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…
There are numerous hotels in New York. Choosing one is frequently influenced by loyalty programs and geography. For visitors to the trendy Chelsea neighborhood, this frequently means tall, narrow, limited-service hotels like the Hilton Garden Inn. But there’s a new…
Today, Disney World is a sizable complex that includes a number of theme parks and waterparks, as well as restaurants and shopping establishments, entertainment hubs, and numerous official resorts. However, there are also a few non-Disney hotels on this campus,…
Booking I was either going to pay with cash or transferable points like Chase Ultimate Rewards as I have no loyalty to any one hotel chain. Rooms started at $327 per night (plus an additional $50 in taxes and fees)…
Booking Using the AAA rate, we booked an Ohana bigger guest room with one king bed, sofa bed, and balcony for $701 including taxes, or around $352 per night. It was a Category 6 hotel, therefore it would have cost…
Booking One of two new luxury hotels near Disneyland is the JW Marriott, Anaheim Resort. It’s on the highest end of Marriott’s award ladder as a Category 7 hotel, costing 50,000 to 70,000 points each night. I booked the JW…
Booking I don’t have any Marriott co-branded cards in my wallet right now, but I do have Bonvoy gold status as a benefit of The Platinum Card® from American Express (membership required). I used that card to pay for my…