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📍 DoubleTree I'm a hotel girl. Always have been. While I also enjoy the cozy charm of holiday cabins and unique Airbnb stays, hotels are mostly my nr. 1 option. Things like a clean room every day is something I look forward to when I get back to my hotel room in the evening. Same at our stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Luxembourg, a 4-star hotel. Here’s a rundown of our experience. Warm welcome cookie 🍪 While we were getting our room keys, the hotel staff handed us warm welcome cookies—a simple gesture but a perfect way to start our holiday in my opinion. As I was already biased, the cookie tasted delicious! R. gave me his cookie so I got to enjoy two cookies! Lots of closet space at the doorhall. You can also find the kettle here to make coffee/tea or cup noodles if you want. The bed was good enough for me, it was not too soft (which I hate) but firm just the way I like it.  When it comes to hotel bathrooms, I have a little ritual that I always follow. Don...

📍 Luxembourg  One of the countries I've always wanted to visit is Luxembourg, and it finally happened last year!  I've never been to Luxembourg before and it's a country that is also nearby to my country The Netherlands. It was so nearby that we decided to go there by car. It was roughly 3,5 hours of a ride and a pleasant ride too. Especially me being passenger-princess ahem. I do know how to drive aaaand I took my duty as a map reader very seriously.  After we checked in at our hotel (next post: hotel room tour) we went exploring.  And it was not hard to find beautiful sceneries and views in the capital city of Luxembourg.  Chemin de la Corniche  Also called “the most beautiful balcony in Europe” And it's all free to enter too! We can't ignore the many churches here in Luxembourg-city so we went to check out Notre Dame Cathedral.  More good views.  And this one here is also a very good handsome view.  Admiring The Monument of Reme...