Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Winding down

My 6 week odyssey is ending and at this point I am looking forward to being home again. It has been a great trip with amazingly beautiful weather, lots of wonderful memories, and time spent with good friends. I have enjoyed every moment.

The following is a quick review of hotels I stayed in along the way.
Paris - Hotel des Arts Bastille ($95 per night) small, clean, extremely basic room and bathroom - would recommend Comfort Hotel Mouffetard Quartier Latin for a little more money.
Provence, St Cecile les Vignes - Hotel La Farigoule ($70 per night) charming, pretty hotel with a nice restaurant.
Provence, Bonnieux - Hotel Cesar ($110 per night) Amazing view but would not recommend. Try Le Clos du Buis - very nice hotel with same view and a swimming pool. St Andre restaurant was good and there is an excellent patisserie at the bottom of the village for breakfast.
Barcelona, Hotel Market ($95 per night) the best hotel I stayed in. Spacious, chic, room and bathroom, great service and a wonderful restaurant.
Madrid, Hotel Lusso Infantas ($130 per night) very nice hotel, lovely room and bathroom, in a good location.
Seville, Hotel Dona Manuela Casa Modesto ( $100 per night) nice, spotless hotel with spanish decor. Spacious room and lovely tiled bathroom.
Lisbon, Hotel Excelsior ($75 per night incl. breakfast) rather shabby, would not recommend.
All in all I did pretty well!