San Diego

For months, I tried and failed. No matter when I looked, I couldn’t find any available dates to book the Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas on points. That changed recently when I…

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…

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…

Rounding out my trio of stays in the San Diego area (with the Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa and the 1906 Lodge) is another hotel I’ve long had on my list…the…

After a wonderful stay at the Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa, we were ready to move back to the World of Hyatt side of things with a stay at Coronado Island’s…

Like almost everyone else this year, I too have been stuck Stateside. But, I’ve used that time productively to explore much of the West Coast that’s been on “my list” for a…

We just took a look at the brand new TownPlace Suites San Diego Central. In this post, we’ll take a look at the Residence Inn San Diego Mission Valley. Review: Residence Inn…

Yes, “vanilla hotels” may not be the “sexiest” use of points in the travel-hacking universe, but they can often provide massive outsized value, especially when you just need a place to crash…

After my prior stay at the upscale and trendy Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego, I opted to try another IHG hotel located in downtown San Diego. This time, I chose the Holiday…

During my stay at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla At Aventine in San Diego, I chose to cash in one of my Club Access Award passes for access to the Regency Club.…

Earlier, we took a look at several Category 4 (or below) “vanilla” Hyatt properties in the San Diego area, including Hyatt Place San Diego/Vista-Carlsbad and the Hyatt House San Diego/Carlsbad. We’ll keep…

After my previous review on the Hyatt House San Diego/Carlsbad, I’m keeping the “vanilla” Hyatt hotel theme going with the Hyatt Place San Diego/Vista-Carlsbad. Let me be clear, “vanilla” hotels are not…

On a recent weekend road-trip to San Diego to visit the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, we needed a quick place to stay for the night that wouldn’t eat a ton of…

I recently took advantage of IHG’s Accelerate promotion [Q1] in which they also had a side-promotion for their newly acquired (and much-beloved) Kimpton Hotel properties. Review: Kimpton Hotel Palomar San Diego (San…