Epinions Recent Reviews for silwood

Economy on Varig (the Brazilian Star) - like hell it is!

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:33:39 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - I will split this review into two parts. First the international flights from london to Sao Paolo (rtn) and then a series of internal flights ranging from 60 minuts to 2.5 hours. Firstly i had read the reviews on this flight in here and had a pretty...

GOL v Varig - no contest GOL wins

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:10:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - One of many internal and international flights for this recent Brazilian Trip - only one flight with GOL (Recife to Petrolina). Check in: Quick and efficient,, picky check in guy wooul not let me take my hand luggage on at 5500g (maximum weight was...

A Tale of two hotels

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:34:51 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - Recent visit to Guatemala and Miami gave me the opportunity to stay at this chain (CLarion suites / Hotels) for the first time... A tale of two hotels at opposite ends of the spectrum! I will concentrate onthe Miami hotel for this review and look at the...

Manchester to Manchester via London, Miami, Guatemamla and Raleigh - Updated

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:58:45 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - Updated portion: Following on from this disaster of a trip on AA i decided to complain to the customer services via their web site aa.com. At the same time i complained to BA about the lack of staff at flight connections at Heathrow. the outcome is...

Holiday Inn Nairobi Mayfair Court: There are much better places to stay in Nairobi

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:39:18 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - Just returned from a 5 night business trip to Kenya. Has the pleasure of flying BA direct from London (read seperate review for that). Had one nights accomodation here and was not too impressed with what was in essence an expensive hotel with very...

Not the newest but a friendly bunch

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:55:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - The sheraton Agadir is the third hotel i have stayed at during this trip to Morocco. in all a hotel that is aging slightly but with a general feeling and staff that make it a great place to stay. Check-in : really friendly staff, very attentive and...

Le Royal Mansour Meridien: Owned by the King!! - not a royal service though!!

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:47:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - The Royal Mansour is supposed to be the besthotel in Morocco!! it may well be the most expensive but that is the only accolade i can give this so called luxury hotel! Having stayed at the sheraton in Agadir and another hotel (Le Littoral) in...

LHR to Nairobi what a pleasure with BA

Sun, 28 Mar 2004 10:20:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - flights in Economy on the LHR - Nairobi route. Booked to fly with BA as they along with having the best schedule they also came out as the cheapest direct route. Flights take were the morning flights in both directions. out on the 747 then back on the...

LHR to Cairo (second time round and 18mnths later)

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:58:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - Again - decided to fly to Egypt with the airline that had the best flight times! not the cheapest by a long shot but then who wants to fly Olympic via Athens? Not Me. Flight departs from Heathrow Terminal 2 at 6.20am. This means a really early start...

Holiday in heaven

Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:20:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - Just spent 10 fabulous days at Rydges beach resort in Phuket. Booked everything through the internet at Sawasdee.com and even though i was abuit nervous having to pay upfront for the room and transferes i should not have been as everything went smooth...

Domestic flights on Thai

Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:01:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - Flight was from BKK to Phuket - out in Economy then back in Business. Booked the whole flight in Economy way before departure but the diference between the price for a domestic business ticket and the service you get is well worth paying the nominal di...

Agadir on Royal Air Maroc (via Tangir and Casablanca)

Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:07:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - First time on RAM and what a surprise find this airline is!

LHR to Casablanca (via Tangir) 4 hour flight including a 50 min stop over in Tangir - try and get the direct flight if you can as this wait is a real pain - thankfully the weather was...

Out on BMI and then we used United

Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:19:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author silwood - What a surprise BMI was, first time using them on thier transatlantic flight from Manchester and what a revelation. Having used American, United and BA in the past i have been converted to this new service from BMI and cant recommend them highly enough...