Bristol is a thriving city and the regional hub of the Southwest of England, a member of English Core Cities. It is also a city with plenty of history and many interesting sights to feast your eyes on. Sightseeing Bristol operate an open-top bus tour through the city where you can get a guided tour of all the major sights, as well as some of the lesser known ones. With so much to see, it is probably worth making sure you look at getting some apartment accommodation in Bristol, and with plenty of options across the city centre you are practically spoilt for choice.

City Sightseeing have been running the open top bus tour in the city for over a decade now, ran as an independent company by Warwick Hulme. The company has over 40 trained guides who know the history and stories of Bristol like the back of their hands. The company run limited tours through Winter, with weekend tours resuming from February through to April, when full 7 days a week service resumes for the peak Summer months. Whether you’re more interested in seeing the magnificent Victorian engineering feats of Brunel, or the modern, underground street are of Banksy, there will be plenty of things to see and learn on a sightseeing tour of Bristol.

If you are looking to get some accommodation in Bristol, then why not try looking at booking a Bristol serviced apartment? Compared to a hotel, with a serviced apartment you get the use of a whole apartment including a fully fitted kitchen and a separate bedroom bathroom, as opposed to being stuck in the four walls of a hotel room. There is a good range of serviced apartments in Bristol to choose from located in the city centre, close to the harbour area which has seen a lot of new development in the last decade or so. If you are travelling to Bristol to go on the sightseeing tour, then get yourself some apartment accommodation booked to truly appreciate what this wonderful city has to offer.

Bristol zoo is the world’s oldest provincial zoo having first opened in 1836. The zoo has been celebrating its 175^th birthday in 2011 as had seen lots of different events take place to commemorate this event. So now is a good a time as ever to head over to Bristol and experience the magic and wonder of the zoo. With plenty of other things to see and do in Bristol, be sure to get yourself some accommodation for your stay in Bristol and enjoy all the delights the jewel of the Southwest has to offer.

One of the most famous features of the 175^th birthday celebration is Wow! Gorillas a unique art trail through the city where 60 life like sculptures of gorillas have been made and individually painted by local artists, organisations and charities. The zoo covers a small area in modern standard, but houses a considerable array of different animal species such as lions, penguins, flamingos, monkeys and all the other usual suspects.

If you’re planning on travelling to Bristol to see the zoo and are looking for somewhere to stay, why not try getting a Bristol serviced apartment as an alternative to the usual hotel options? Booking apartment accommodation in Bristol offers most the benefits of a hotel but you also get the use of a whole apartment giving you a home-from-home feel. Also the self-catering nature of the apartments means you have more flexibility for cooking meals so you aren’t restricted to eating out at expensive restaurants or questionable hotel cafeterias.

This December, looking for Bristol accommodation will have an extra tinge of excitement to it when you know that David Hasselhoff will be prowling the streets during the Winter months. There are a few different ways that you’ll be able to see him so make sure you get some good accommodation in Bristol as you might be there more than a few nights. The prospect of staying a hotel for several weeks might seem quite daunting to many, so why not try booking a Bristol serviced apartment during your stay?

This December will see David Hasselhoff, star of Baywatch and Knightrider, arrive in Bristol. Primarily he will be starring in the Christmas Pantomine playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the Hippodrome. The Hoff first gained fame from appearing as Michael Knight in Knightrider a guy who drove around in a talking car called KITT helping people in need and generally being a good guy, all with the cool and swagger of the mid-80s. His next big part came in a lifeguard-com Baywatch which saw him play Mitch Buchannan. This show revolved around the lives of a load of lifeguard in LA, all of whom were stunning good looking, often scantily clad and well endowed. The show was actually cancelled after its first series, but The Hoff saw potential in it so spent his own money getting the show back on air and it turned out to be a great success second time round, carrying on for 10 more years and going to be America’s most watched TV series. As The Hoff had put his own money into it he also got a huge chunk of the profits so this set him well on the way to being rich and famous. After this he had some musical success, mostly in Germany and other German speaking European nations, and then recently he has become sort of re-famous after, either by luck or clever marketing, he has become a bit of a cult figure. Often parodied, often ridiculed, but all the time pocked thousands of pounds in appearance fees, so good on him.

In the biggest coup in Bristol since David James, The Hoff will be playing at the Hippodrome for the 2011 swashbuckling pantomime performance as Captain Hook in Peter Pan. You know the story, so get yourself down with the kids! And if seeing The Hoff in theatre action was not enough for you, then you can also see him wow the crowds in Bristol city centre on the first day of December when in Cabot Circus he officially launches a giant advent calendar! Every day a door will be opened and a prize will be given to lucky winners. The first door will be opened by The Hoff and he will pick an audience member at random to give the prize to.

If you’re travelling down to the SouthWest and looking to stay for a bit, then you’ll be looking for Bristol accommodation and what better type to look for than serviced apartments. They provide more space than you would get in a typical hotel room and also mean you have the use of a fully fitted and furnished apartment rather than just the bed and TV you would find in a hotel. With Bristol serviced apartments you would be sure to get your money’s worth and be a prime position to see The Hoff in all his Germanic glory without having to worry about your accommodation in Bristol.

This June sees the Festival of Nature occur in Bristol. This annual festival is a celebration and exploration of nature. The event will feature 3D cinema screenings and a local food market and offers something for all the family.

If you’re looking to attend this event you might be pondering where you and your family are going to stay whilst visiting Bristol. Why not contact us here at Serviced City Pads and we can help you find a serviced apartment for your stay.

We have a number of apartments available through our apartment operators. On our site you can see the Premier Apartments which offer one bedroom or two bedroom apartments. Their apartments are in a great city centre location near to Bristol’s Cabot Circus shopping centre and nearby restaurants and bars.

We also have the new Geometric Apartments which are new to Bristol for this year. This new apartment building offers a wide range of apartment types, from the one bedroom standard apartment that can sleep 2 people all the way up to the two bedroom deluxe apartments that can sleep up to 5 people. These apartments are also in an excellent location in the city centre, ideal for the visitor to Bristol.

These serviced apartments are an excellent alternative to the traditional hotel accommodation. They give you room to relax and really enjoy your stay, without feeling cooped up like in a traditional hotel room. Why not contact us here at Serviced City Pads and let us find you a serviced apartment for your stay.

It can only be the biennial Bristol Artists’ Book Event, which is coming to Bristol in April 2011 – this is the book festival which is sure to attract the literati glitterati! Taking place at Bristol’s prestigious Arnolfini, a centre for the contemporary arts, the BABE offers writers, bookmakers, and small publishers the chance to showcase their work. Entry to the event will be completely free of charge and should be something a bit different for the connoisseur of the written word.

There are many more events happening in Bristol in 2011, and this blog will be drawing your attention to others in the future.

Whatever it may be that brings you to Bristol, Serviced City Pads will be able to provide you with accommodation for your stay. Serviced apartments are an excellent alternative to the traditional hotel room – they offer more space and comfort yet their prices are comparable to those of hotels. This is why more and more travellers are choosing to stay in serviced apartments. We have recently added Premier Apartments Bristol to our website – their serviced apartments are comfortable, stylish and affordable. Each of their apartments is equipped with an open-plan lounge / dining area and fully fitted kitchen meaning that you would have the space to relax in a way that isn’t an option in a traditional hotel room. They are in an excellent location too, walking distance from the city centre.

You can see the apartments for yourself by visiting the listings on our website. There is the one bedroom apartment (for up to 2 people) and the two bedroom apartment (for up to 4 people). If you’ll be coming to Bristol next year, why not contact Serviced City Pads and see what we can do for you?

Bristol offers a fantastic base for Wales or south west of England, including beautiful Bath.

If you’re in town, either as a leisure or business visitor, and looking for somewhere to stay, you may be tempted to look into hotels near Bristol airport, especially if you have an early morning flight to catch, or are arriving into the city late at night.

What you may not realise is that serviced apartments have many advantages over hotels near Bristol airport, or elsewhere across the city.

For a start, there’s the extra space, privacy and freedom that comes with having a whole self-contained flat, rather than a cramped hotel room. That’s important if you’re travelling with family, or need somewhere spacious and private to hold business meetings.

Rather than looking for hotels near Bristol airport, make us at Serviced City Pads your first port of call. We have dozens of fully furnished, elegant serviced apartments across the city, in a range of extremely convenient locations.

The option to prepare your own meals in a fully kitted out kitchens gives you more choice, and another way to save money. You won’t be tied to restaurant dining times, or their prices, as you would be with hotels near Bristol airport.

All of our accommodation is finished to at least the standard of a three-star hotel, but won’t cost you any more.

Our apartments at Geometric House in the city centre, for example, are stylish, conveniently located and have on-site parking, free Sky TV and broadband access and a washer/drier. One can be yours from just over £90 a night. Bed linen, towels and maid service are all included.

View our full range of serviced apartments online, or give us a call and find out more.