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
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
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
Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui Review Currently there are three Hyatt properties in Hong Kong, only one of which is on Hong Kong Island (Grand Hyatt). The Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui is located just across the Harbor in Kowloon, more lively and active part of Hong Kong. It was … Read more
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Review Currently there is only one Hyatt property in Bangkok, the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok (however a Park Hyatt is currently being built). The Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok is located about a three minute walk from the Ratchadamri stop on the skytrain and the large shopping malls … Read more
Park Hyatt Dubai Review The Park Hyatt Dubai is located about 10 minutes from the airport along Dubai Creek in the area known as Deira. It is removed from downtown Dubai which is a good thing in my opinion. The hotel property is boarded by the creek, marina and golf … Read more
Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires Review There is only one Hyatt property in Buenos Aires, but it is a beautiful one. Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is in an old palace (once belonged to the Duhau family) in the tony Recoleta neighborhood. For reference, Evita is buried a … Read more