29 November 2005

Hotel Review: Hotel Genio - Rome, Italy

The Genio is a great place to call home when seeing Rome. It is just 5 minutes from the Piazza Navona, and a short walk to many other sites. The staff were friendly, helpful and fully communicative in English. The smallish room size is typical of Rome, and indeed most European cities, so it should not be taken as a negative.

The only observation we might make is that some hotels offer a bit more at breakfast, however we did not go away hungry. Besides, with all the good food in Rome, why fill up at breakfast? Excellent value for money. Highly recommended - we will stay there again.

Property Characteristics:
Cleanliness of rooms - 5
Welcoming - 5
Quietness of rooms - 5
Spaciousness of rooms - 3
Public areas - 4
Competence of employees - 5
Quality of service provided - 5
Surroundings - 5

Correspondence between web pages and actual property:
Prices quoted - 5
Services and facilities offered - 4
Photographs - 5
Location as indicated on maps - 5
Type and number of rooms available - 5

General Review:
How do you rate your overall stay? - 5
Quality vs. Price - 4

As posted on Venere - A great source for European hotels!

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05 November 2005

TomTom Go 700 Portable GPS Navigation System and Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit







Having used built-in GPS systems for several years, we were pleasantly surprised at the performance of this product. It has most of the features of the best systems and clearly stands ahead of some. Our latest built-in is in a BMW 5 series, and the TomTom beats it hands-down! We were very impressed with this product and rate it a 4 out of 5.

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