When is a suite NOT a suite? That’s the question I sought to answer here after I felt like I was hoodwinked by room descriptions. But let me back up a bit… I’m getting ahead of myself! I had a week long trip to the west coast coming up. My flight from DFW was early and…
I have a lot of one night stands. Don’t judge me – its not what you think. My travel pattern is such that I rarely sleep in the same place more than two night in a row while traveling. And it is not one where I typically get to pick out the most posh hotel…
Airport hotels. *sigh* From my recent reviews, you would think I lived in them. Oh wait, that is because I practically do. Alrighty then. The Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel is another one of those properties where I’ve had a number of stays across several years. I love it for both its convenience (a short hop…
A recent stay at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis illustrated to me how a hotel renovation can turn a tired business space into a fresh brand vision. I’ve stayed at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis every couple of years for the last decade to attend an annual trade event that regularly rotates through various cities. My last stay was…
I sometimes experience a strange sense of deja vu when checking into a chain hotel. “Have I been here before?”, I wonder. The Hyatt Place West Palm Beach is NOT one of those properties where this happens. It won’t happen for anyone because it’s distinctive enough as a downtown-styled Hyatt Place property that it stands out…
The DFW Metroplex is geographically a very large area. That fact is something I regularly have to remind out of town friends when they visit. When I moved to Fort Worth seven years ago, many of them thought it was simply a matter of moving to a new neighborhood. It wasn’t. While my home airport…
Once in a while, I have very mainstream hotel stays. Okay, if we are being completely honest, I very frequently have stays at places that somehow don’t rate on the blogger remarkability map (i.e. they are not the Hyatt Vendome in Paris) – places like the Fairfield Inn Sandusky in north central Ohio. I feel…
Conference and large group meetings can be a true test to a hotel. They expose guests to more areas of the property than they might see on a typical one-night stay and can alter the balance of service provisions when hundreds of guests all want to access the same service at the same time. The…
My hotel reviews always cover what I actually see of a hotel. Due to my erratic travel schedule, that can often be a limited slice of hotel life as I frequently check in late and check out early. Nonetheless, that sometimes gives a truer portrait of what it is like to stay at a hotel, such as my recent…
When reading hotel reviews online, its always good to remember that YOUR experience may vary. Sometimes even two stays in a row from the same guest can feel different! I reviewed the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport back in May and then returned recently. Here’s my update: Check In I reported some hiccups with self check-in last…
I don’t make it to Manhattan nearly as often as I used to. My work doesn’t generally take me there (into one of the airports, perhaps, but not into the city itself) and I’ve hit the age where many of my friends who lived there have now migrated to another borough. When I do venture…
Conceptually I love “aspirational travel” (you know, the thought that I could just hop from Four Seasons suite to St. Regis penthouse in between the time on my yacht or my villa in St. Tropez). The reality is for me, that’s a vacation dream at best – an aspirational goal, not a day-to-day reality. I…