Reason for ChoosingMy wife and I stayed at the Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi in November, 2013 on our way back from the Seychelles. We only had 8 hours, so we wanted to stay “close” to the airport. Ultimately we chose the hotel primarily because we found a cheap cash and points SPG rate. Lobby…
We visited Pattaya back when the Royal Thai Military declared Martial Law in May, 2014. We had originally planned to stay the entire time at the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong but chose instead to get out of Bangkok for a few days. Reason for ChoosingWe chose the Pattaya Marriott primarily because of its location very close to…
Reason for ChoosingMy wife ended up staying at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows for few days while in Denver for work. It’s not to0 far from the airport, only about 30-40 minutes with no tolls. Also, there are good places to grab dinner and go shopping near by. Plus if one wants to go into…
Reason for ChoosingWe had an over night in Milan on our way to the Schychells last year. While we had grand hopes of making it into the city we decided to stay at the airport partially because it was cheaper. The Sheraton Milan Malpensa was a great hotel for proximity to the airport. Lobby and…
Barb Delollis of Travel Update posted earlier this week that Marriott will be adopting a new hotel cancellation policy starting next year. This policy has, what I think, are pretty meaningful impacts. Briefly, here is the current policy:The new policy will require guests to cancel their reservations by 11:59pm the day before, essentially, that 18…
Reason for ChoosingWe chose the Hyatt on the Bund primarily for two reasons: Location (being on the “world famous” Bund), and Cost. It turned out that the hotel treated us quite well, and the lounge had an excellent view (smog permitting) of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Lobby and Check-in/Check-out ExperienceThe lobby was spacious –…
I preface this blog with the following: I am a HUGE fan of the Starwood Preferred Guest program. In fact, I’d even go so far to say that Starwood is my hotel chain of choice, because of the consistency of service that I know I’ll get when I go there. That being said, I’m not necessarily…
We stayed at the Hyatt Capital Gate on our way to Bangkok in May (just before the Thai Military’s Coup).Reason for ChoosingThe Hyatt Capital Gate was close enough to the airport that it made sense to try it out, plus we needed to start getting Hyatt nights this year. Besides, it was a new hotel…
So I returned from a trip around the world (ok, like 3 weeks ago). In the course of this trip, my wife and I stayed at three of the primary hotel chains–SPG, Hyatt (x2), and Marriott. Of those 4 hotels, 3 out of the 4 provided us with beautiful upgraded rooms. I suppose that makes sense,…
A little background: this past August trip we made our fifth trip to the JW Marriott Khao Lak. It had become one of our favorite locations and hotels over the years. I’ll get around to pointing out some changes later but felt that you all might like to hear about this piece of paradise.Reason for…