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On September 22, the day without cars is celebrated worldwide and there is no better way to celebrate it than by choosing the bicycle as a means of transport. Hotels.com, the most visited hotel booking website in the world*, has selected cities specially equipped to be able to pedal through them. Specifically, these are four European cities, in which moving by bike does not become impossible and is presented as a real, healthy, cheap and above all ecological mode of transport.
Among the best equipped cities to travel on two wheels are Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin and Copenhagen. All of them have controlled bike lanes and an appropriate bicycle culture for this, as well as all the necessary infrastructures. Hotels.com invites all its users to visit these cities by bike, on the occasion of the world day without cars, on September 22.
Barcelona, the best Spanish city to visit by bicycle Today, in the city of Barcelona there are about 35,000 bicycle trips daily, and this is the fastest growing means of transport in number of users. And what better than to stay in an ecological hotel in Barcelona to be in accordance with this pollution-free environment? Hotels.com recommends the Hesperia Tower d l'Hospitalet hotel. Designed by Richard Rogers, it is located 5 km from Barcelona and its tourist attractions. It is a bioclimatic hotel that integrates renewable energies, incorporating hydrothermal, aerothermal and photovoltaic solar panels. From 116** euros per person per night when booking in www.hotels.com.
Berlin, come by bike to its new Biohotel Berlin is also a true paradise for cyclists, not only because of the many bike lanes or tracks, but also because by bike, one can contemplate it from another perspective. Here, Hotels.com highlights the BioHotel am Lunik Park. Opened in 1992, the hotel has recently been restructured to reopen as a BioHotel. It offers its guests comfortable rooms and a particular diet with products and ingredients of organic agriculture of high quality. The location, in the Area of Ruppiner Land, is ideal for being in contact with nature. From 52** euros per person per night when booking in www.hotels.com.
Amsterdam, the city of bicycles par excellence Amsterdam is also a city famous for the number of people who move in this ecological transport, proliferating bicycle rental companies. In this place, Hotels.com advised the hotel Eden Lancaster, located in the greenest area of the center of Amsterdam, opposite the Artis Zoo. The hotel is housed in an attractive 100-year-old building that was completely renovated in 2004, providing comfortable and modern rooms that still retain the vibe of yesteryear. From 90** euros per person per night when booking in www.hotels.com.
Copenhagen, the most respectful drivers with bicycles Another place that bets on ecology and the bicycle is Copenhagen, where almost all the main streets of the city have bicycle lanes and, in the streets that do not have it, car drivers respect the cyclist like any other vehicle. The Hotels.com suggestion for Copenhagen is the Carlton Hotel Guldsmeden. The Guldsmeden is a small boutique hotel in the heart of Copenhagen with an old and colonial touch. Each room has a special rustic elegance and is furnished exclusively with natural materials. The hotel manufactures its own organic soaps and shampoos, and guests have a buffet of fantastic organic breakfasts at their disposal. From 101** euros per person per night when booking in www.hotels.com.
* According to the comScore Media Metrix measurement index, January – December 2007.
** Prices shown are for one double room per night as of August 1, 2008, taxes and fees not included. They are subject to availability.
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