© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-gard Recent reviews written by member gard en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_436311133828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gard - I stayed at the Traders hotel in Kuala Lumpur from Sunday 22nd of September until Friday 28th of September2007. I had room 3106 (which is on the club floor – meaning executive floor) and I had a room with a city view. I also stayed there in June 2008... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436311133828 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 04:09:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436311133828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436094144132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gard - I stayed at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok from June 27th to June 29th 2008. I have been to Bangkok a few times before and I have stayed at places like Lebua, Rembrandt, Majestic, Dusit Thani etc so I feel that I do have some experience when it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436094144132 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:35:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436094144132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435810700932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author gard - This is a review of a stay at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel. I stayed there in the end of June 2008 and I was in KL on a business trip. I have been to KL before and I have experience from various hotels such as Traders, Ascott, Federal and Agora. We... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435810700932 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:32:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435810700932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_284536311428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - We arrived late in KL and we took the KLIA Express to KL Sentral and for 16 RM we took a taxi to the Ascott. We came to the Ascott late at night and the lobby area is small but pretty nice. The check in was pretty fast and we got two key cards to be used... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~284536311428 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:42:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_284536311428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_272086371972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gard - I was thrilled when I got the message that we would be going on a company trip to Rome. Since I had been there before I got the task of finding a hotel. Finding a hotel for 24 people in central Rome in October turned out to be quite a difficult task... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~272086371972 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:01:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_272086371972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247211789956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - When we were planning the trip to Langkawi we had trouble getting a grasp on where to stay on the island. In the end we decided to go for a hotel located on the beach know as Pantai Cenang. I guess Langkawi can be compared to the island of Phuket in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247211789956 Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:39:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247211789956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_227495022212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gard - Goal Our goal for a hotel in Paris this time was to find a decent hotel at a low price and centrally located. There are thousands of hotels in Paris and it is not easy to know which site to use to book a hotel and which area to stay in. I&#146m... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~227495022212 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:45:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_227495022212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_214464564868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - I stayed at Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel in December 2005 at room 919. The hotel is hard to miss in downtown Oslo. With its 37 floors it is Norway's biggest hotels and one of the tallest building in Oslo (if not the tallest). The location is not bad at…... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~214464564868 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:16:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_214464564868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212288048772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - I stayed at Copenhagen Admiral Hotel for 2 nights during my visit to Copenhagen in late November 2005. I only stayed for 2 nights and my company used the hotel to host a conference. The hotel is located near the waterfront between Nyhavn and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212288048772 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:26:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212288048772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196473360004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gard - A short summary This trip report will focus on the trip that my wife Nikki and I took to Rome in the period from July 2nd - 7th 2005. We targeted out places that we wanted to see during our trip. On our list was the usual stuff such as the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196473360004 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 05:52:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196473360004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194712800900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gard - When we decided to go to Rome we looked into booking plane tickets and hotel separately. Eventually, the combination of time constrictions and budget, led to us buying a package deal from Expedia - plane tickets and hotel. We bought a deal that took us... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194712800900 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:16:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194712800900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_191212392068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - This trip report has also been posted on my homepage http://gardkarlsen.com. Here it is displayed with pictures, videos and links. So please feel free to visit my site. Millions of men in dark suits, crowded subway trains, sushi, taxi drivers with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191212392068 Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:45:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191212392068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172246208132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gard - A short summary Nikki and I went on a trip to Johannesburg in South Africa in the period December 13th to December 31st 2004. The main goal for our trip was to see Nikki’s family and friends but we also got a chance to take a look at places like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172246208132 Fri, 4 Feb 2005 11:30:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172246208132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170655125124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - This trip report should maybe have been posted under the category Johannesburg. But I already have a trip report there from a previous trip so I have chosen to posted under South Africa general. A short summary Nikki and I went on a trip to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170655125124 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:16:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170655125124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_158446685828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - A short summary My wife Nikki and I went on a trip to Albir right north of Benidorm in Spain in the period August 27th to September 5th 2004. We went together with our friends Olav and Allis and their two kids. During our stay we got a chance to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~158446685828 Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:26:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_158446685828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_151940009604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - A short summary This trip report will focus on the trip that my wife Nikki and I took to New York in the period from July 5th - 11th 2004. We spent the days in NYC sightseeing on Manhattan but as it is a big city and I guess we only scratched the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~151940009604 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:29:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_151940009604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_147835752068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gard - We stayed at Hotel Thirty Thirty in New York City 6 nights in July 2004. When we first started searching for a hotel in New York we were of course overwhelmed by the number of hotels we could choose from. Our goal was to find a clean, decent hotel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~147835752068 Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:43:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_147835752068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138805087876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gard - This is a trip report from the trip that my wife Nikki and I went on during Easter of 2004. We were at Sun Island in the Maldives in the period April 4th to April 12th. This was a pure beach vacation so I can summarize it few words: sun, beach, sea,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138805087876 Tue, 4 May 2004 13:04:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138805087876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_116868484740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - I stayed at the Marangu hotel for a few nights in connection with climbing Kilimanjaro in September/October 2003. When I arrived at Kilimanjaro International airport I had already been in touch with the hotel and arranged for a pick-up. The hotel is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~116868484740 Tue, 28 Oct 2003 11:24:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_116868484740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_116852362884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gard - Summary In the end of September I had the pleasure of going to Tanzania to make an attempt to reach the top of Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Peak) at 5895 meters. Our group used the Machame route and we used Marangu hotel as our tour operator. This day by da... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~116852362884 Tue, 28 Oct 2003 04:59:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_116852362884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_106776661636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gard - A short summary This is a travelogue about the trip that my wife, Nikki, and I took to Italy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~106776661636 Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:47:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_106776661636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_106119597700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gard - A short summary This is a travelogue about the trip that my wife, Nikki, and I took to Italy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~106119597700 Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:05:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_106119597700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_105634958980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gard - We stayed at The Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa for 3 nights in the end of September 2002. We came t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~105634958980 Thu, 10 Jul 2003 07:20:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_105634958980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_105202880132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author gard - We booked the hotel using www.planetholiday.com and the rate was 65 US dollars. We only stayed at Xi... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~105202880132 Sun, 6 Jul 2003 05:57:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_105202880132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_104156663428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gard - I stayed at the hotel for 1 night in June 2003 and I stayed at room 306. Location The loc... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~104156663428 Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:59:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_104156663428?linkin_id=8003929