If you are looking for a stylish, yet inexpensive hotel for a stopover in Kuala Lumpur, the springboard to Asia, the aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral is a great choice. The aloft KL is right next to the Sentral airport and metro station, has lots of shops and restaurants nearby and offers modern design typical for […]
If you are a member of the IHG Rewards Club and want to make the most out of your reward stays at InterContinental Hotel Group stays, check out my ProTips for the best redemptions of your IHG Rewards Club points! Make use of promotional redemptions, get a 10% discount of any redemption and find the
If you want to stay on Bali’s most popular beach, stretching from Kuta to Seminyak, Legian in the center offers a good compromise in terms of price and location. The all seasons Legian is an inexpensive, midscale hotel in the Accor Group with colorful rooms and resort pool in walking distance from the beach. It’s
The Ubud Wana Resort in Ubud is located close to town, yet in a quiet neighborhood – great for the first-time visitor who want to explore Ubud on foot. It offers tastefully decorated rooms with upscale features, two pools to relax and a restaurant with good food. Service is personable and friendly, resulting in a very enjoyable
After enjoying the luxury of a private pool villa, we needed a single night stay near the airport to avoid traffic issues prior to our flight home – and we picked the Holiday Inn Express Kuta Square. I have stayed at a number of HI Express in Asia and liked them, so at only $30
My “Travel Made Easy” posts are meant to provide easy access to new destinations, hotel groups or airlines, with a quick summary and links to more in-depth information you might be interested in about the brand. Today’s post provides all you need to know about Choice Hotels, their brands, the experience you can expect at their hotels
Intercontinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) is running its quarterly PointBreaks promotion for members of the IHG Rewards Club. More than 100 hotels around the world can be booked from January 30th through the end of April for only 5,000 points – a cash value of $30! This can be a huge discount and is often the
After living in San Francisco for almost twenty years, I now frequently visit the city I love. And when I stay at a hotel, the InterContinental San Francisco is my favorite place to stay – it’s modern room and great location, as well as the wonderful ISpa are the main reasons to come back over and
In this week’s Travel News, I’m looking at the pending acquisition of Carlson Hotels by the Chinese conglomerate HNA. After IHG buying Kimpton last year and Accor buying Fairmont and Marriott buying Starwood, this is the fourth big acquisition in the hotel industry. How will this impact your experience at Carlson Hotels and your travel
You can not only earn airline miles with flying, shopping or credit cards, but whenever you book a hotel through a miles-earning portal like Rocketmiles, PointsHound or Kaligo. But how does that compare to hotel portals like agoda.com or hotels.com, or the favorite tool of miles & points fan, booking through the hotel web site
Hampton is a mid-scale, limited service hotel chain in the Hilton portfolio and makes up almost half of all Hilton properties around the world! They have grown quickly and you can find them all over the USA – who are they and what can you expect? Read my overview to find out!
I recently reviewed the option to earn airline reward miles with hotel bookings and now it’s time for an in-depth review of PointsHound, one of the portals allowing you to do that! Do the miles earned really make it a better deal than booking through the hotel website with their “best rate guarantee” or the