Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi Yas Island Review Crowne Plaza hotels reminds me a lot of Hilton’s DoubleTree hotels: it seems to be the catch all brand for IHG. There is no common thread that makes the brand mean anything. After staying two nights at the Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi, I … Read more
Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Grand Suite Review I visited Abu Dhabi in July; which is just about the worst time to go. However the summer heat means that hotel rates tend to be lower. I was able to book two nights at the Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi through a Best … Read more
Hyatt Regency Aqaba Ayla Regency Suite Review The Hyatt Regency Aqaba is located in the Ayla marina development in southern Jordan on the Red Sea. Opened in late 2018, the property has a total of 285 rooms spread out across multiple buildings. I stayed for two nights at the end … Read more
Grand Hyatt Amman Review I spent one night at the Grand Hyatt Amman before heading down to the Dead Sea. Unfortunately my flight was delayed so I didn’t arrive at the hotel until after 10pm. I booked the night using points (8,000 Hyatt Points). I found the property to be … Read more
Park Hyatt Doha Park Suite Review The Park Hyatt Doha is a luxury hotel in the newly revitalized Msheireb downtown area. It opened in late 2019 just before COVID shut down Qatar for visitors. The country is open again so I booked a one night stay on a stop over … Read more
Kissel Uptown Oakland Signature Suite Review The Kissel Uptown Oakland, which opened just a month prior to my stay in 2022, is part of the Hyatt Unbound Collection. I have had good luck at my previous Unbound properties including the Párisi Udvar in Budapest, The Driskill in Austin, and The … Read more
Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach Review The Hyatt Centric Waikiki opened in 2017. It was a conversion from an office building that cost $30 million and created 230 rooms in the property. The property is Category 4 which means you can use a Hyatt Chase Visa card free night certificate. Cash … Read more
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa Review Hawaii is one of my favorite vacation destinations — I’ve been 19 times. Typically I go to the Big Island. However I recently found a mid-week airfare deal during my Spring Break to Honolulu. I’ve only visited Oahu once before and stayed … Read more
Alila Marea Encinitas Ocean View Suite Review I booked three nights in March, 2022 at the Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas, which is a Hyatt property, using points. The room was 25,000 Hyatt points per night and I used a Tier Suite Upgrade to reserve a suite at the time … Read more
Encore at Wynn Resort Room Review I was able to book a free weekend at the Encore through a double status match. It had been a number of years since I had stayed at either the Wynn or Encore and I was excited to try out the property again. The … Read more
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Review After staying two nights at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya, I spent a night at the Hyatt Regency Alburquerque prior to a morning flight out of ABQ. The property is a lowly Category 1 which means free nights are only 5,000 World of Hyatt points. The other … Read more
Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix Review I had some expiring IHG free night certificates from Chase cards and decided to make an end of the year visit to Phoenix to get away from the snow in Seattle. After one night at the Crowne Plaza by the airport, I booked two nights … Read more
Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport Review I decided to take a last minute trip down to Phoenix to avoid a second round of a winter storm in Seattle. I had three expiring IHG free night certificates. I was able to book two nights at the Kimpton Hotel Palomar but it wasn’t … Read more
Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport Review The Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport is a twelve floor, 347 room property on the shore of Lake Washington. It is a relatively new property having opened in 2017. I had some expiring Category 1-4 free night certificates so decided … Read more
Park Hyatt New York Review The Park Hyatt New York is Hyatt’s flagship property. It is a new building (One57) in the heart of Manhattan in Hyatt’s top brand. It is also a Category 7 which means it costs 30,000 World of Hyatt points per night (which I value around … Read more