Every (Northern) winter, the big hotel companies launch sales and promotions to fill their rooms in the slow times after the New Year and they can offer great value as you have seen with my successful promotion participation. In summer, the hotels tend to be full and the promotions level off. Some chains, like Marriott, […]
Did you like the photos of the coast of Anilao with it’s beautiful sunsets you saw here? Then you need a good hotel to enjoy your stay and the Vivere Azure is just that – a gorgeous boutique resort with modern rooms, great service and amazing views over the ocean…
Gili Trawangan was a late edition to my ASEAN Explorer trip – I wanted to some peace & quiet on the beach after lots of wildlife, adventure and city time at the beginning of my trip. And the Vamana Resort at the North Eastern tip of Gili T fit the bill: a small, independent boutique resort
The IHG Rewards program is one of my favorite hotel programs (you can read my review here) – they have lots of properties around the world, they run frequent rewards promotions (here) and you can get status and a free night per year with the Chase IHG Rewards MasterCard (here). It’s a useful program (and
I wanted to finally see Lombok and enjoy the beach after lots of wildlife adventure and city life.. and ideally use points to save on this budget trip – and that made the Sheraton Senggigi the only best choice on Lombok for me. It’s the only large chain property available on points and it is
On my trip to Medan (read Snapshot Medan), the JW Marriott was my calm oasis in the busy city in Northern Sumatra, courtesy of Marriott Rewards! It is the highest ranked hotel in Medan on Tripadvisor and is also the most expensive one (even though still below $100 or only 10,000 Marriott points/night) was a
For my return visit, I wanted to stay again in the historic part of Georgetown, with it’s narrow alleys, many restaurants and sights and public transport around the island. I chose the Chulia Mansion, a new addition with favorable reviews online – and I enjoyed it! Location: The Chulia Mansion is on – you guessed
I recently reported on another Accor hotel promotion (here) – stay three times and get points worth EUR160! Of course I had to try and fit that into my ASEAN Explorer trip, courtesy of the AirAsia pass!
For a short, one-night stop-over in Bangkok with my parents, I was looking for a hotel that is conveniently located for a quick shopping or dining trip by foot or BTS and also show cased traditional Thai hospitality at its best. Compared to my usual mid-scale or budget hotel choices in Bangkok, I wanted something
As you can read in my other reviews, I’m a big fan of Club Carlson and their hotels. Having staid at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Soi 18 before, I wanted to try another property on my recent trip to Bangkok and booked the Radisson Suites Bangkok on Soi 13. It didn’t hurt that Club Carlson
My first visit to Ko Samui was a bit of a last-minute change of plans and I had to find a hotel on Chaweng beach quickly. As this was part of the ASEAN Explorer budget-y trip, I settled on the Mercure Chaweng Tana Resort, and it was a good choice.
On my recent ASEAN Explorer trip, I had to make two stop-overs in Kuala Lumpur, their biggest hub. While I like KL, I wasn’t planning on spending a lot of time there on this trip and just needed hotel for one night each. Because I also had (another) Accor promotion going on, the ibis styles