Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Review After staying for three nights in an Airbnb in the Old City, I used my Amex Aspire free weekend night certificate to book a room at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem. The standard rate is a staggering 95,000 Hilton Honors points, so it was an incredible use of my free weekend night… Read More »
Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi Review Hanoi tends to be an inexpensive city. There are plenty of hotels that offer rooms for around $50 a night. For my two nights, I found a room at the Hilton Garden Inn for only 10,000 Hilton Honor points per night. The Hilton Hanoi Opera, just a few blocks away,… Read More »
Hilton Frankfurt Airport Review After one night in Kiev, I had a late night layover at Frankfurt before departing for Taipei. I would be arriving at the hotel around midnight with my flight the next morning at 11:20. I decided to use 35,000 Hilton points to book a night at the Hilton Frankfurt Airport as… Read More »
Hyatt Regency Kiev Review After my visit to Krakow and stay at the Hotel Indigo, I flew to Kiev for a night. I used my Chase free night certificate as the Hyatt Regency Kiev is a Category 4 (typically 15,000 points). While Kiev is a very inexpensive location, the average nightly rates at the property… Read More »
Hotel Indigo Krakow Old Town Review Krakow is a fantastic medieval Polish city and the jumping off location for visits to Auschwitz. The Hotel Indigo is a modern hotel. I booked my four night stay using IHG points. Typically the rooms are 30,000 per night. However I have the IHG Premier card that gives me… Read More »
Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest Review The Párisi Udvar Hotel in Budapest opened in June 2019, less than a month before my four night stay. Housed in a 100+ year old former office building and shopping arcade, the property went through a four year renovation to reopen as the hotel. The hotel is branded as a… Read More »