Hotel Zelos, the former Kimpton Palomar, has a great location in the heart of San Francisco with easy access to the city. Stylish rooms, friendly service and a nice restaurant and gym offer a good base to explore the city. If you can snatch a good deal, Hotel Zelos can be great value, but prices […]
The Novotel Paris Gare de Lyon offers a location convenient for public transport right next to the train station, modern rooms in the latest Novotel design and a gym and pool that are rare in the center of Paris. While the service wasn’t great, with prices much lower than elsewhere, this is great value and worth
The Pullman Kuching offers large rooms and full amenities including a pool, professional gym, spa, bar and restaurant, all at a very low price. You also get a great location and friendly service, making it to see the sights of Sarawak, Borneo. The Executive Lounge is the icing on the cake with nice happy hour
The DoubleTree by Hilton Wroclaw offers beautiful, modern rooms, friendly service, a great breakfast buffet and nice pool and wellness area in easy walking distance from Wroclaw’s Old Town. Add generous upgrades and lounge access for Hilton Honors elite members and low award pricing, and the DoubleTree Wroclaw is a great base to explore the
IHG Rewards Club has launched their 2018 Fall Promotion – just don’t call it Accelerate! The promotion is tailored to your stay and spend history and offers double points up to a cap as well as other tasks that can earn bonus points. It’s not as generous as previous Accelerate promotions, but still good in
The Destiny Boutique Hotel in Seminyak, Bali, is only a few minutes walk from the beach in my favorite neighborhood and offers modern rooms and friendly service. You get a nice pool and great views from the rooftop, all at a bargain price, making this good value for a beach vacation on Bali! It’s worth
The Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel companies in the world with over 5,300 hotels around the world and their IHG Rewards Club loyalty program has 100 million of members. It became a favorite of mine in years of business and leisure travel – yet it doesn’t get much love in the blogosphere.
The Element by Westin Bali Ubud offers a Heavenly bed, some of the fastest internet on Bali and the opportunity to earn or redeem Marriott Rewards points. The service is friendly and professional, the restaurants serves a nice breakfast and you have a pool, spa and even yoga classes to stay active. The location outside
Updated 2018: The Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel companies in the world, with 5,348 hotels in close to 100 countries, offering almost 800,000 rooms! Their Holiday Inn brand is the largest hotel brand in the world and the InterContinental brand is one of the oldest in the world! Find out
The Wyndham Garden Kuta Beach has a great oceanfront location near the Boardwalk Mall in the Kuta/Legian area of Bali and offers stylish, newly renovated rooms and full service amenities at a great-value price. After my hotel inspection I’m sure to stay here on a future Bali trip and recommend you give it a try!
The Marriott Sukhumvit Executive Apartments are co-located with the hotel of the same name. You get a slightly bland one-bedroom apartment with a full kitchen, living and dining room, as well as access to the executive lounge, pool and gym shared with the hotel for roughly the same price as the hotel room. It’s the
In InterContinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) promotion calendar is usually a hole in August – with one of the popular Accelerate promotions ending in July and the next one starting in September. Instead, IHG Rewards Club is offering two promotions, offering 5,000 or 10,000 bonus per stay! Find out the details of the promotion to keep