Hyatt Palm Springs Review

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

Hotels Should Limit Their Brands

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

Tulalip Resort Casino Review

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

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

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

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?

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

Conrad Seoul Review

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

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