Edelweiss Hotel, Ulaanbaatar, 30 September 2018
We were taken here directly from the train to have breakfast and move on. A very small and sparse breakfast, but very welcome and what there was, was nice enough. Still, not more than 3/10.
Hotel Complex Angara, Irkutsk, 29 September 2018
A very pleasant surprise. Breakfast is served from 3 a.m., so I expected something very perfunctory. Instead, there is a very adequate buffet, again nicely balanced between meat, salads, vegetables, cheese and fruit. The warm offerings were perhaps not that appetising but nothing wrong per se. The bread is disappointing,…
U Ozera Hotel, Listvyanka, 28 September 2018
A different, but not uninteresting concept. There are three breakfast menus to choose from. Each includes bread, jam and honey, pancakes with sour cream, tea or coffee, juice or yoghurt. The only difference is scrambled eggs, fried eggs or sausages. Within the limitations that this imposes on the guest, if…
Train 70 (Moscow to Chita), 26 September 2018
I’m in a bit of a quandary. It is unfair to compare this with hotels or even restaurants. The best comparison is other trains. But I don’t have any of those to compare with. So, bearing that in mind, I’d say, sparse, limited choice, but nicely presented and not bad.…
Hotel Chekhov, Yekaterinburg, 23 September 2018
When I looked at the small breakfast area at check-in, I must confess that I was rather apprehensive. Well, I am pleased to say that this was a mistake. Small, yes. But nicely varied, with a little bit of everything – fruit, vegetables, cheese, cold cuts, warm dishes, breads…
Mandarin Hotel, Moscow 21 September 2018
A mid-size buffet, geared heavily towards Chinese guests, meaning a lot of warm dishes. The bread was unimaginative to say the least. Good choice of sweet stuff. Only one type of teabag (forget loose-leaf!). On the positive side, plenty cheese and vegetables. Still, 4/10 is very generous of me and…
Hôtel St Maurice, Lille,3 September 2018
You get what you pay for. In this case, a small 2-star hotel near the Lille Eurostar station. Breakfast was a tray with everything pre-loaded. The croissant was a bit soggy, the baguette was fresh (I should think so too!) Still, 3/5.
Citotel, Hotel du Tigre, Verdun, 2 September 2018
The bread was nice, the croissants were reasonable and I’m told that the coffee was very nice. But the milk was UHT, which is frankly ridiculous. And there wasn’t much else. 3/10, and that is generous of me.
Hôtel Le Chateau Fort de Sedan, Sedan, 1 September 2018
A charming hotel, inside the old Castle of Sedan, the biggest castle in medieval Europe. Breakfast was nice. Good choice of bread, oranges ready to squeeze, nice spread of cereals, cold cuts and choice of fresh cheese (good) and cheeses in plastic (less so). No loose leaf tea but a…
Boutique Hotel Kredo, Herceg-Novi, Montenegro, 9-16 July 2018
A charming hotel looking out over Kotor Bay. The breakfast is excellent. A fantastic spread of cold cuts, cheeses (white and yellow) and vegetables, rivalling the best I have so far seen. Nice fruit table too, and good choice of juices and reasonable of cereals. There is also a pleasing…