While SpringHill Suites locations are normally good places to stay, they aren’t usually much to write home about, unlike a high-end fancy hotel, over-water villa, or even a tree-top hotel. However, practically every unwritten rule has an exception. This hotel,…

So far, I’ve had a great year of Starwood Preferred Guest Platinum status: the St. Regis Bangkok and Sheraton Royal Orchid Bangkok left me completely delighted with SPG service standards. But on a recent vacation to Washington, DC, I felt…

In September, I hotel-hopped about Maui, and Marriott’s Wailea Beach Resort was my second stop after a fantastic stay at the preppy Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on the northeastern side of the island. Though my room wasn’t the most luxurious, the resort’s…

Do you want to be a seven-minute walk from Disneyland? Have cheap meals literally in your parking lot and spend 35,000 Marriott points per night (or perhaps less than $150) instead of $500 or more at a Disneyland hotel? Me…