Ikaz

The hotel is about 8-10kms from the city, you could actually walk it! (it would take a while, but there is a nice promenade walk along the coast). I wouldn't suggest a car to be honest unless you decide to go outside of Porto as well. You could try cycling though if you are able! We cycled quite a bit there, it was easy and safe as there are a lot of cycle paths.

The_Bouncer

For anyone heading to the Strasbourg property, the easiest way into town is to drive about 10 minutes to the Baggersee P&R, then take the tram for 15 minutes into town.

The daily parking fee is €4.10, including a return tram ticket for up to 7 people.

Concerto

I just completed my 3 day stay at the HIX Porto Exponor and it was brilliant. The hotel was really good, with friendly service, decent rooms, a pleasant enough bar area and good breakfast options. The only bad thing was the coffee from the machines in the breakfast area, but they provided a decent coffee from the machine at the bar when asked. I would definitely go back there.

To get there from the airport get an Andante card (€0.60) from the info center at arrivals, charge it up with a ride (€1.85) and take the 601 bus. That same bus connects the hotel to central Porto, but it's a different zone charge (€1.20). It's cheap and efficient. From the bus terminal you can walk to most sights, including downhill to the Ribiera area on the Douro river. Later, to get back to the bus stop, we simply took a taxi up the hill for 4 Euros.

zpoppy

Good luck, we stayed earlier in this pointsbreak round and were told it definitely was not included, we did not take a printout nor did we push it as we are not great breakfast eaters anyway

Lyssa

I'm at CP Vilnius now. I was told breakfast not included at check-in, tried to sell me breakfast. I produced the screenshot and they said they added the free breakfast to my reservation. We will see at checkout.

panka

could have been because I'm Platinum... Don't know.

Mauibaby2008

Just checked into the Holiday Inn Huatulco, Mexico today. Got upgraded to the Bay View room, which is 3 categories above standard. The view is outstanding but it is also very very very hot. Feels like 100 I don't know how my phone says it's only 85;-)

nice pool area. Haven't seen any other white people, which is cool I guess.

EmailKid

It's not the heat, it's the humidity

Congratulations on the upgrade.

I got the top floor in Berlin and Brno on Elite floor.

Dabrowa Gornica was very nice, but the penthouse was not offered.

And I know I am repeating myself, but this sleepy town is one of very few still left on PB List, and IMHO a gem being so close to Katowice and Krakow. The train (no, not the slow one) even stops there and it's a 15 minute walk through the park to the hotel. Less if you walk fast like I do.

alekd

I am heading there in two weeks. I read 80% tourists in that area are domestic. I hope for an upgrade like yours.

Mauibaby2008

Yeah it looks to be almost all domestic tourism here. Although it is off peak here so haven't even seen many tourists to speak of. It's absolutely amazing here, so glad we came. The food at the hotel is actually pretty good and reasonably priced.

We went to the #1 rated TripAdvisor restaurant, La Crema Bar for lunch, absolutely over rated. Fish tacos were terrible couldn't tell if it was fish, chicken or cardboard ? Everything else was just ok. The owner will try to sell you a bunch of local tours.

I also wouldn't try eating at any of the restaurants immediately around the hotel, they all seemed really expensive. Just take the 30 pesos taxi to the city center/square. Lots more options there. All the gift shops had reasonably priced items.

I am enjoying Huatulco much more than Cancun, Punta Cana. Off the beaten path kind of destination

alekd

good, this is what I got from a Mexican friend regarding food: Oaxacan cheese, chile pork meat, Oaxacan style fillet, sausages, small tortillas, beans, avocado sauce, black mole, stuffed chile, and Tlayudas (a large tortilla with many topings).

Mauibaby2008

So this is almost comical, we have been here for 4 nights / 5 days now. We eat at the hotel for breakfast. The American breakfast is a good value, coffee/milk or tea, juice, fruit, eggs, bread, choice of meat for 120 pesos

Every day something has been wrong. First day, no bread, yesterday no bacon, today was the last straw. We were waiting for an entire hour after ordering, they finally bring the wrong juice, wrong eggs, didn't bring the milk, had to ask for the bread had to ask for the fruit.. literally not even kidding.

I had to tell a manager because I was pissed. I know Mexican culture is a lot more laid back... but this was just not acceptable. They comped the breakfast but that wasn't even the point.

Still love the hotel though. Just don't expect much from the hotel restaurant lol

Mauibaby2008

Wow !

so, the server had said he was going to pay for our meal. Not sure if he meant he was going to pay himself or the hotel was, but, the service was horrendous so I didn't care. I left after finishing breakfast.

I just came down to the pool. The waiter walks over with the check and says, I didn't bring any money to work so you will have to pay for your meal. We never did get one order of toast or the milk.

I am in shock I think. How ridiculous

NoviceFT

we are down the final stretch of the PB period...shall we start the guessing game for the next PB list

Love something in Thailand or Hong Kong

MaxVO

I would strongly prefer that this thread be limited to the actual PB program, and exclude games or wishlists.
There's a huge Destinations section, where we can discuss travel ideas and fantasies.