I'm a Canadian guy based in Amsterdam. I seem to be in almost a constant state of travel. I frequently make weekend trips around Europe, and take full advantage of the 5-7 weeks of paid vacation that you get in the Netherlands. I am also interested in the Travel 2.0 web space.
June 15 2007: I made a trip in early December 2006 with my wife to Switzerland. While in Zurich we stayed at the Sofitel Zurich. I booked here because AF/KLM had a double your miles deal going at the time. This hotel is well located in the city, 5-10 minute walk to everything. The hotel itself is what you can expect from a chain hotel. The rooms are classically deocrated and clean. Staff is friendly. A couple nice things I remember was
1. The rooms have real king size beds. Very thick and soft mattresses. Rare for a European hotel.
2. They have a nice selection of cigars on hand in the lounge. Enjoyed coming back from a night on the town and enjoying a good Swiss cigar.
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Built in the 1960s, the Continental Zurich features Swiss chalet style interiors and is centrally situated, 500 metres from the downtown area and the main train station. The 137 guestrooms feature warm colours and wooden furnishings, and include separate sitting areas, Interactive television with Internet access, pay movies and cable channels, direct dial phones, wireless and dial up Internet access, multi line phones, minibars, slippers and complimentary newspapers. Bathrooms have bathrobes, hair dryers and designer toiletries. The hotel's Bel Etage restaurant is a wood panelled Swiss chalet style dining room serving a range of regional specialities and traditional French cooking, while Luo's Restaurant is located in the cellar and offers authentic Chinese cooking. Guests can enjoy discounted access to a local health centre, rent bicycles onsite, and ask multilingual staff at the concierge desk to book tickets for events and excursions. There are conference facilities, six meeting rooms for up to 60, and wireless Internet access for business guests. Other amenities include 24 hour room service, a safe deposit box, a porter, babysitting and dry cleaning services, and garage and valet parking available (surcharge). Those keen to learn more about the city can enjoy a sightseeing trip on an old fashioned trolleybus; tours depart just 250 metres from the hotel. Zurich's National Museum is also 250 metres away, and the downtown area is 500 metres away. Zurich International Airport is 12 kilometres from the hotel, an approximate driving time of 20 minutes.
June 15 2007: I made a trip in early December 2006 with my wife to Switzerland. While in Zurich we stayed at the Sofitel Zurich. I booked here because AF/KLM had a double your miles deal going at the time. This hotel is well located in the city, 5-10 minute walk to everything. The hotel itself is what you can expect from a chain hotel. The rooms are classically deocrated and clean. Staff is friendly. A couple nice things I remember was 
