The legendary Hotel Del Coronado has long been on my “must-stay” list of California hotels – and I finally got the chance to stay there. Did it live up to its legendary…
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Early in 2021, World of Hyatt offered its members the chance to earn expedited status with just half the usual required numbers of stays. Taking them up on that offer required me…
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If you haven’t heard the news, Disneyland has officially reopened! Well, reopened on a limited basis. I recently made my way down to OC (Orange County. California) to check out the Hyatt…
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After an excellent stay at the neighboring Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club, we headed down the street to continue our Dana Point, California, getaway at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel. Admittedly,…
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I didn’t realize it at the time, but I had actually been to the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club twice before, first when it was the St. Regis and again…
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Having had the pleasure of staying at Andaz Peninsula Papagayo and Andaz Singapore, I’ve been clamoring to check out more Andaz locations closer to home. I finally got that chance with the…
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As the de facto gateway city for many traveling to Southeast Asia, Bangkok is known for its great hotels (like the St. Regis Bangkok) at incredibly reasonable prices. During my last trip…
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From Luang Prabang in Laos, we flew to Chiang Mai, Thailand. As with our last destination, we decided to again forgo the “points game” and go “independent” on the hotel front. We…
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From Chiang Mai, Thailand, we flew down to Krabi where we’d be staying at yet another independent [non-points game] hotel, The Elements Krabi Resort. But was it a good choice for a…
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After an excellent stay at the Crowne Plaza Vientiane, it was time to move on to our next Laotian adventure, the town of Luang Prabang. Whenever possible, I try and stay at…
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As a travel hacker, I loathe spending cash for something when I can use points instead. That being said, there are certain instances where paying cash for a hotel stay can make…
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After spending a couple of days in Hanoi, Vietnam, it was time to move on to the next leg of our Southeast Asia trip: Laos. We flew directly into Vientiane, Laos, and…
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One of the main reasons we decided to stay at the Hilton Hanoi Opera (versus other newer and/or better located hotels) was for the access we had to the Executive Lounge as…
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From Nha Trang, we worked our way Northward through the cities of Da Nang and Hue, before arriving out our final destination in Vietnam, the capitol city of Hanoi. For our final…
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It had been a very long day. Having just flown in from ICN Airport (in Seoul, South Korea), we had finally made it to Nha Trang, Vietnam. Luckily for us, we had…
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Having gone “two for two” with my prior Kimpton stays (Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego and Kimpton Armory Hotel Bozeman), I couldn’t wait to finally checkout one a little closer to home,…
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I’ve been wanting to check out the Hilton Palm Springs for a long time now. I’ve tried to book there several times, but I’ve always ran into one of the following road…
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This is a review I never intended to write. Not because I have anything against Embassy Suites (I actually like the brand), but because my room at the Miramonte Indian Wells Resort…
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As we left the Bay Area, and headed for California’s Redwood Coast on our “National-Park-during-the-pandemic” road trip, we again needed a quick place to stay the night at a clean and safe…
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Leaving Santa Cruz and the awesomely kitschy Hotel Paradox, we drove the scenic route through the Santa Cruz Mountains before dropping down into Half-Moon Bay, CA, for the final stay on our…