Nottingham City Guide, Including Nottingham Hotels

If you are seeking an interesting and relaxing holiday, try visiting Nottingham. There are many things to see and do. For instance, a tour of Nottingham Castle is sure to delight tourists young and old. There are caves, galleries and plenty of entertainment. Also try out some shops, pubs and other fun.

Places of interest

Galleries or even a castle. Nottingham is filled with things to do. Take a tour of some of these prime destinations.

Angel Row Gallery - When it opened in 1991, it instantly acquired a status as a sort of flagship of contemporary art. Living artists have created all the artwork displayed at Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham. Exhibitions are shown throughout the year. Angel Row Gallery makes for a delightful tourist destination for those visiting Nottingham.

Nottingham Castle - Nottingham Castle is also a museum and art gallery as well. Located on Castle Road in Nottingham, Nottingham Castle used to be a Duke?s mansion back in the 18th century. Learn the story of Nottingham and visit the gardens, exhibitions and don?t forget to stop into the caf? and museum shop.

Brewhouse Yard Museum - For something of a change in your Nottingham adventure, visit the Brewhouse Yard Museum on Castle Boulevard. It is officially called the Museum of Nottingham Life. If you want to learn about culture, you can get a glimpse at what life has been like for the people of Nottingham through a history of over 200 years.

Things to Do

After the museums and castles, there are many things to to occupy yourself in Nottingham. Hang out with the locals in popular clubs or do a bit of shopping in Nottingham?s popular shopping districts.

Dogma - Hang out with locals in a friendly club called Dogma in Nottingham, located on Byard Lane. It has a friendly atmosphere that is slightly sophisticated. Most locals consider it a great place for live music and dancing the night away.

Old Market Square - For plenty of shopping and entertainment, visit Old Market Square in Nottingham. It has plenty of shops and photographic architecture to capture the spirit of Nottingham. Don?t forget to check out the Angel Row central library or the Bell Inn located in the Old Market Square.

Pubs - You can?t visit the United Kingdom without spending one evening in a pub with the locals. Try some of the more favourite pubs in Nottingham. Some of the more popular ones are Chaplins Bar, Tynemill Ltd., and Admiral Rodney.

Food & Drink

After all the entertainment and excitement of exploring Nottingham, you will want to relax and experience a nice meal to complete the evening. Try one of these highly recommended restaurants.

Moog - Located on Newdigate Street in Nottingham, Moog offers a top quality bar and restaurant for hungry tourists and locals alike. Its unique atmosphere makes it an enjoyable place for a rack of lamb or anything else you would like. The food starts at ?10 a plate.

Vision Restaurant and Caf? Bar - In Nottingham is a unique restaurant and bar called Vision. It opened in 2001 by Trevor Cummings. You can meet him at the restaurant most nights, as he is often found in the kitchen, as he is a long time chef. Try some Honey Roast Half Duckling or Rump Steak. Dinner starts at just ?20 per person.

World Service Restaurant - World Service Restaurant and bar in Nottingham offers a different flavour for tourists. With three dining rooms, you can eat in elegant style while sampling some of the finest food. A restaurant award winner for three years on a row, World Service Restaurant offers a menu consisting of roast breast of chicken, grilled cod and grilled fillet of beef. Dinner may start at ?30 per person and up.

Hotels and Accommodations

There are no shortage of fine hotels in Notingham. Try a few of these favourite Nottingham hotels.

Premier Apartments Nottingham
Village Hotel Nottingham
City Centre Welbeck Hotel Nottingham, Nottinghamsh
Park Inn Nottingham Formerly Nottingham Moat House
Crowne Plaza Nottingham
The Strathdon Hotel
Ramada Nottingham / Derby
Novotel Nottingham
Best Western Westminster Hotel
The Saffron White and Green Hotel
The Nottingham Gateway Hotel
Holiday Inn Nottingham-Castle Marina
Comfort Hotel Nottingham (city centre)
Citilodge Nottingham
Rutland Square Hotel
Express by Holiday Inn Nottingham City Centre
The Dakota Hotel
Jurys Inn Nottingham
Nottingham City Centre (Goldsmith St) Premier Trav
The Britannia Nottingham Hotel
Colwick Hall Hotel

Entertainment

After a cosy night?s sleep, you may want to experience more of what Nottingham has to offer. How about these selected entertainments!

Galleries of Justice - Inside Nottingham is the Galleries of Justice. For fun, you could be arrested, sentenced and executed all in an afternoon. The building was originally a court starting in the 1700?s. Don?t miss out on murder mystery nights and ghost tours provided by the staff of the Galleries of Justice.

Theatre Royal - A journey to Nottingham would not be complete without a little bit of theatre. Visit Royal Centre where you can see drama, comedy and more preformed by some of the best groups in the world. It was built in 1865 and has since house some of the best entertainment. Located on Theatre Square, it is highly accessible to tourists visiting Nottingham.

With everything available to you in Nottingham, you can have fun by yourself or with your entire family. There is plenty to see, taste and feel while on your holiday. Visit Nottingham for fun, excitement and adventure.
Biography Name: Maria Williams Website: http://www.sleepuk.com Biography: Maria writes for Sleep UK - providers of hotels in Nottingham.

Book Cheap Flights, Hotels And Arrange Weddings In India!

By Annie Jones
December 17, 2005

Located just a short drive from the capital city of New Delhi and close to Agra (home to the Taj Mahal), the royal city of Jaipur (also known as 'The Pink City' due to the predominant colour of its buildings), is well established as one of the most romantic places on earth to get married. From the rich history of its palaces to the gorgeous landscaped gardens of the luxury hotels to the serenity of the floating palace on Ramgarh Lake...everywhere you look there is pink...the colour of romance.

Jaipur is the throbbing, vibrant capital city of the colourful state of Rajasthan where the regal ambience of yesteryear is still felt throughout the city's numerous carved arches and once-bejewelled fortress walls. Enter this mystical city through a narrow, cobbled street where street vendors selling everything from sweetmeats to silver trinkets and leather slippers call out to passing trade. Pass the huge hill on the right with its stunning royal residence where decorated elephants obediently transport delighted tourists to the top for its amazing vistas of the city spread out below. Follow the winding road until you begin to see the glittering lights of the city's numerous palaces begin to emerge on the left hand side across the glistening waters of the Ramgarh Lake. Stop to take pictures or simply gaze in stunned silence at the beauty of the floating palace of Ramgarh - perfectly illuminated by golden lights strategically placed on all four corners of the palace.

And then comes the main city...surprisingly wide, clean roads with some of the most well known brand names dotted on each side...from the newly opened Hilton Trident to the Sheraton and Le Meridien...you will find a massive choice of premium accommodation in Jaipur. Each hotel has retained the city's former glory and royal demeanour and the service excels itself. Just remember to book your stay well in advance to avoid disappointment, as it is busy year round in this city of royal romance. Some of the most highly recommended hotels to stay in whilst visiting Jaipur include the Taj Group's Rambagh Palace and the Jai Mahal Palace Hotel. The opulence of both hotels will literally take your breath away and many a wedding takes place in the perfectly landscaped grounds of these hotels with their backdrop of lush palms and fountains.

A quick tip: whether staying at the Rambagh Palace or not, do take time to enjoy the delicious al-fresco breakfast buffet where the smart Jodhpur & waistcoat clad staff will treat you like royalty. With eggs made to order and succulent sausages and bacon following plates of the freshest, sweetest fruits, the plump muffins and Danish pastries are hard to refuse especially when accompanied with a choice of teas, coffee and piping hot chocolate. And all served in the finest china and silver.

Drive further down the main boulevards of Jaipur city and you come to a set of intricately carved arches, which divide the Old City from the New City. Once through the arches, your senses are immediately assaulted by the noisy onslaught of rickshaws, buffalo carts, taxis, bicycles, scooters, elephants and cars all jostling for space on the same road. Whistle blowing policemen, horn blowing cars, mooing cows and convincing street peddlars create a melodious harmony of ethnic sounds, which to the first time visitor to Jaipur, can be quite startling!

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With the romantic hues of pink all round you, this romantic city of Jaipur never fails to satisfy all your touristic senses. It is no wonder then that Jaipur has fast become one of the most popular places on earth in which to tie the knot? Yes, more and more couples are choosing to get married Maharajah-style at one of the opulent palaces in a style reminiscent of the British Raj. For more information on wedding & holiday packages to Jaipur, check out www.ticketstoindia.co.uk for great deals on air fares and discounted hotel rates. Do not even try and book a hotel in Jaipur directly yourself...unless you have just won the lottery! Prices are sky high and it is only through a specialist tour operator like Tickets To India that you can be assured of excellent quality combined with low prices.

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Hilton Hotels Tuck You In In Phoenix

In the World War II flying epic "Flight of the Phoenix," filmed in the 1950's, stars Jimmy Stewart and Ernest Borgnine resurrect their Sahra desert crashed aircraft just like the mythical bird, the Phoenix that rises from the ashes, to fly again.

In the World War II flying epic "Flight of the Phoenix," filmed in the 1950's, stars Jimmy Stewart and Ernest Borgnine resurrect their Sahra desert crashed aircraft just like the mythical bird, the Phoenix that rises from the ashes, to fly again.

Flying into Phoenix, Arizona, is an easy adventure for the leisure or business travel, far removed from the movies, and the Hiltons in the area have you covered - tucking you in whether in the country's sixth largest city for fun or profit.

The Spanish settled in the area in 1752, and today with over three million people in the Greater Phoenix area, spread out over 2,000 square miles, it is no bewilderment why Phoenix Magazine readers voted the Hilton Airport Phoenix the best hotel in town, and often rated one of the best business hotels in the country; the hotel offers a free fitness and business center, and you down have to run to the airport with the free shuttle to your flight out of Sky Harbor Airport, (www.phxskyharbor.com) serving 36 million passengers annually. (Airport parking Services are 602/683-3615; Ampco System 602/273-4545; info on airport construction and garage closures: 602/273-0954.) Sky Harbour is five minutes from downtown Phoenix and the Hilton airport facility is only 1.5 miles from the landing lights.

Phoenix means business and this regional center is home base for America West Airlines, and the hub for many others, including AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air Jamaica, Alaska Air, America West, America West Express (Mesa), American, American Trans Air, British Airways, Continental, Delta, Delta Connection (Skywest Airlines) Frontier, Lufthansa, Midwest Express, Northwest, Scenic Air (Grand Canyon Flights), Shuttle by United, Southwest, Sun Country, United and USAirways.

You, and the Phoenix Hiltons are in the American portion of the Sonoran Desert, stretching all the way down into northern Mexico. Living in the desert means Phoenix, at an elevation of 1, 117 feet, only gets an average rainfall of 7.66 inches per year, with an annual high mean temperatures of 85 degree with 300 annual days of sunshine.

If the Airport Hilton is voted one of the best hotels in town, the town itself was selected the "Best Run City in the World," by the Carl Bertelsmann Foundation, and the Best Managed City by Governing Magazine. Inc. Magazine judges Phoenix the best spot to start and operate a business. All the area and suburb Hiltons host business meetings for executive from around the world. One of the top management schools in the world, Thunderbird School of Management, also shares it's campus here.

The Metro Phoenix area has over 26,000 hotel rooms, with none outmatching the Pointe Hilton resorts Tapotio Cliffs and Squaw Peak. Squaw Peak was the first all suite resort in the United States. Tapotio is built reminiscent of a Tuscan, Italy hill town. Hilton also offers the Hilton Suites, also close to the airport, for business travelers needing a quiet, relaxing, but convenience home away from home for doing business in high tech and manufacturing, tourism and construction, the top Phoenix industries.

Suburbs of Phoenix include Tempe, Carefree, Cave Creek, Chandler, El Mirage, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Sun City, and Taliesen (cliffs or brow in Scottish). Taliesen is the winter home of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

There are 190 golf courses for the snowbirds in Phoenix. The annual PGA Phoenix open is held here and the Standard Register Turquoise Classic LPGA and the Tradition Senior PGA make it their home as well. The Tapotio Cliffs and Squaw Peak share the facilities of the Hilton owned Lookout Mountain Golf Club, one of the top ranked courses in the country.

There are seven Major League Baseball teams - part of the Cactus League - offering spring training camps in the area: the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers and Anaheim Angels. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies and the Chicago White Sox train in Tempe, a suburb.

And the trivia question of the day: Which Phoenix pitcher is the only pitcher ever to hurl a perfect game in the World Series? Answer - Don Larsen, in the late 1950's, pitching for the Phoenix Giants.

THE POINT HILTON TAPATIO CLIFFS

My favorite Hilton in Phoenix is the 583-room/suite resort Tapatio Cliffs, with a close second, its nearby colleague, The Pointes at Squaw Peak, sharing some management and staff services. The Tapatio Cliffs is a AAA 4 Diamonds, Mobil 4 Star Resort.

For business or pleasure, the Tapotio

Kriss Hammond, Jetsetters Magazine Correspondent. Join the Travel Writers Network in the logo at www.jetsettersmagazine.com