I just completed my stay at the Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre. In the long run it will be a great property (I believe) but they have a ways to go. Here are my suggestions: Wait to open until the hotel is finished being built. The Canopy in Reykjavik … Read more
Andaz London Liverpool Street Review There are only two Hyatt properties in London (plus one at Heathrow). The Churchill (Hyatt Regency) and the Andaz London Liverpool Street. In researching FlyerTalk it seems that both properties are quite nice. TripAdvisor lists The Churchill as #91 in London while the Andaz is #101. … Read more
Why I won’t be chasing Hyatt Diamond Status Hyatt just announced their 4th Quarter promotion, known as “More Points More Play“. It is a generous promotion (and identical to their 2nd Quarter promo). In fact it is so generous that I considered doing some mattress running in order to keep … Read more
M life 2x Tier Credits Promotion I was alerted to an M life 2x Tier Credits Promotion for the month of September. Reader John received this email from M life on August 22: Earn 2X Tier Credits September 1 – 11 • September 27 – 30 As a special bonus, … Read more
Hilton Auckland Review Due to an extremely discounted ticket, I recently spent 24 hours in Auckland, New Zealand. It was my first visit to Oceania and only third visit to the Southern Hemisphere. There are no Hyatt properties in New Zealand although a Park Hyatt is under construction. There is … Read more
DoubleTree Dublin Burlington Road Review Note: As of November 22, 2016, the property is leaving the Hilton brand. There are a bunch of Hilton properties in Dublin (and no Hyatt properties). Reviews I read had rated the DoubleTree Dublin Burlington Road as one of the better, affordable options. I was able … Read more
Crowne Plaza LAX Review On my recent trip to Dublin, I had to position to LAX the evening before my early morning flight. Using points I had accumulated through a recent IHG promotion, I booked an award night at the Crowne Plaza LAX for 25,000 points. Location The Crowne Plaza LAX is along … Read more
I status matched to Hilton Diamond late last year. Since then I have had a total of two stays; one in Copenhagen and the other more recently at the Hilton Garden Inn Redding. I have a few more stays booked as I earned a bunch of points through two Hilton credit card … Read more
Hyatt Centric The Pike Long Beach Review I stayed at Hyatt The Pike (review) last year before it rebranded as Hyatt Centric The Pike Long Beach. The property was originally branded as AVIA Long Beach before being purchased by Hyatt. That’s a lot of names for a young hotel. In order to get … Read more
T-Mobile M life Partnership A T-Mobile M life Partnership beyond arena naming rights seems to be in the works. Today T-Mobile announced their “Un-carrier 11”, also known as #GetThanked. There were essentially three big benefits to T-Mobile customers that were introduced: Free Gogo Inflight Internet – 1 hour on every … Read more
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Review Up until about 4 years ago, there were no Hyatt properties in Amsterdam. Then they opened the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht in an old library building. Since then they have opened a Hyatt Place (review) at the airport and have plans to open a Regency in 2017 … Read more
Hilton Copenhagen Airport Review UPDATE: As of April 1, 2017, this property will no longer be a Hilton property. It will be reflagged as a Clarion. My morning flight out of Copenhagen was scheduled to depart at 6:00am so it made sense to look for a hotel near the … Read more
Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center Review To be honest, I thought that my review of the Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center would be a parody. I am a hotel snob and stay mostly at Hyatt properties. However recently I needed to spend about 8 hours on an overnight layover at Burbank Bob Hope Airport … Read more
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor Review I was just in Baltimore for a work conference, the one time a year I actually get paid to travel. Last year the conference was in San Diego, where I stayed at the Grand Hyatt. There are two Hyatt properties in Baltimore, a Hyatt … Read more
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Review As part of my cheap RT ticket to Hong Kong in Economy, I needed a hotel room for one night. I had already stayed at the Hyatt Regency TST so I decided to try the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong which is located at the convention … Read more