Happy Hotelier

Since I started Blogging in 2004 and started this Blog in August 2006, both our luxe B&B / hotel Haagsche Suites and this Blog, Happy Hotelier have been very fortunate to receive mentions and/or referrals in various media:

The Press Page of Andrew Calvo of the blog Passion of a Zealot, inspired me to create this page, as it is good practice and polite in Blogistan to thank referrers where and whenever possible. And really I do like to be quoted! A Big Thank You to all!

On March 2, 2007 the ball really started rolling: Then Mathieu Ouellet published the first version of the T-List, the Travel/Tourism Bloggers List which was replicated thereafter many times. I don’t think it will be feasible to repeat all mentions that occurred thereafter by replication of the T-List posts, apart from several special occasions.

I might also include here the various platforms I am, more or less, active albeit to keep an overview for myself.

Please note this is an ongoing process (WIP or Work in Progress) of trying to tie up the loose ends and filling the gaps.

• August 23, 2008:
  Quoted in:10 things that anoy us about Hotels: Oh, yes there’s more…. - by Lara Dunston of Cool Travel Guide
• August 22, 2008:
  Blogrolled by Felicia of This Time in Seoul
• August 21, 2008:
  Trackbacked: I’m Famous! - by Barbara Weibel of
  Hole in the Donut, who I had asked my 10 Questions for:
• August 21, 2008:
  Quoted in:10 Things that annoy us about hotels no 10: Check in and check out times and never the twain shall meet… - by Lara Dunston of Cool Travel Guide
• August 20, 2008:
  Trackbacked: The Happy Hotelier Interviews a travel writer who is perfectly happy to chatter away about herself…woops that’s me - by Lara Dunston of Cool Travel Guide, who I had asked my 10 Questions for:
• August 20, 2008:
  Linked: Carnival of Cities, this time by Sheila Scarborough, one of the presently 4 writers of Perceptive Travel Blog
• August 18, 2008:
  Tumblred: Miss Expatria Miss Expatria|Tumblr
• August 17, 2008:
  Linked: “Live Journalled” by Miss Expatria on her Miss Expatria | Live Journal.
• August 13, 2008:
  Blogrolled: Alex Bainbridge of Musings on Travel E-Commerce by Alex Bainbridge.
• August 11, 2008:
  Linked: We Rate Vacations: The Daily Travel Wire
• August 8, 2008:
  Blogrolled: Maco Caribbean Living
• August 6, 2008:
  Mentioned: Hotel Blog Rants about PR - Guillaume Thevenot of Hotel Blogs.
• August 4, 2008:
  Linked: Travel Chatter: What’s Hot on the Net - by Kelly Goodman, one of the threesome of Travellious.
• July 16, 2008:
  Linked: Tuesday News Dump - by Miss Expatria of Miss Expatria
• July 11, 2008:
  Linked: The Daily travel Wire: The Bull Run, Rock Jumping and Sucking on an Ice Cream Cone - by We Rate Vacations
• July 8, 2008:
  Reviewed: Live Journal - by Sushis | Live Journal

  …I came across another blog that excites me more than it should: The Happy Hotelier. The Happy Hotelier blogs from the Netherlands, and focuses on European hotels. Even though I have no plans to visit Europe in the near future, just reading about hotels, and, more, looking at pictures of them, awakens parts of my psyche perhaps better left dormant.
  In addition to his blog posts, he also provides a mouth-watering list of weekend hotels and unusual hotels.
  Ooh, also found this bit of travel porn, which the Happy Hotelier linked to : 10 Insanely Beautiful Hotels Worth Traveling For

  I quoted a lot here, because it’s great to get a rave occasionally.

• July 5, 2008:
  Linked: Doutzen Kroes Photos - by Nice Star Wallpaper.
• July 5, 2008:
  Blogrolled by Miss Expatria
• July 2, 2008:
  Reviewed: The Haagsche Suites - Luxury Accommodation in The Hague, Holland - Karen Bryan of Wandalust.
• June 30, 2008:
  Commented: I’m not a Grey Travel Blogger Happy Hotelier - Karen Bryan of Europe A La Carte Blog. Oops: faux pas!
• June 25, 2008
  Linked: The Launch of the CitizenM Hotel at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam - by Howard Greenstein of Howard Greenstein’s Website
• May 22, 2008:
  Blogrolled: Smith Travel Blog The Mr & Mrs Smith one.
• June 16, 2008:
  Dared: Palo Alto Revealed - A Local’s Perspective- Gudrun Enger of the Uptake Blog daring me to follow her example.
• December 2007:
  Mentioned: Top 125 Elite Choice
• July 11, 2007:
  Linked: Travel Bloggers give VibeAgent Two Thumbs UP - Adam Healy VibeAgent Blog.
• March 2, 2007:
  T-List link listed: The T-List is started - Travel/Tourism Bloggers List - Mathieu Ouellet of Radar, Internet Strategy for Tourism and Travel Industry.
• March 1, 2007:
  Interviewed: Interview with Guido van den Elshout of Haagsche Suites- Paul Johnson of A Luxury Travel Blog.
• October 16, 2006:
  Linked:HipHotels Website - Guillaume Thevenot of Hotel Blogs.
• October 15, 2006:
  Reviewed: The Happy Hotelier - Darren Cronian of Travel Rants.
• September 8, 2006:
  Reviewed: Happy Hotelier - Paul Johnson of A Luxury Travel Blog.
• August 2, 2006:
  Reviewed: Special Feature: Haagsche Suites The Hague The Netherlands - Paul Johnson of A Luxury Travel Blog.
• April 8, 2006:
  Commented: Luxury hotel gets a dash of panache - Claire Wrathall Financial Times. The article is about Des Indes, but the quote in the penultimate paragraph is: …there’s a lot to like about Des Indes. It may not have quite the charm of the Haagsche Suites, hitherto the only truly desirable accommodation in The Hague….
• December 2005:
  Reviewed: Monthly Review - Haagsche Suites - Patrick Goff of Hotel Designs UK.
• October 29, 2005:
  Reviewed: Hotel Design: Back to The Future? - Patrick Goff of Hotel Designs UK.
• June 16, 2005
  Reviewed: The queue-buster’s guide to the world’s greatest masterpieces - Sean Newsom, Sunday Times.
• January 18, 2004:
  Reviewed: The Hague: The Girl with a Pearl Earring is winning hearts at the movies. She’s lovelier still in person, says Sean Newsom - Sean Newsom, Sunday Times.

Last Update August 26, 2008

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