El San Juan Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton UPDATE: Apparently the El San Juan is now a Fairmont property. Back in November I booked three nights at El San Juan Hotel Curio Collection by Hilton in Puerto Rico when they ran a sale for $99 a night (+ tax and fees) … Read more
How to Transfer World of Hyatt Points With the transition from Hyatt Gold Passport to World of Hyatt, the process for transferring points from one account to another became a bit easier. Here is how to transfer World of Hyatt points from one member account to another. Transferring Hyatt points … Read more
Hyatt House Anaheim Resort I find Hyatt’s two “Modern Essential” brands; Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, to be mostly cookie cutter. The rooms are all the same, the breakfasts are uniform and the staff are reliable. I’ve stayed at a number of both types of properties and rarely write about … Read more
What is it with me and hotels in Chicago? Back in September Virgin Hotels ran a contest called “Chamber Games” where you had to watch a webcam and then tweet when you saw the video that corresponded with a clue given out on Twitter. I was notified on September 28 … Read more
Grand Hyatt Singapore After spending New Years Eve at the InterContinental, it was time to move to the Grand Hyatt Singapore. A Category 5 property, I booked my stay on Points + Cash. I wanted to use a Diamond Suite Upgrade but it was not available. Location: The Grand Hyatt Singapore is located just … Read more
The W Lakeshore Chicago recently had a great sale on rooms starting at $67 per night. I read reviews and it sounded like a decent hotel; not the best but not bad. I decided I would book two weekends in February, one for my birthday and one for Presidents Day. The … Read more