Marriott Port-Au-Prince I am currently on a mileage run that has me in Port-au-Prince Haiti for one night. There is currently one national chain hotel; the Marriott Port-Au-Prince. Opened in early 2015, the Marriott Port-Au-Prince is a joint venture between Marriott, the Clinton Foundation, and Digicel as a way to help the … Read more
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
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
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
InterContinental Singapore Review My first night in Singapore turned out to be New Years Eve. I already had two nights reserved at the Grand Hyatt but had some IHG points I wanted to use up. The InterContinental Singapore had award nights available. It is located a few blocks from Marina Bay where … Read more
Grand Hyatt Melbourne Review The Grand Hyatt Melbourne is a Category 4 property, meaning it costs 15,000 points for an award night stay. Since it is a Category 4, you may also use your Chase Hyatt Visa anniversary night for a free night stay at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. As my annual … Read more
The Park Hyatt Sydney is one of only eight Category 7 Hyatt properties. To redeem an award night at the Park Hyatt Sydney will cost you 30,000 points. My visit was during the week between Christmas and New Years. Cash prices were starting around $1100 Australian dollars. It is quite an expensive property. … Read more
Hyatt Regency Sydney Review Last month the Four Points at Darling Harbour was rebranded as the Hyatt Regency Sydney. This is good news as it adds a second Hyatt property to Sydney. Once the tower section opens the Hyatt Regency Sydney will be the largest hotel in the city with … Read more
Aria Executive Hospitality Suite Review I had a weekend in Vegas planned at Aria. The standard room was comped (besides the nearly $40 resort fee) for the two nights (plus $100 resort credit and $100 free slot play). 6 weeks before my stay I received an upgrade offer via email. … Read more
Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre Review The Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre could be a great property. It is a brand new building in a great location. It opened in July 2016 and still has a lot of work to do before it becomes great. You can read my post … 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
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
