Hyatt Palm Springs Review The Hyatt Palm Springs is an older property in the heart of downtown Palm Springs. Formerly titled the Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs, it has the feel of a Regency with 193 rooms built around an indoor atrium. A new Andaz is being built just down … Read more
Wyndham Rewards Status Match I am planning a trip to Australia to drive the Great Ocean Road next month. Along the drive, there are very few chain hotels (and none of the big chains — Hyatt, Hilton, IHG or Marriott). I am kind of excited as I rarely stay at … Read more
Hotels Should Limit Their Brands Today news came out that Hyatt would acquire Two Roads Hospitality. Currently Two Roads Hospitality has a portfolio of (at least) five brands: Joie de Vivre Hotels, Thompson Hotels, Destination Hotels, tommie and Alila Hotels & Resorts. Hyatt currently has 13 brands (plus exhale spa). If … Read more
Status Match Hyatt to M Life It is October 1. That means that M Life Tier Status is reset based on play at M Life casinos over the past 12 months (October 1-September 30). Now is a good time to status match Hyatt to M Life if you think you’ll … Read more
Kimpton La Peer Hotel West Hollywood Review After staying at the Kimpton Nine Zero in Boston, I received a certificate for a free night at any IHG property. I combined it with my Chase IHG Free Night certificate and booked two nights at the Kimpton La Peer in West Hollywood. … Read more
Citi Prestige 4th Night Free + Hyatt Prive Benefits No More Recently Hyatt introduced their Prive program where stays booked with a Prive designated travel agent could get added benefits to their stay including hotel credits and free breakfast. This was a great option for people like me that no … Read more
Tulalip Resort Casino Review I enjoy trips to Vegas. It’s sunny, a quick flight from Seattle, and you can typically get good deals on nice hotel rooms. Recently I got an offer for a free weeknight stay at a local casino resort about 45 minutes north of Seattle. I decided … Read more
Kimpton Nine Zero Boston Review I spent this past weekend at the Kimpton Nine Zero in Boston. I have only stayed at a Kimpton once before (years ago at the Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City). I was originally going to stay at the Hyatt Regency Boston but when Kimpton offered a … Read more
Combining Two IHG Promotions IHG Rewards Club is currently running their Accelerate Quarter 2 promotion. These quarterly promotions set up a personalized set off offers to complete for points. Offers include things like staying number of nights, stays at certain properties, spending on a co-branded credit card. Typically there are bonus … Read more
DoubleTree Times Square Review I enjoy most of the hotels I stay at. Most hotels, at least those that are branded by a chain like Hyatt or Hilton, keep up their rooms even if the building is dated. I’ve found some lower end properties that still have great service to … Read more
Is hotel shampoo racist? Recently I have seen a lot of complaints about hotel shampoo. From allergic reactions to added fragrance to outrage over wall mounted bottles. However today I heard a new complaint. That hotel shampoo is racist. Yesterday, American singer Halsey posted a tweet about hotel shampoo: I’ve … Read more
The Strings InterContinental Tokyo Review The last hotel stay during my Tokyo/Seoul trip was at the Strings by InterContinental in Tokyo. I used my IHG Chase card Free Anniversary Night; though a straight points stay would have been 55,000 points. Under the new rules, the Anniversary Night will not be … Read more
Conrad Seoul Review After four nights at the Andaz Tokyo, I was heading over to Seoul for two nights. Hilton was holding a 50% off in Asia sale, so I jumped on booking my first ever stay at a Conrad. The cost was 154,000 won ($144) per night all in for … Read more
Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Review Hyatt has a large footprint in Tokyo. With four consecutive nights in the city, I originally booked two nights at the Andaz and two at the new Centric. However, having just finished a stressful quarter at school and work, I decided I just wanted to … Read more
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Casita Review Through the now extinct Chase Fairmont credit card, I was able to accumulate three free nights at a Fairmont property worldwide. My sister and I decided to go to Scottsdale, Arizona for some sunshine over the three day President’s Day weekend. With a phone call … Read more