I don’t know about you, but I hate having to dig for things on the internet. While the Googley people love nothing more than to dig for treasure, I prefer to spend my screen time reading. I have a large trip coming up and want to be able to write about it without having to…
I’m buried under a landslide of RFPs and other heavy paperwork at my office. That means my creative writing skills here at Jetsetter’s Homestead are being funneled to project work rather than travel musings. I do have a few quick thoughts to share today…. I reported yesterday that Starbucks would limit their eggnog offerings to…
I travel to Austin a few times a year for business, volunteer commitments, and leisure. One of my favorite properties there is the Hyatt Regency Austin. I enjoy the proximity to both SoCo (South Congress) as well as downtown and the University of Texas campus on trips where I have a car. It’s a fairly…
My review of the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino comes on the heels of a couple dozen other blogger reviews of the same property. A large group of us stayed at the property where BAcon was held last month. Check In We were told that all BAcon attendees could check in at the priority check…
No wonder my purse is always so heavy. I pulled the last three weeks of room keys out of a side pocket this morning and realized I’ve got a lot more catching up to do! I don’t seem to be making any headway and I have another 3-4 stays in the next ten days. But fear…
This 5.5 hour overnight stay may officially qualify as my shortest hotel overnight that was not the result of A) a wild night on the town, B) irregular airline operations, or C) a stay in an international transit hotel. In the case of either of the examples above, I’ve generally known and accepted that the hotel…
I love the feeling of checking into familiar chain hotels. I do not often get to check into luxury properties, so I have accepted what “my normal” looks like. And nothing screams “normal” to me like consistency. Consistency was exactly what I was looking for when I checked into the Hyatt Place Reno-Tahoe International Airport….
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’m the queen of my routine. I domestically fly (almost exclusively) American Airlines, US Aurways, and Alaska Airlines. If I stay at a chain hotel, its going to be of the Hyatt, Starwood, Marriott, or Hilton persuasion. And if I cruise, its likely to be on Seabourn. Because of that, I haven’t been one to…
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…
I read a lot of travel message boards and blogs. Its somewhat of a necessity when you travel regularly and need to be a content expert while doing so. And as I do so, I’m sometimes surprised at how much people complain about little things. But I’m working on my own skills with saying “that’s not…