Hotels we have stayed – Bruce and Rosie's Travels and Golf

	B&B/ night	Comment
Thailand
Bangkok
Novotel – Silom Road	$90-100	This is an old hotel and a bit rundown. It has some good eating nearby and has good access from the airport. Pool is ok. No access to balcony.
Somerset Park Suanplu	$175	We only stayed here for one night since it was close to our group. The pool was very nice and we had an apartment with kitchen facilities, washing machine and a separate bedroom. Very nice – would stay again. Tiny balcony.
Jasmine Resort Bangkok	$165	Very nice hotel with a good pool. We had a large room with kitchen facilities. Had trouble finding places to eat around the local area. Right on train line so good to get around. Would stay again. Nice balcony

Kanchanaburi
River Kwai Resotel	$120	To get to and from this hotel, you need to catch a long tail boat. The resort is a bit old but was very interesting. Merv and Robyn liked it but Rosie and I found it to be too isolated, had to eat in hotel restaurant. Would not recommend unless you wanted a secluded experience. The long boat ride was interesting.
Natee The Riverfront Hotel Kanchanaburi	$115	We had an excellent stay here, it was close to many restaurants, nice views over the river. We had pool rooms where we just walked out of our room into the pool. Interesting drying, pool access area that you can close off. Quiet and would recommend.

Chiang Mai
Mercure Chiang Mai	$102	This hotel is a bit old and rundown. It was a bit of a walk to the enclosed old city but they did have a shuttle bus to get you to markets and one of the gates. I think there are many better options.
Wealth Boutique Hotel	$101	Inside the walled city and close to the Tha Phae Gate. Easy and pleasant to walk around old city, close to main attractions and plenty of food choices. The rooms are well equipped and reasonably spacious. There is no lift but the hotel is only two floors and they happily stored our clubs downstairs. The pool is a bit small and cool. The breakfast is personalised but good. Have been twice and not disappointed. Nice balcony.

Hua Hin
Laksasubha Hua Hin	$233	We have stayed here twice. The first time we had a Garden View Grand, which was a very nice, large room. The second we stayed in the Tamarind Studio, which I wasn’t impressed with for the price. The hotel is on the beach and has a nice breakfast. The pools are very good. The Garden View room had a large outdoor sitting area. We looked for better options for our next visit.
Hisea Huahin Hotel	$120	This hotel is not on the beach but had good access to the night street food market and an easy walk to the beach restaurants. The rooms were modern and very spacious. The infinity pool (7th floor) was always in the shade but had a beautiful outlook. The breakfast was good but a bit boring after a couple of days. Would highly recommend at this price. Nice balcony.
Phuket
SunPrime Kamala Beach	$150	This was an adults only hotel and was adjacent to the SunWing which allowed children. The hotel was well located and had several pools so you could easily find pool lounges and privacy. The staff were very good and there were several restaurants within easy walking distance. Breakfast was good. The hotel was right on the beach so many guests watched the sunsets (not really our thing, but good idea). There was no obvious sex scene. This area was good and would stay there again.

Japan
Tokyo Hotel Yaenomidori Tokyo	$240	Easy to walk to from Tokyo train station, everyone in Japan walks around with luggage so you look normal. Nice rooms and the breakfast was pleasant, two options each morning and alternating with two other choices the next morning. Easy access to subway. Would stay again
Hukuba Gateway Hotel	$255	This hotel is central to the Hukuba ski fields. We walked 300m to a beginners chair lift or you could walk 800m to the gondola. From the beginners lift, you could take another lift that brought you out at the top of the gondola, so this was the best option. Our price included ski rental and breakfast (pretty simple but enough). Rooms were adequate and the hot water was good, what more do you need. If you were to stay anywhere in Hukuba, you need to book some restaurants before you arrive, nearly impossible to do so on the day.
Kyoto The General Kyoto Shijou Shinmachi	$300	This was another hotel where we got off the train, caught a subway and then walked with cases a few hundred metres. The rooms were good and the breakfast quite nice, again two choices each day, alternating. The advantage of this hotel was free drinks from 4pm onwards, which Bruce took full advantage of. I would stay here again.
Hiroshima Hilton Hiroshima	$200	This was a well priced hotel, with all the opulence of a Hilton Hotel. The breakfast was excellent with an egg bar and a huge array of choices both western and asian. A simple bus ride from the train station dropped you off across the road from the hotel so easy to get to. The bar prices here were double what you pay on the street and there weren’t any bars around that were easy to find. A couple of good restaurants nearby, especially the Indian restaurant. Might stay again.
Osaka Premier Hotel – Cabin President	$200	This hotel is situated directly above a subway line, but you wouldn’t know it. It was easy to get to. We had a room on the executive level which gave us access to the lounge where they served free drinks and a variety of snacks from 4 – 9pm. The wines and spirits in the lounge were excellent and Bruce overindulged every night. Interesting views out the window of the room and lounge. Breakfast was excellent, but cost an extra $20 per person. There was a good shopping area across the road and Bruce loved the bakery. Would definitely stay here again.
Greece
Mythodea Athens Suites in Athens	< $200	Excellent location and great value, pity we couldn’t get in the second time.
Aetoma Hotel – Nafplio	< $200	Excellent location and great value, breakfast was huge. We walked everywhere around the town and good access to local attractions. Great choice.
Enastron Guesthouse – Dimitsana	< $200	Lovely mountain town and really nice hotel (guesthouse). Huge breakfast and definitely a local experience. We were in the centre of the hilltop town and had several good choices of restaurants around us. Loved it.
Vista Marina- Kalamata	< $200	Good location and the room was nice. Great view from balcony. This wasn’t as good as our other hotels, but was still very good. The breakfast was as good as other hotels. Would look for other options if we visited Kalamata again, but there was really wrong with this hotel.
A&N Athens Luxury Apartments	< $200	Good location, but didn’t really compare to Mythodea Athens Suite. No problems with hotel, but like other option better. Excellent bus routes and train routes, easy trip to Port, which we enjoyed.