A week in New York in October meant staying at the Westin Times Square. An elegant hotel in…

I entered the Hotel David Whitney armed for a fight. Last year, View from the Wing reported that this hotel does not honor Marriott’s elite breakfast benefit. So, I walked up to the check-in counter with a print-out of the relevant terms & conditions in my pocket. If they didn’t offer...

Disclaimer: In exchange for a review, I was invited to stay at the Staybridge Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit. For my first-ever stay with this hotel brand, Staybridge Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit is going to be a hard one to beat. Location For central Bangkok, the hotel is on a typically busy street,...

I had to be in Milwaukee for a dinner and decided to check out… The post Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Milwaukee appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

The Hyatt Regency Seattle Downtown is the newest Hyatt property in Seattle. The 45-story property cost almost half a billion dollars to build, and opened in December 2018 to modest fanfare. Unfortunately, it was just getting on its feet when the pandemic started, so had a bit of a rough...

I have been told I am mean. I have been told that people from Philadelphia are mean. Both statements can be true and false depending on the situation. If the staff of the Hyatt Centric Philadelphia and the businesses surrounding it are representative of Philadelphians, I would say that Philly...

There’s something about staying in a hotel with history. Chain hotels are predictable — clean, consistent, efficient — but sometimes we want a property with a story. A lobby that…

Background & History Over the 4th of July, I headed down to Puerto Rico for a little beach…

Disclaimer: In exchange for a review, I was invited to stay at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo. My first visit to Japan — way back in 2000 — unsurprisingly included a stop in Tokyo. For whatever reason, my first visit to Tokyo Tower’s observation deck created a years-long obsession. Staying...

Hilton Honors maintains a massive footprint in London, with 65-70 properties bookable with points. Many of these are exactly what you’d expect from a Hilton or Doubletree: large hotels with comfortable, if unremarkable, rooms; familiar, but without much in the way of personality or character. One exception is The Trafalgar...

Half of my wife’s family is from Maui, and she grew up going to Wailea Beach with her mom and brother. Unlike many beaches in Hawai’i, Wailea gradually drops off into the water, making it a terrific place for younger kids, which is why her Mom took them there. The...

I stayed at the newly-renovated Waldorf Astoria New York for 5 nights in mid-October and, as the hotel… The post Waldorf Astoria New York review: historic hotel with sophisticated luxury appeared first on Josh Trips.

Background and Location I did a quick one-night stay at the Marriott Melville, Long Island, since I had…

I was in Dallas this week for a client dinner and knew that I… The post Hotel Review: Grand Hyatt DFW appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.