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hotel carlton in luxembourg - no toilet in room?

Old Sep 12th, 2004, 07:22 AM
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hotel carlton in luxembourg - no toilet in room?

According to Tripadvisor this is the # 1 rank hotel in luxembourg city. Pictures of hotel look very nice although I cannot deduce how many stars it is. What threw me off was the fodors comment "all toilets down the hall".

Apparently the hotel was renovated in 2002 so these comments might be outdated. Anyone stayed here - how is the location? Safe for walking at night? Not using a train so proximity to train station not really important. More interested in being able to walk to places from hotel.
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Old Sep 12th, 2004, 08:01 AM
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Sorry lex I can't help with the exact hotel.

I can tell you I felt very comfortable walking downtown Lux City day and night the two times I visited once in '98 and again in '01.

Both times I stayed at the hotel Schintgen across the street from the classic Grand Cravat hotel. I ate at the excellent Grand Cravat restaurant. I drank in their bar too. Supposedly members of parliament relax in that very bar. I wouldn't recognize them thought.

The Schintgen was a pleasant little two star stay. Though the WC really was in a small closet. The shower & sink were in another closet. To this day I still laugh about the shower curtain loving me more than most people I know.

Next to the Schintgen is an underground public parking garage I used once. I don't recall it being outrageously priced but it might have been a weekend rate.

I was very, very surprised in spring 2001 that I could walk right up to the door of the Prime Minister's home and knock if I wanted. I didn't do it of course. I figure it's under surveillance but still very unusual. I wonder if it's the same post 9/11?

Luxembourg City doesn't get much attention. I think it's quite the "undiscovered" gem. The views from the city over the valleys are spectacular. A few nice museums, good food, interesting battlements dug into the rock cliffs. More than enough to do for a couple of days. If your up for stairs there's a "1000 years in 100 minutes" walk that takes you down the steep cliff into the valley and back up again. It took me a whole day to do it on my own as I kept getting distracted by things to see and do.

I've read during the royal family vacation in August their residence is open to tour. I've never been in August so haven't done that.

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lex -

We stayed at the Hotel Carlton in 2003 and were very pleased with our accomodations (room 205). Our room was completely modern, with internet hook-up and a decent sized bathroom in the room. They had a nice breakfast room and my notes indicate that breakfast was soft boiled eggs, bread, jelly, orange juice, but NO ham or cheese. One word of warning....the Luxembourg Airport is not far from the hotel, and you may notice some air traffic in the morning & afternoon, but by evening it was pretty much quiet. Last year's rates were E75.00 single and E90.00 double.

It's only a 5-10 minute walk from the hotel, down a little boulevard and across the bridge that spans the beautiful Petrusse and Alzette valleys, where you can take the lift to go down to the Grund, or continue on to stroll the Chemin de la Corniche for some fantastic views.

Most of the restaurants were in the area of the Place de Arms. The downtown area is pretty compact and easy to navigate. We were out and about only until 9:30pm, and felt safe at all times...of course, we urge you to always exercise caution. Luxembourg City was just beautiful at night, basked in light. Once you get to the bridge, walking is not a problem since everywhere you look is a lovely view. I hope you enjoy Luxembourg City as much as we did. >-

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Old Sep 12th, 2004, 08:55 AM
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Robyn,

Thanks for the reply, is the carlton a 2 star? Also, is the grund the place de armes or somewhere else?
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lex -

I have no idea if Hotel Carlton has a star rating, but I would classify it as 2-3 stars. It seemed like it was geared more toward the business traveller.

The Grund is a neighborhood which is located on the floor of the Alzette Valley. Unfortunately, we were only in the City for one day, and didn't have a chance to really explore the Grund. The Place d' Armes is located in the downtown area (which is really the "upper level" of the city), about 2-3 blocks from the Palais Grand Ducal.

Our walking tour took us from our hotel on Rue de Strasbourg, down the Avenue de La Gare and across the Pont Viaduc where we paused at Plateau de St. Esprit for a beautiful view of the Alzette Valley on the right and the Petrusse Valley on the left. We proceeded down the Chemin de la Corniche, which is said to be one of the most beautiful promenades in Europe, and turned right on Montee de Clausen where we visited the Bock Casemates. We really enjoyed touring the casemates and trying not to get lost in the labyrinth of tunnels.

From there, we zig-zagged our way over to the Palais Grand Ducal, the Cathedrale Notre Dame, then on to Place d' Armes, where we had many restaurants to choose from (we decided on Italian). After dinner we walked down to Place de la Constitution, where we made our descent into the Petrusse Valley, where we took a leisurly stroll along the rivers edge, enjoying all the magnificent scenery. We walked the Petrusse Valley to the Alzette Valley (under the Pont Viaduc), then took the lift back up to the Plateau de St. Esprit, where we walked back across the Pont Viaduc and back to the hotel. It took us about 4-5 hours to complete this itinerary.

Hope this helps with your planning. If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to try to answer. >-

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Robyn,

Wow, that sounds like a great walking tour of the city. I am going to do that and let you know how it went!
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