I stayed at the Grand Hyatt Athens back in 2021 when travel was still feeling the impacts of the pandemic. Five years later, I would be in Athens prior to boarding a cruise. I stayed the first two nights at the InterContinental (which is located just a block away) before … Read more
Athens is a gritty city. It is full of history and is unpretentious. It is one of my favorite world cities and I always look forward to returning. During my recent visit I stayed two nights at the InterContinental Athenaeum Athen. The large hotel outside the main tourist area and … Read more
The Hyatt Centric Mountain View, with 167 rooms, opened in 2019. It is just one of three Centric properties in the Bay Area. I stayed over a weekend, when the rates seem to be lowest. I paid a cash rate of $142 a night plus $14 in taxes for a … Read more
The Grand Hyatt Deer Valley opened in 2024 in a brand new ski resort called Deer Valley East, not far from Park City, Utah. Currently (2026) the only things at the resort are this hotel and the chair lifts. It is a giant construction zone with condos, a Four Seasons … Read more
The Hyatt Regency Valencia is in Santa Clarita, city about 30 miles north of Los Angeles. Apparently Valencia merged with three other unincorporated communities to form Santa Clarita in 1987, so the Hyatt Regency is in the Valencia “neighborhood” of Santa Clarita. In addition to the location of Six Flags … Read more
The 1,100 room Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center is recently completed (March 2026) a significant renovation of all rooms plus some common areas. The hotel originally opened in 2005. The property is currently a World of Hyatt Category 4, so I was able to use a free night … Read more
I stayed at the Grand Hyatt DFW a year ago. Since then, the hotel rooms have gone under a major renovation bringing it up to modern standards. The Grand Hyatt DFW is a Category 5 property, which means (at least for now) it will cost between 17,000 and 23,000 points. … Read more
Reviews of hotels, flights, lounges, and even roller coasters ended up as the most popular posts I wrote this year. Below are the top 10 most viewed posts written in 2025. 10. Chase Sapphire Reserve Unboxing – One of the most talked about credit card updates of 2025 was the … Read more
For the first time since 2020, I flew zero international flights in 2025. My international visits were all by cruise ship this year. I spent my summer traveling domestically with my Frontier GoWild! Pass that took me to new states within the USA. In 2026 I already have international travel … Read more
The Andaz San Diego opened in 2010 in a building that first opened as a hotel in 1914. With 159 rooms, it is a nice size property. I booked two nights in December 2025. I booked through Prive (Hyatt’s travel agent program) that includes breakfast and a $100 resort credit … Read more
The MGM Grand Las Vegas, at one time the largest hotel in the world, recently updated all of their guest rooms. I visited a year ago and reviewed the pre-renovation room at that time. I went back to see the changes. I booked a two night stay using my Chase … Read more
Last Thanksgiving I visited the Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix. The Royal Palms is part of the Hyatt Unbound Collection and is also part of The Edit Chase Sapphire Reserve program. You can read my full review of the property here. I went back again this year for … Read more
I had been wanting to visit Cleveland for some time; to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and to visit Cedar Point. There is only one Hyatt property in downtown Cleveland — the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade. The property looks beautiful. The Cleveland Arcade was built … Read more
Hyatt has a large footprint in Denver. Previously I had stayed at the Thompson which is just a few blocks from the Centric. I had completed a weekend at The Art Hotel and needed a hotel for one night before flying out. The Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver, which opened in … Read more
Recently I spent a weekend in Denver for a training. The host hotel was The Art Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. While I didn’t pay for the hotel myself; the rates generally looked like they were around $300 per night in the summer. I’m guessing you could find deals other … Read more