Welcome to Wrestling with Hotels – the travel bit – it’s a way of life, both for work and travelling
Having spent (at the time of writing this) two decades working in hotels. I decided back in 2013 to turn my experiences, ideas and creativity into a blog.
During that time, in the last 7 years, I have spent no less than 50 to 100 nights a year staying (living) in hotels
for work or travel.
In this section you will see lots of reviews, some travel tips, a copious amount of free stays.
As well as a guide, Stories to some of the quirkiest and nicest hotels in the UK and Europe.
All of which I hope help you plan your next adventure.
Lets go..
5 Fabulous Places to stay in Leicestershire
Read 🔖 5 min The area of Leicester has taken a beating in 2020, with bad press for multiple reasons. However, Leicester and Leicestershire is not only my home. But is home to some of the most breathtaking locations, amazing history and historical landmarks …
6 Secret UK Staycation Hotels
Read 🔖 5 min 2020 has been a funny year, and staycation is once again on the tip of everyone’s tongue, if you need some inspiration where to book for the remainder of 2020. Or maybe an early 2021 short break, this is the …
10 Reasons Why Novotel Should be Your Hotel of Choice
Read 🔖 3 min Did you know that there are currently over 30 Novotel’s in the UK, with more on the horizon, and hundreds worldwide?Have you ever stayed in a Novotel? I am about to tell you 10 Reasons Why Novotel Should be Your …
Overnight in Newcastle
Read 🔖 3 min The Hotel Novotel Newcastle Airport. A 4 Star Hotel, although not really an Airport or Airport hotel. Situated just off the A1, North of the City and the River Tyne, just a stones through from Gosforth Park. On Arrival On …
Travel Gear
Read 🔖 4 min When you spend as many nights travelling as I do and have, I often get asked.What’s in your bag, what is your essential travel gear, your must have items, What can you not live with out. I don’t invest too …
Overnight in Mercure St Albans Noke Hotel
Read 🔖 3 min The Hotel The Mercure St Albans Noke Hotel, a motorway hotel of sorts. 4 star rated and minutes from the M1 & M25 interchange on the outskirts of London. South its namesake cathedral city Saint Albans. Surprisingly not the closest …
Weekend in Budapest
Read 🔖 3 min 2018 was a good year for travel and nothing was more memorable than a relatively cold September Weekend in Budapest. A city split in half by not only the Danube, but also multiple cultural and the name itself. Buda and …
First Time Glamping
Read 🔖 4 min Most of the travels reported here on the Blog. Have been centred around either run of the mill corporate properties or nice comfy four star hotels. This, ladies and gentlemen, is somewhat slightly different. As this is all about my …
Huntingdon Marriott (Cambridgeshire) Review
Read 🔖 2 min The Hotel 🏨 The Huntingdon Marriott is a motorway hotel, of sorts, situated on the A1/A14 intersection on the outskirts of Huntingdon. That’s Huntingdon Cambridgeshire, England, UK and is probably the most perfunctory Marriott left in the UK, not situated …
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