Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City Bayview Tower Review Atlantic City is a strange town. Most of the action is along the Boardwalk where you will find six of the nine casino resorts (Ocean, Resorts, Hard Rock, Ballys, Caesars and Tropicana) and the Steel Pier amusement area. The outlet mall is just … Read more
Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport at The Circle Review At the end of my summer 2021 European trip, I would be departing from Zurich. I decided to book two nights at the brand new Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport at The Circle knowing I could take the train in to the city … Read more
Casa Ellul Malta Hotel Review In a move to increase their footprint, Hyatt started a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World, a collection of independent properties under one loyalty umbrella. Hyatt members can book the SLH properties through Hyatt’s website and earn points and night credits. Hyatt members … Read more
Hyatt Regency Sofia Review Sofia, a city of 1.2 million, is the capitol city of Bulgaria. The new Hyatt Regency Sofia opened in September 2020 in the middle of the COVID pandemic. It is a brand new build with over 180 rooms and is a Category 1 property meaning rooms … Read more
Grand Hyatt Athens Review If you want to stay at a Hyatt property in Athens, you have limited options. Now that SLH is part of the World of Hyatt, there are a few additional choices, but the only true Hyatt in Athens is the Grand Hyatt. The property is quite … Read more
Oryx Airport Hotel Doha Review On my way to Athens on Qatar Airways, I had a 13 hour layover in Doha. The week of my flight Qatar began allowing tourist visas, but the hoops that one had to jump through made it unrealistic for my quick layover. So I booked … Read more
NoMad Las Vegas Grande Suite Review I have now stayed at the NoMad Las Vegas three times; each in a different room type. Previously I stayed in a Salon Double and Atelier Suite. This stay I was upgraded to a Grande Suite. NoMad is a hotel within a hotel at … Read more
Caesars Rewards Free Night for Each 5,000 Tier Credits One of the benefits of Caesars Rewards is the ability to earn one free night in a Caesars Rewards hotel in Las Vegas or Atlantic City for every 5,000 Tier Credits earned during a calendar year. If you are signing up … Read more
Andaz Costa Rica Suite Review I originally had booked a trip to Costa Rica for April 2020 with a free ticket I had won through Alaska Airlines. However, due to COVID, I ended up having to push it back a few times. Finally in April 2021, after being fully vaccinated, … Read more
Rio Las Vegas to become Hyatt(s) This came as a surprise to me. Apparently Rio Las Vegas, the off-strip Caesars property, is going to be transformed into a number of Hyatt hotels. Dreamscape purchased Rio from Caesars Entertainment in 2019 for $516 million (significantly less than the previous sale in … Read more
NoMad Las Vegas Salon Double Room Review Previously I reviewed the NoMad Las Vegas and the Atelier Room. This review will focus only on the Salon Double Room. I booked a standard room through an offer in my M life account. When I arrived (one night, Saturday stay), I was … Read more
Suncadia Resort – Destination Hotels by Hyatt Review Suncadia Resort is a sprawling vacation community 80 miles east of Seattle built in the mid-2000’s. It is on the eastern side of the Cascade mountain range near the town of Cle Elum which sits at an elevation of 2000′. This means … Read more
Miami Suite at The Confidante Miami Beach Review During Alaska Airlines’ end of year sale, I was able to get a fantastic deal from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale in First Class. After realizing that Miami is only a short drive, I decided to book a night at The Confidante Miami … Read more
2020 Year In Miles I think everyone agrees 2020 was the worst year in a long time. Especially for those of us that like to travel. It was the first time in many years that I didn’t leave the USA. Instead I did a cross country train trip followed by … Read more
Miraval Arizona – Dining, Activities and the Property This is the second post about my four day stay at the Miraval Arizona in Tucson. Read about my arrival and stay in a Sunrise King Room here. Dining All meals and snacks are included with your room rate at Miraval. Note … Read more
