Points Miles and Bling
Review: The Park Lane Hong Kong, Autograph Collection Hotels
The Park Lane Hong Kong – Booking On my trip to Hong Kong to celebrate Chinese New Year with family…
Traveling For Miles
Review: InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay (small rooms, nice location)
On a recent visit to Singapore, I had planned to spend my three nights at the Grand Hyatt Singapore, but an expiring IHG Free Night Certificate and a great points rate at the InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay (38,250 points/night) persuaded me to split my trip into a 1-night stay with...
No Work All Travel
Hotel Review: Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok
Disclaimer: In exchange for a review, I was invited to stay at the Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok. After a nice stay at the Chatrium Grand Bangkok earlier this year, I was eager to give the Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok a glance. You could say I was looking forward to this...
Frequent Miler
Hotel 50 Bowery, New York City (JdV by Hyatt): The best “value” Hyatt in NYC?
Last month, my wife and I made a brief stop in New York City on our way to a longer trip in the Canadian Maritimes. We both prefer to stay in Lower Manhattan when we’re in the city, as we enjoy the neighborhoods more than Midtown. For awhile now, I’ve...
Points Miles and Bling
Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel Review: The Best Bonvoy for FRA Layover?
Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel Review – Booking Layovers are often viewed as something to endure rather than enjoy, but every…
The Bulkhead Seat
Hotel Review: Almar Giardino di Costanza Mazara del Vallo
After we spent a few days in Malta at the Hyatt Regency Malta (review…
TravelUpdate
Hotel Review: Taj Campton Place
Background and Location I needed a hotel in San Francisco for one night and was traveling with a…
Live and Let’s Fly
I Paid €24 To Stay In An 8-Bed Hostel In Brussels. What Was I Thinking?
Sometimes I wonder what has happened to me in my old age. What could possibly compel a grown man to book a €24 bed in a n 8-person hostel when a perfectly respectable Hyatt-affiliated hotel was available nearby? Let me at least try to explain the logic. What Is Wrong...
Traveling For Miles
A look at a King Suite at the Andaz West Hollywood
We published a full review of the Andaz West Hollywood in the not too distant past, so I'm not going to go over old ground. That review, however, covered a King Bed Sunset Boulevard View room, so as I recently saw the inside of one of the property's suites, a...
TravelUpdate
Ritz Carlton Review
A few weeks back, I had the experience of staying at one of the tallest hotels in the…
Points With a Crew
Hyatt Place Columbus / Dublin Ohio Hotel Review
If you're looking for a Columbus Ohio hotel - here is my Hyatt Place Columbus / Dublin hotel review, including info on wifi, breakfast, parking, rooms, amenities, cost and more
Traveling For Miles
Review: The London EDITION (too expensive for what it offers)
The London EDITION opened its doors almost 16 years ago and it is a property I’ve stayed at a couple of times in the past. The last time I stayed, however, was quite a few years ago, so as I had a Marriott Bonvoy free night certificate to burn, I...
The Bulkhead Seat
Hotel Regency: Hyatt Regency Malta
We spent a few days in Malta before heading onward to Sicily. Delta Air…
Frequent Miler
Hotel review: Glasgow Marriott, Scotland
A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were meant to be going to Birmingham, England for an extended weekend away for a friend’s birthday, but those plans fell through. Around that time, we learned that a friend from New York was over here in the UK for work...
The Bulkhead Seat
Hotel Review: Signia by Hilton San Jose
A recent work dinner had me in San Jose overnight and the closest hotel…