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John Riccitello Restaurant

4 of 5 stars
schenectady ny
Nov 21, 2009

This is a cute, old-fashioned family style Italian place. I had the seafood fra diablo, which was pretty tasty and full of high quality shellfish. The greens and beans was delicious. Pretty decent...more

Mallozzis Belvedere Hotel

3 of 5 stars
Massachusetts
Nov 19, 2009

I booked this hotel for my manager for one night. I was anxious to hear about his stay since I had read the wonderful reivews. He basically said that the next time he is in the area to try to find...more

Holiday Inn Schenectady

5 of 5 stars
New York
Nov 13, 2009

I found that the staff was very nice and the hotel was clean and everyone was very friendly. I would recommend any business looking for a place to have a party or business dinner here's the place....more

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