For the second part of our road trip along the Maine coast, my dear friends picked the Grey Havens Inn in Georgetown. I rarely stay at a bed & breakfast, yet this enchanted little inn in a beautiful coastal setting won me over and made for a memorable getaway! Find out what won my heart […]
I had been to Boston a few times, but never to the New England coast and was excited about a road trip with friends. Our first stop was Kennebunkport, the weekend home of former US President Bush, and a popular town near the beaches. I picked the Port Inn Kennebunk, an Ascend Collection property, based
Choice Hotels is the second largest hotel company measured by the number of properties and mostly made up of budget hotels like Rodeway Inn or mid-scale hotels like Quality Inn. The Ascend Collection marks the top-end of Choice Hotels and is their conversion brand with 146 properties worldwide, most of them in the US. Find out
For a trip to Washington D.C. with plenty of sight seeing on the itinerary, I was looking for a hotel close to the metro trains at a reasonable price. Shortly before my arrival, I found the Marriott Georgetown at half-price through an Online Travel Agent (OTA) and booked it, despite being an older property
Marriott is the flagship hotel brand of Marriott Worldwide, one of the best known hotel brands in the industry and one of the biggest upscale brands with more than 500 hotels worldwide. Most recently Marriott categorized their 31 brands and their flagship Marrott brand was defined as “classic premium”. Find out more about who they
For our second stay in Yangon on my most recent trip to Myanmar, we selected the Best Western Chinatown on the edge of Yangon’s downtown area. It received good reviews online and photos promised modern rooms in a central enough location, but we ended up disappointed after our stay – read on to find out
For my return trip to Yangon, I wanted to stay near Kandawgyi Lake and I picked the Esperado Lake View Hotel based on online reviews I found. It’s a modern, mid-range hotel and has the beautiful lake views its name promises. We really enjoyed our time there and I recommend it – read more why!
The Novotel Sukhumvit Soi 20 is the latest Accor hotel to open in Bangkok. It is one of the more upscale properties in the city and one of the Novotels offering an executive lounge. It’s also in one of the best neighborhoods to stay as a visitor, so I was eager to try it out
Bangkok, the City of Angels, is one of the most competitive cities for hotels in the world, with more than 3,000 accommodations, there is something at every budget. The midrange market is the sweet spot for great value and the Holiday Inn Express Siam is my favorite IHG mid-range hotel in Bangkok – it offers
The Novotel Siam Square was one of the first hotels I stayed at in Bangkok, the City of Angels, and it has one of the best possible locations in the city, just steps from the BTS SkyTrain interchange station at Siam Square. I have stayed at a number of Novotel hotels, part of the Accor
On a return trip to Boston, I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Boston, the favorite hotel chains of my friends I was traveling with. I hadn’t stayed at a Hyatt property in the US for a while and was pleasantly surprised by the hotel for its stylish room, friendly service and end-to-end pleasant experience. It
For many years, Asian chains, Accor and InterContinental ruled the luxury hotel scene in Manila. But more recently the large US chains have “uncovered” the capital of one of the fastest growing economies in Asia and opened up hotels. The latest to the party is Hilton Worldwide with their upscale Conrad brand opening near Manila Bay.