* 177 Hotel Reviews & 233 Flight Reviews *

To date: 7th October 2024


14th November 2024

All our four long haul flight reviews with Ethipian Airlines are now online. Simply klick on the link!

Spoiler: The crew makes the difference!!!

 

Ethiopian Airlines MXP-ADD / Business / 24th Oct 2024

Ethiopian Airlines ADD-JNB / Business / 25th Oct 2024

Ethiopian Airlines JNB-ADD / Business / 9th Nov 2024

Ethiopian Airlines ADD-MXP / Business / 10th Nov 2024


14th November 2024

Both hotel reviews for our stays at the Protea Hotel Fire&Ice Durban Umhlanga Ridge are now online.

A lot of pictures are available.

 

Have a look at the amazing food the restaurant is serving.
Simply klick on the link below.

 

Protea Fire&Ice Durban Umhlanga / 26th Oct. 2024

Protea Fire&Ice Durban Umhlanga / 9th Nov. 2024


14th November 2024

All our connecting flight reviews are now online.

Enjoy reading them and going through the many pictures.

Simply klick on the link below:

 

Swiss ZRH-MXP / Business Class / 24th Oct 2024

Lift JNB-DUR / Business Class / 25th Oct 2024

FlySafair DUR-JNB / Business Class / 9th Nov 2024

Swiss MXP-ZRH / Business Class / 10th Nov 2024


7th October 2024

Both flight reviews from our Swiss flights are now online. Simply klick on the flight sector.

 

Swiss ZRH-BER / Business Class / 4th Oct 2024

Swiss BER-ZRH / Business Class / 6th Oct 2024

 
Also the Sheraton Grand Hotel Berlin review is online with lots of pictures. Just klick on the Hotel Name:

Review Sheraton Grand Hotel Esplanade Berlin


1st October 2024

 

Please find here our hotel reviews with lots and lots of pictures from our Sri Lanka trip. They went above and beyond and offered an outstanding customer service. (klick on name)

 

- Sheraton Colombo Hotel / 1st Stay

- Sheraton Kosgoda Turtle Beach Resort

- Sheraton Colombo Hotel / 2nd Stay

Please find here all our flight reviews for our flights with Etihad Airways. This time they were much better than the last time we flew them. (Klick on flights below)

 

Zurich - Abu Dhabi / Business Class / Airbus A350-900

Abu Dhabi - Colombo / Business Class / Airbus A320

Colombo - Abu Dhabi / Business Class / Boeing 787-900

Abu Dhabi - Zurich / Business Class / Boeing 787-1000


30th June 2024

 

We have finalized our travel plans for September. It is a premiere for us as and we are so much looking forward to eplore Sri Lanka. It has been a long time on our bucket list and finally we are going.

So excite :-)

 


31st May 2024

 

Wowww, what an experience.

We had one of, if not the best Hotel experience in Europe during our Stay at the Apollo Hotel Amsterdam.
Impecable Customer Service, Experience and a top notch Hotel.
We were simply blown away.

Klick here or on the picture to see the full review with hundreds of pictures.


31st May 2024

Plesae find here our review for the Stadslogement KingSize in Sneek.


We spent a night at this Bed & Breakfast before taking over our Houseboat in Sneek.


30th May 2024

Here is our flight review for our Swiss Interantional Flight from Zurich to Amsterdam in Business Class.
This flight was operated by Helvetic Airways.

To see all the pictures and the full review, please klick on the picture or here.


21st April 2024

 

Over the last few weeks we have spent some weekends at our home away from home hotel the Four Points by Sheraton, Panoramahaus Dornbirn.
Please find here our full review with a lot of pictures.


4th March 2024

 

After a little more than a year we were back at the JW Marriott Hotel Berlin.

 

The only constistency of this property is the inconsistency.

 

Please klick on the picture to see our very detailed review about our stay.


4th March 2024

 

We spent the last weekend in Berlin.

 

Please find here our flight reviews with Swiss International Airlines.

 

Zurich - Berlin / Business Class operated by Helvetic Airways

 

Berlin - Zurich / Business Class

 


18th February 2024

Please find here all our flight reviews for our trip to South Africa. They include lots of information and many many pictures. Enjoy!

 

Swiss / Business, ZRH-AMS,

Kenya Airways / Busienss, AMS-NBO

Kenya Airways ops HiFly / Business, NBO-JNB

Kenya Airways / Business, JNB-NBO

Kenya Airways / Business. NBO-AMS

Swiss / Business, AMS-ZRH


18th February 2024

Please find here all our hotel and camp reviews for our trip to South Africa. They include lots of information and many many pictures. Enjoy!

 

Corendon Hotel Amsterdam Schiphol

Protea Hotel by Marriott Nelspruit / Mbombela

Olifant Rest Camp / Kruger National Park

Lower Sabie Rest Camp / Kruger National Park

Protea Hotel by Marriott Nelspruit / Mbombela

 


4./5. February 2024

 

On board Flight KQ116 from AMS to NBO I had a premier in my life and after all our many flights.

As it was my Birthday during this flight, for the first time ever, there was a cake loaded on board and the crew came to sing happy birthday and the cockpit came over the PA.
Wowww, what a special feeling. This is customer service at its best!

1st February 2024

 

In two days our journey to South Africa and the Kruger National Park begins.

Stay tuned for some new Hotel and Flight reviews but mostly for new Wildlife photographies.

 

We cant wait to be back in the bush.

Follow our journey on our social channels.


7th January 2024

 

After a weekend at the Aloft Stuttgart we can definitely say that we have found the worst Hotel we have stayed so far and we do hope that this is not an omen for this year.

 

Please find here the full review for the

 

Aloft Hotel Stuttgart


1st January 2024

 

Manchester weekend trip is already over....

Please find our reviews below. Simply klick on the titles to read them:

 

Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel

 

Swiss / Business Class ZRH - MAN

Swiss / Business Class MAN - ZRH


10th December 2023

 

Back from a beutiful weekend trip to Warsaw.

Please klick on the titles below to see our full reviews.

 

Sheraton Grand Warsaw

 

Swiss / Business Class ZRH - WAW

Swiss / Business Class WAW - ZRH


28th November 2023

 

Well it looks like the love with Marriott Bonvoy is slowly fading. Unfortunately the program goes down the drain and the customer service of the program as well as the treatment in the hotels follows.

 

So lets start with trying to cheat :-)

Hello ALL Accor Life Limitless

 

Please find here our full review for the Ibis Styles Genève Palexpo Aéroport.


12th November 2023

 

Here are our full flight reviews for our return flights from South Africa to Switzerland. Simply klick on the link below

 

FlySafair / DUR-JNB / 10.Nov.23 / Business-Class

 

Kenya Airways / JNB-NBO / 11.Nov.23 / Business-Class

Kenya Airways / NBO-AMS / 11.Nov.23 / Business-Class

 

KLM / AMS - ZRH / 11.Nov.23 / Business-Class


10th November 2023

 

Please find here our full hotel reviews for our home away from home in Durban - Umhlanga. Just klick below

 

Protea Fire&Ice Durban Umhlanga Ridge 29th Oct. 2023

 

Protea Fire&Ice Durban Umhlanga Ridge 10th Nov. 2023


9th November 2023

 

Please find here our full review for the Mpila Camp in the Imfolozi Park.

 

i am coming to this camp for more than 20 years now and we can highly recommend it.

 

It is a self catering camp in the middle of the park without any fencing. So animals are regular guests around the chalets.

Klick on the link below for the reviw.

 

Mpila Camp / Imfolozi Park - 9th November 2023


28th October 2023

 

Please find here our full flight reviews with lots of pictures and insights for our flights from Zurich to South Africa.

Just klick on the respective Flights below.

 

Air France / ZRH-CDG / 27Oct23 / Business-Class

 

Kenya Airways / CDG-NBO / 27Oct23 / Business-Class

Kenya Airways / NBO - JNB / 28Oct23 / Business-Class

 

FlySafair / JNB - DUR / 28Oct23 / Business-Class


13th October 2023

 

A short Business Trip to Vienna, but....

A new Airline for Paul and a revisit to a great hotel. Simply klick on the titles below for the full review.

 

Austrian Airlines flight ZRH - VIE / Economy

Austrian Airlines flight VIE - ZRH / Economy

 

Renaissance Vienna Hotel


1st October 2023

 

Please find here our full review of the

 

Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn

 

including a lot of pictures.

Compared to our last time, the hotel unfortunately is going in the wrong direction with big steps.

 

Enjoy reading the review.


24th September 2023

 

Please find here our hotel reviews for the:

 

The Athenee Bangkok, Luxury Collection

&

Renaissance Bangkok Rachaprasong Hotel

 

These two are our most detailed hotel reviews we have ever done. Enjoy reading it and going through hundreds of pictures.

Simply klick on the name above to open the link.


24th September 2023

 

Our full flight reviews are now online with a lot of pictures. Please enjoy reading them.

Just klick on the links below:

 

Thai Airways / Business Class / Zurich - Bangkok

 

Swiss International / Business Class / Bangkok - Zurich


31st August 2023

 

So we have just finazlized our Thailand Trip which is coming up in two weeks.

We are looking forward to explore a new airline as well as two new hotel.

Stay tuned on our social media channels for pictures and at the end of the trip for our reviews.


18th Aug 2023

 

After a long and busy summer our travel plans will resume in exactly 1 month time.

 

In September we will be heading to Asia for some days in Thailand and then in November we will spend again 2 weeks in the bush.

So stay tuned for new Flight & Hotel reviews as well as some beautiful pictures along the way.


14th May 2023

 

This mother's day weekend we did spend at our home away from, our staycation property the Four Points by Sheraton Dornbirn Panoramahaus.

 

Again another fantastic stay.

 

Please click here or on the picture to read the full review and to see all the pictures.


16th April 2023

 

A weekend getaway to the French city of Strasbourg and staying at the Aloft Hotel Strasbourg Etoile.

The Hotel offers a top and modern hardware paired with a disastrous software.

 

Klick on the picture on the left or here to see the full review.


19th March 2023

 

Back at our local "home away from home" hotel, the Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn.

 

Find here our full review for our recent stay or simply klick on the picture on the left.

 

Enjoy reading it....


13th February 2023

Please klick below on the respective flight to see the full flight reviews of our Kenay Airways flights from Amsterdam to Johannesburg and back.

 

Kenya Airways / AMS-NBO / C-Class / 28th Jan 2023

Kenya Airways / NBO-JNB / C-Class / 29th Jan 2023

 

Kenya Airways / JNB-NBO / C-Class / 11th Feb 2023

Kenya Airways / NBO-AMS / C-Class / 11th Feb 2023


12th February 2023

Our Hotel reviews for the Protea Hotel Fire&Ice Durban Umhlanga Ridge are now also online. Please klick on the stay below to see the full Review

 

Protea Fire&Ice Durban 29./30. Jan 2023

 

Protea Fire&Ice Durban 09./10. Feb 2023


12th February 2023

 

All our FlySafair feeder flights from Johannesburg and back are now online.

Simply klick on the flight below to see the full flight review.

 

FlySafair / JNB - DUR / C Class / 29th Jan 2023

 

FlySafair / DUR - JNB / C Class / 10th Feb 2023


12th Feb 2023

 

First night of our trip brought us to Utrecht for an overnight before fliying out of Amsterdam Airpot.
Find here the review to our stay at Moxy Utrecht.

 

Please klick on the picure, the hotel name or here to find the full hotel review.


12th February 2023

All our Swiss International Air Lines feeder flights to Amsterdam and back are now online. Simply klick on the flight to see the full review.

 

Swiss / ZRH - AMS / Y Class / 27th Jan 2023

Swiss / AMS - ZRH / Y Class / 11th Feb 2023


11th February 2023

 

All flight and hotel reviews of our South Africa trip are now online. The pictures are still missing and will be uploaded shortly.

Simply go to the Flight or Hotel Review Button in the Menu and you will find the reviews accordingly or klick below on the name:

 

Kenya Airways  /  Swiss Flysafair Moxy Hotel Utrecht Protea Hotel Fire&Ice Durban


20th January 2023

 

1 Week to go.... Yupieeeeee

 

We can't wait to go back to our beloved South Africa.

 

Stay tuned for new Airline and Hotel reviews as well as our biggest passion the animal photography in the Hluhluwe iMfolozi National Park.


15th January 2023

 

A beautiful weekendtrip to Hamburg. Please klick on the bold Names to find our full hotel- & flight reviews with lots of pictures

 

- Hotel Atlantic / Hamburg

 

- Eurowings Flight ZRH-HAM EW7761 / 13th Jan 2023

 

- Swiss Flight operated by Air Baltic HAM-ZRH LX1057 / 15th Jan 2023


5th Januar 2023

 

We just finished our travelplans for the next 6 weeks.

 

This will include a weekendtrip to Hamburg mid of January and at the end of January a 2 weeks trip to my heaven on earth place in South Africa.

 

Stay tuned on our social media channels for a lot of pictures and reviews including 2 new Airlines and 2 new Hotels.


2nd January 2023

 

Please find here our review for the JW Marriott Hotel Berlin aka Hotel Berlin Central District.

350 pictures are available in our reviews of all areas of the hotel.

 

The hotel is transitioning on 3rd January 2023 (after a year delay) to become the JW Marriott Berlin.

 

Since our last stay 12 months ago, they have come a long way especially with the staff but still have a long path ahead of them until fully refurbished as a JW Marriott Hotel.


31st December - 1st Januar 2023

 

Happy New Year!

 

We wish you all a happy and prosperous new year. May all your wishes and dream come true.

 

Thank you very much for following us over the last couple of years. We are really spoiled and just on December 31st we have reached 355`000 followers on facebook. Simply wowwww.

 

Stay tuned for our travels this year. Already for January 2023 we have planne 2 trips.

 


17th December 2022

 

A short trip for X-Mas shopping to the Outletcity Metzingen near Stuttgart brought us an overnight at the Stuttgart Marriott Hotel Sindelfingen.

For our full review just click here

Awesome frontdesk, great room and breakfast, phenomenal Steak and a catastrophic dinner service..

 


25th November 2022

 

Please find below all our Hotel reviews for our stays in Thailand. We had some fantastic experiences (5+🐑 rating) as well as not so good ones (0🐑 rating). But all in all, Thailand is still hospitality heaven.

 

Renaissance Bankgkok Ratchaprasong

Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort & Spa

Marriott Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Sheraton Hua Hin Pranburi Villas

Aloft Bangkok Sukhumvit 11


20th November 2022

 

We were super lucky to experience the brand new Business Class Seat on our Finnair flights to and from Thailand. The seats were great but the inflight service very poor.

 

Klick on the flight to see our full review with many pictures to go through.

 

Finnair / HEL-BKK / Business / 31.Oct.22

Finnair / BKK-HEL / Business / 14.Nov.22


18th November 2022

 

Please find here our flight reviews from our Thai Smile Flights within Thailand. Compared to our previous travels with local flights, we can highly recommend Thai Smile Airways.

 

Thai Smile / BKK-CEI / Economy / 3.Nov.22

Thai Smile / CEI-BKK / Premium / 7.Nov.22

 

Simply klick on the flight above and have a look at the many pictures.


15th November 2022

 

What an absolutely stunning Hotel.

 

It used to be a prison until 2002 and then was remodeled as a Hotel.

 

Hotel Katajanokka Helsinki

 

We can highly recommend this experience. Go through our many pictures and have a look at this modern building it has become.


15th November 2022

 

Please find here our flight reviews with lots of pictures for our flights from Zurich to Helsinki via Frankfurt with Swiss and Lufthansa.

 

Swiss ZRH - FRA / Economy / 30.Nov.22

Lufthansa FRA-HEL / Business/ 30.Nov.22

 

Lufthansa HEL-FRA / Business / 15.Nov.22

Lufthansa FRA-ZRH / Business / 15.Nov.22


28th October 2022

 

As a little Birthday escape and getaway we decided to stay 2 nights at the Moxy Sion

 

Please find here or click on the picture so see the full Hotel review with many pictures.

 

A solid Moxy experience for sure.


20th October 2022

 

Yayyyy... 10 Days to go until our next adventure. This time in Asia / Thailand.

 

Stay tuned for following flight and Hotel Reviews:

- Lufthansa Business Class

- Finnair Business Class

- Thai Smile Airlines

- Hotel Katajanokka Helsinki / Tribute Portfolio

- Renaissance Bangkok

- Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort

- Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa

- Royal Orchid Sheraton Bankgkok


30. September 2022

 

Please find here our flight reviews for our Swiss Internationl flights to Amsterdam.

Klick on the flights below to see the full review as well as the pictures.

 

Zurich - Amsterdam LX734 / 16.Sept 2022 Business

Amsterdam - Zurich LX729 / 30.Sept 2022 Economy


30th September 2022

 

Please find here our flight reviews for our flights with Etihad Airways to South Africa. Just klick on the respective flights to see the full reviews and pictures.

 

AMS - AUH   EY78 / 17. Sept 2022 Business

AUH - JNB    EY601 / 18. Sept 2022 Business

JNB - AUH    EY602 / 29. Sept 2022 Business

AUH - AMS   EY77 / 30. Sept 2022 Business


28th Septemer 2022

 

Protea Hotel by Marriott Nelspruit

Protea Hotel by Marriott O.R. Tambo Airport

 

Whilst in South Africa we love to stay at Protea Hotels by Marriott. To see our full review with many many pictures on the respective Hotels, please Klick on the Hotelnames below.

 

Protea Hotel Nelspruit 20.Sept 2022

Protea Hotel Nelspruit 28.Sept 2022

Protea Hotel O.R. Tambo Airport 29.Sept 2022

 

 


26th September 2022

 

Berg en Dal Rest Camp / Kruger National Park

 

Please find here our review about the "youngest" Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, Berg en Dal.

 

Lots of pictures are also available.


17th September 2022

 

Courtyard by Marriott Amsterdam Airport

 

We had a layover at this property before we began our journey to South Africa.

 

Please find our review about this property and many pictures here.


27th August 2022

 

We did it again. We revisited the Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn.

 

What an absolutely great stay and the hotel has improved quite a lot compared to our last stay.

Please read here our full review about the stay and what has improved. Lots of pictures are also available.


23rd July 2022

 

On a very short notice we decided to visit the Europapark in Rust.

 

The closest hotel is the Moxy Rust which is just a few hundered meters from the amusement park.

We were positively surprised about the Moxy Rust. Please find here the full review with lots of information of the Hotel as well as many pictures .


17th July 2022

 

Another long weekend is already over. :-(

 

We had a great 3 nights stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn.

A phantastic property, newly renovated with an outstanding front office team and some hickups with housekeeping and F&B.

 

To see our full review of the property with lots of pictures and insides, please click here or on the picture.

 

Enjoy reading it.

 

 


19th June 2022

 

For the first time visited the City of Leipzig.

 

A hidden gem in our eyes and great destination for a weekend trip.

 

We did stay at the Westin Leipzig Hotel.

A solid Westin with great rooms and great staff at breakfast.

Front Office is a lottery and the pool and Spa is a disaster.

 

Please find here our full review about our stay and the services the hotel did offer and which we tested. There are also a lot of pictures available.


01st May 2022

 

Please find here our review for the Westin Grand Munich.

 

Great Westin, Top hard product but unfortunately no personal touch.


10th April 2022

 

Wohooo..... After 8 years we have reached 350´000 followers on our facebook page.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

 

We would never have expected to reach so many people when we started with Paul the Sheep.

 

We promis to contiue to take you along on our travels and to provide you with hotel and flight reviews.


29th March 2022

 

What a fantastic Stay at the Malta Marriott Hotel and Spa.

 

One of the best Marriott Hotel we have ever been, fantastic Staff, beautiful hard product and an incredible Lounge.

 

Please find here our review with lots of pictures from our stay.


29th March 2022

 

Please find here our reviews for our Air Malta flights.

 

Air Malta offered a solid and good business class product on our flights.

 

KM491 ZRH - MLA / 24th Mar 22 / Business Class

 

KM490 MLA - ZRH / 28th Mar 22 / Business Class


6th March 2022

 

Here is our review of the Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm.

 

This is the only full service Marriott Bonvoy Property in downtown Stockholm. Unfortuntely the performance was very poor and below any Sheraton and Marriott International standards.


6th March 2022

 

Please find here our reviews for our Swiss flights to and from Stockholm.

 

There is a massive difference in customer service and friendliness of the crew between Business Class and Economy.

 

LX1248 ZRH - ARN / 4th Mar 22 / Business Class

 

LX1251 ARN - ZRH / 6th Mar 22 / Economy Class


12th February 2022

 

Flight Review for our return flights from Southafrica.

The last sector from Frankfurt to Zurich was one of the worst flights ever.

 

Flysafair

FA287 DUR - JNB / 11th Feb 22 / Business Class

 

Lufthansa

LH 573 JNB - FRA / 11th Feb 22 / Business Class

LH1182 FRA - ZRH / 12th Feb 22 / Business Class


11th February 2022

 

Before and after our Selfdrive Safari we stayed at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Fire & Ice Umhlanga Ridge, Durban.

 

An awesome Hotel with great and heartful staff.

 

Please find here our review for our stay.


9th February 2022

 

Have a look at our heaven on earth place.

 

We spent 10 days in the Hluhluwe - Imfolozi National Park in South Africa.

This place is simply magic.

 

We stayed at the Mpila Camp in the Imfolozi section of the park.

                                                                           Find here our review for this peaceful place.


30st January 2022

 

Flight Reviews for our flights getting to beautiful Southafrica.

As Lufthansa had cancelled the Zurich - Frankfurt Flight, we wer booked on the direct flight from Swiss.... awesome.

 

Swiss International Air Lines

LX 284 ZRH - JNB/ 29th Jan 22 / Business Class

 

Flysafair

FA396 JNB - DUR / 30st Jan 22 / Business Class

 


17th January 2022

 

Hopefully the travel god is with us.

 

in 12 days we are trying to revist our heaven on earth place in South Africa.

 

We will be staying 9 days in the bush.

 

Stay tuned for some beautiful african safari pictures ans keep your fingers crossed we will be able to travel.


2nd January 2022

 

Stuttgart Marriott Hotel Sindelfingen

First Hotel stay in 2022. Very good hard- and software but disastrous procedures and processes in place.

Worst Hotel breakfast ever....

 

Click here for full review and pictures