Surly, not sweet: London hotels slammed by a recent customer satisfaction report

The oft uttered stereotype that Brits lack grace in the service department was recently reinforced by a report compiled by Trivago, a hotel price comparison website. Measured against 1,000 cities and towns throughout Europe, London ranked dead last by way of reputation amongst travelers, followed closely behind by Birmingham. ]]> Heidi Atwal 2011-09-13T08:50:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/6/17513/57184 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/new_vieux.jpg"><p>They say Marseille is a city of corruption. Tell Parisians of travel plans to Marseille and after an earful about the city's soccer team, you'll most likely be warned that you are going to a "ville de corruption". &nbsp;The corruption thing may be slightly true as the city is definitely a Mediterranean crossroads, but if you stick to the Vieux Port "old port" neighborhood, you should be in the clear. Plus, this is the tourist highlight anyway; the port is lined with great restaurants, bars, and nightclubs.<p> So Vieux Port it is, therefore where else could you stay but in the <a href="http://www.new-hotel.com/vieuxport/en/hotel-marseille-vieuxport.asp"><b>New Hotel Vieux Port</b></a>--apparently they felt it necessary to add the "new" in front of "Vieux (old) Courtney 2006-07-07T09:05:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/6/16845/49342 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/palmetto_bluff.jpg"><p>Most people getaway to the <a href="http://www.palmettobluffresort.com"><b>Inn at Palmetto Bluff</b></a> for the golf on a Jack Nicklaus-designed course.<p>But there's more to this place than just golf and sipping mint juleps on a front porch. The hotel allows its guests to participate in digging up the surrounding area for artifacts from the land's previous inhabitants, which include the Altamaha and Yemassee Indian tribes, African slaves who worked the plantations and the wealthy banking family who owned the place in the early 1900s.<p>Some guests have found arrowheads, ceramics, animal bones and even a bottle of 1899 Chateau Lafite.<p>Of course, you can't just tear up the yard for free. The cost of being an archaeologist for the day is $100 and the juliana 2006-07-06T16:08:45-05:00 32.2150180 -80.894007 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/29/12029/4425 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/scotsman_hotel.jpg">We recently saw how one of Edinburgh's hotels completely<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/23/12442/4110/hell/Point_Hotel_Misses_the_Design_Point"> missed the point</a>. <p>The <a href="http://www.thescotsmanhotel.co.uk/"><b>Scotsman Hotel</b></a> might just make up for it. The hotel stays true to Scottish design fit for modern tastes, it doesn't try to stretch the limits, unlike the Point Hotel. Plus the rooms offer our favorites: WiFi, TV &amp; DVD, and a new one: a Monopoly game board slash table. Perhaps this is to save us from the potentially blustery weather of Edinburgh. <p> Usually fitness centers don't get us excited; they are all, for the most part, the same. But a tip from Information Britain may change our mind on this one:<p> <blockquote><p>'Escape', a private members health club, extends over two levels Courtney 2006-06-29T13:05:34-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/29/102443/075 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/byblos_verona.jpg"><p>Verona isn't just for star-crossed lovers. Although we'd be fools to not admit that the city is a romance trap and it's maybe best if you go with a sig-O. <p> Romance or not, if you're the type of person who can't handle old-world Euro flowers and extravagant Romantic style, but aren't quite sure if the Scandinavian design is your thing either; there is a happy medium. <a href="http://www.byblosarthotel.com/"><b>Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amista</b></a> seems to embody it. What they pull off is old world Italian charm, with fluff and all, but in a fashionable and posh way that reminds you that they don't take themselves too seriously. It's the style of lovers AND friends.<p> CoolHunter.net tracked down this hotel, Courtney 2006-06-29T10:40:24-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/