Questions and answers about Europe:

Question: I’m travelling from the US to Biarritz, France and am wondering if you can help with the price level there.

Answer: We will do our best to help you with some price information. A double room at a middle class hotel costs from about  $90 a night. A three course meal in a restaurant starts at $20 and if you want a pint of beer with it, it costs about $5.50. A car rental starts at $90 a day. In Biarritz you can get surfing lessons from $47 on some of Europes best waves.

Question: Can it be a problem for older people to rent a car? I've heard that if you are older than 70 it can be problem to rent a car in France and also Italy?

 Answer: Never heard about problems for seniors to rent cars in France and Italy. But generally it can be hard for people over 70 to rent a car in USA, Great Britain and Ireland. Our advice is that you double check with your car rental company when you make your booking so you don’t end up in trouble when you are there to pick up your car. And if you are looking for a car rental company journeyreport.com recommends Budget.

 Question: I'm going to Gran Canaria in December and I wonder if it rains there during that month? And if the weather is bad do you have any other destination tips? I'm flying out from London, UK.

 Answer: According to the BBC's weather service it rains about 8 days in Las Palmas om Gran Canaria in December. The two months with most rain on Gran Canaria are December and January. At this time of the year you'll find more realible weather in Kap Verde and Egypt.

 Question: I'm an Englishmen going for a weeks holiday to Mallorca and looking for a nice beach, do you have any tips?

 Answer: Why not try Playa Formentor. It’s a long but thin beach where a forest full of evergreens opens up to the sea. The water there invites to both bathing and snorkling. At Playa Formentor you'll also find Mallorcas oldest luxary hotel, Hotel Formentor. You'll also find a really nice and almost breath taking view over Pollenca Bay. This beach is very popular and there are a few beach restaurants and the beach is still not overly exploted and parking is about £3.

Question: I’m going to Stockholm in Sweden, can you recommend a hotel?

Answer: Why not try the Scandic Hotel Kungens Kurva ***? Our team has stayed there two times while in Stockholm and not been disapointed. The hotel is located on Ekgårdsvägen 2 ,Kungens Kurva, 14175 Stockholm opposite the world’s largest Ikea store and it’s about 10 minutes by car from Stockholm city. Phone: +46 (0)8 51734600. Rooms from 870 sek. And don’t miss their breakfast buffet!
 

Another hotel is Quality Hotel Globe Stockholm *** which is located only 4km from downtown Stockholm. One of our team members stayed there and would say that that was the best nights sleep ever in a hotel. There breakfast buffe is huge and you can sit in the the Stockholm Globe Arena while eating . You are close to all entertainment there. That includes everything from sporting events such as hockey (Team Canada has stayed at this hotel while playing in a tournament) to concerts and exhibitions and much, much more. There is even a shopping center there. The rooms at the Globe start at an average price of 1906 sek per night. You can contact them by telephone at +46 8 686 63 00. Their adress is Arenaslingan 7, 12126 Stockholm-Globen.
 

Our team also recommends Scandic Hotel Malmen *** at Götgatan 49-51, 102 66 Stockholm. This nine-storey hotel is centrally located in the busy Södermalm district, one kilometre from the Old Town Phone: +46 (0)8 5173 4700. Twin rooms from 1590 sek including breakfast.