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- Johansens has always been one of the better guides to pleasant inns,
- interesting country house hotels, and luxury locations for a splurge
- - now the UK and European guides are available on CD-ROM.
- ItÆs a neat idea. Instead of flicking through a book,
- looking for hotels in Devon that are children-friendly and
- have rooms for under ú70, you can set up your requirements on
- the search screen and browse through the results. All of the
- 800-plus UK and 340-plus European entries have a minimum of three
- pictures, a description, contact details and how to get there.
- Some also have a map, a video and extra photographs. ItÆs
- a great way to organise a pamper break. Johansens is a paying
- guide where hotels have to stump up a considerable fee to be
- included, but I have found it a reliable source of attractive
- places to stay. For business users, the European CD also includes
- a separate volume of UK business venues.
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- My only real regret is the way the three volumes of the UK
- directory are kept as separate as the paper versions. Why should
- you have to decide whether you want an inn or a hotel? This split
- makes browsing the guide less effective than it could have been.
- Overall - An excellent top-end paying hotel guide, well
- presented on CD-ROM. Priced around ú30 (UK guide) and ú20
- (Europe) in the UK. Windows CD. Distributed by Johansens,
- web site: <a href="http://www.johansen.com">http://www.johansen.com</a>
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