This is the second of a short series about my December 2017 trip to Mexico City. You can read the first post here. As mentioned in my first post about my Mexico City trip, this trip was built around the need to spend a night at an IHG property. There… Read more »
There are not a ton of big chain hotels in Salvador. There are a bunch of big hotels on the beach in the Rio Vermelho neighborhood, and then a bunch of boutique hotels in the old town, Pelourinho, including the well-reviewed Pestana Convento do Carmo. But about three years ago,… Read more »
I could have just done a day trip from Foz do Iguassu to the Argentine side of the falls, but I decided that the Sheraton in the park on the Argentine side seemed more relaxing given the extra time I had. And while I had 2 more expensive taxi rides, it… Read more »
I spent a total of four nights in Seoul, which ended up being split between three hotels. The first hotel I booked was the Imperial Palace in Gangnam, for a great rate on Skyauction.com. Unfortunately, when my plans changed and I wanted to add a third night, there were no… Read more »
Abu Dhabi is a city of hotels (and not much else). There are tons of options ranging from midrange to high end to super luxury. I was spending three nights in the city- the first on my own, and the next two with my friend. So I considered that an… Read more »
Let me preface this post by staying that the Westin Zagreb is a perfectly fine hotel. It provided the basic amenities that the Maistra Park Hotel Rovinj did not, and at less than half the price. People were friendly, and the one problem I had was rectified immediately without any… Read more »
Alaska Trip Report Conclusion: Of Early Morning Fire Drills: The Sheraton Anchorage and Delta ANC-SLC-JFK I arrived in downtown Anchorage at around 5pm, and headed right to my hotel. Hotels in downtown Anchorage weren’t particularly expensive, and there was a Marriott, a Hilton, and a Sheraton all downtown. I went… Read more »
There are two main areas to stay in Macao: the Macao peninsula, and the Cotai Strip. Cotai is actually a new area of reclaimed land, and its name is actually a portmanteau of the two (former) islands it connects – Coloane and Taipa. Cotai is now the home to new… Read more »
Bangkok has a ton of relatively affordable hotel options. That being said, rates were higher the week we were going than usual. Starwood happens to have an extremely wide footprint in Bangkok, with at least one properties from eight of its nine brands! (There is no “Element” in Bangkok.) Everyone… Read more »
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