Tag: Hotel Reviews
Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria: Bottom Line Review
Half of my wife's family is from Maui, and she grew up going to Wailea Beach with her mom and brother. Unlike many beaches...
Hyatt Centric Malta: Bottom Line Review
For the 100K Vacay team challenge, my goal was to find a Hyatt hotel that was cheap to book with points and yet offered...
Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy Sweet-Spot & Review
Carrie and I recently flew Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy from London to New York. Overall, the experience was excellent. For a daytime flight, the...
JW Marriott Masai Mara: A Simply Spectacular Safari Experience
Before visiting the JW Marriott Masai Mara, I was lucky enough to have had two previous safari experiences. The first was self-driving in Kruger...
JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes: Nick’s new favorite Orlando Resort
Last weekend, we had planned to spend just one night at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. We ended up staying two nights and...
Edgar Hotel Martha’s Vineyard, Ascend Collection: Great value for Choice points
We spent a night in Martha's Vineyard earlier this week and got an outstanding value for Choice Privileges points. I was literally about to...
AutoCamp Catskills: Bottom Line Review
We recently spent a night at AutoCamp Catskills using a Hilton Free Night Certificate. AutoCamp is a chain of parks offering mostly Airstream campers...
Koloa Landing, Kauai (Marriott Autograph Collection): Bottom Line Review
My wife and I have spent a fair amount of time traipsing throughout the Hawaiian Islands over the past 20+ years, as the vast...
Grand Hyatt Athens: A mixed bag (Bottom Line Review)
I recently spent three nights at the Grand Hyatt Athens. As a Category 3 Hyatt property, it is certainly a points bargain. Further, the...
Grand Hotel Victoria Lake Como, Greg’s turn
A few years ago, Nick visited the Grand Hotel Victoria on Lake Como Italy and he fell in love. He loved Lake Como; he...
Hermitage Bay, an SLH Hotel Bottom Line Review (Guest Review)
There's been a lot of buzz about the Hermitage Bay Resort (now an SLH property bookable with Hilton points), so we took to our...
Marriott’s historic Dearborn Inn: Awesome, but with an elite breakfast problem
The Dearborn Inn, in Dearborn Michigan, was the first airport hotel in the world. My wife and I spent a one night "staycation" there...
Palace Hotel, San Francisco (Marriott, Fine Hotels + Resorts®): Bottom Line Review
Last year, my wife and I made a lovely weekend in San Francisco out of using an expiring Fine Hotels + Resorts® credit combined with...
Point Grace Resort, Turks and Caicos (Hilton / SLH): Bottom Line Review
When Hilton Honors added Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) to its program last year, a slew of desirable properties around the world came with it,...
