii 91.71
13 29The Aerie, Malahat, Vancouver Island 91.67
14n/aFour Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Budapest 91.57
15 99Sooke Harbour House, Sooke, Vancouver Island 91.54
16n/aWaterloo House, Hamilton, Bermuda 91.45
17n/aCharlotte Inn, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard 91.25
18 5Château Les Crayères, Reims, France 91.23
19 23Halekulani, Honolulu, Oahu 91.21
20 27The Peninsula, Hong Kong 91.06
21 98Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Virginia 90.87
22 30Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, Vancouver Island 90.83
23n/aChief’s Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 90.53
24n/aMombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 90.39
25n/aRitz-Carlton, Santiago, Chile 90.37
26n/aFour Seasons Resort, Carmelo, Uruguay 90.25
27n/aLadera Resort, St. Lucia 90.24
28 17La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo, Mexico 90.20
29n/aHotel Villa Cipriani, Asolo, Italy 90.18
30n/aAlvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires 90.12
31n/aInn at Montchanin Village, Montchanin, Delaware 90.00
32 56MalaMala Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 90.00
33 40Banyan Tree, Phuket, Thailand 89.89
34n/aFour Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong 89.89
35 18Kichwa Tembo, Masai Mara, Kenya 89.83
36n/aWaterColor Inn, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 89.82
37n/aFour Seasons Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 89.82
38 15Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand 89.78
39n/aKirawira Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania 89.74
40 33Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California 89.67
41 72Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand 89.67
42n/aLa Colombe d’Or Hôtel, St.-Paul-de-Vence, France 89.66
43 36Four Seasons Hotel, Prague 89.33
44 41Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele, Lanai 89.31
45n/aPhinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 89.25
46n/aFour Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo89.24
47 37Bauer Il Palazzo, Venice 89.23
48 10Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul 89.21
49n/aBuckland Manor Country House Hotel, Gloucestershire, England 89.14
50 16The Point, Saranac Lake, New York 89.09
51 43Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore 89.04
52 24Cape Grace, Cape Town 89.01
53n/aGrand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Gargnano, Italy 88.97
54 22Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India 88.94
55 85Hotel Monasterio, Cuzco, Peru 88.81
56 59Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles 88.81
57 19The Peninsula, Beverly Hills 88.75
58 9Voyages Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia 88.68
59 57The Peninsula, Chicago 88.66
60 84Raffles Hotel, Singapore 88.62
61n/aMandarin Oriental, Hong Kong 88.62
62n/aChobe Chilwero Lodge, Chobe National Park, Botswana 88.54
63n/aFour Seasons Hotel, Chicago 88.48
64n/aSt. Regis Hotel, Beijing 88.39
65n/aAna Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa, Nha Trang, Vietnam 88.33
66n/aRitz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek, Colorado 88.26
67n/aVilla Gallici, Aix-en-Provence, France 88.25
68n/aVilla San Michele, Fiesole, Italy 88.23
69 44Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris 88.22
70 13Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, St.-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France 88.14
71 96Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina 88.13
72n/aLe Vieux Logis, Trémolat, France 88.06
73n/aRoyal Livingstone, Livingstone, Zambia 88.04
74 35Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Oregon 88.03
75 48The Sukhothai, Bangkok 87.88
76n/aDromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Ireland 87.86
77 50Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, Mississippi 87.84
78n/aFour Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires 87.81
79100Little Nell, Aspen, Colorado 87.78
80n/aCliff House at Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs, Colorado 87.71
81n/aRitz-Carlton, Naples, Florida 87.67
82 12Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee 87.66
83n/aL’Auberge Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California 87.62
84 28Palazzo Sasso, Ravello, Italy 87.55
85n/aInterContinental, Hong Kong 87.47
86n/aRitz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, Florida 87.34
87n/aChâteau du Sureau & Spa, Oakhurst, California 87.33
88n/aChâteau Eza, Èze Village, France 87.33
89 94The Ritz, Paris 87.27
90n/aBlancaneaux Lodge, Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 87.27
91 38Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea87.24
92n/aHotel Kämp, Helsinki 87.17
93 25Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo 87.17
94 90Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas87.13
95n/aAshford Castle, Cong, Ireland 87.05
96 76Auberge du Soleil, Spa du Soleil, Rutherford, California 87.04
97n/aInn at Thorn Hill & Spa, Jackson, New Hampshire 87.00
97 34Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 87.00
99n/aRitz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Georgia 86.99
100n/aOne & Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico 86.98