You have read Manila, Gateway to Paradise, and are inspired to visit? You have read Manila – Getting There and Around and now just need to find a place to stay? Then, check out my recommendations for the best area to stay in Manila for visitors, some ideas of the hotels and how to book them at […]
Radisson is the midscale, full-service brand of the Carlson Rezidor Group. After a miserable stay in the 90s, the chain went through a re-branding exercise in the 2000s and modernized significantly. I’ve stayed a few times with them and I’d consider them comparable to a Holiday Inn – reliable, if not very exciting…
The Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) is one of the largest hotel companies in the world, with over 4,900 hotels in close to 100 countries, offering over 700,000 rooms! With 168 Million guests per year, chances are you have been to one or at least heard of one of their hotels! Their brand Holiday Inn is
We had planned a getaway to the island of Samal of the coast of Davao. Our flight from Manila arrived after the last boat and we chose the Park Inn as our home for the night in Davao! As the closest hotel to the boat pier and with a big SM Mall and plenty of
Park Inn is the midscale, full-service brand of the Carlson Rezidor group. While I had heard about them before, I stayed with them because of their participation in the Club Carlson rewards program – and I liked it! Read on why I did and why you you should check them out!
As part of our mission to see many more of the 7,000+ islands of the Philippines, I got a surprise trip to Samal Island, of the coast of Mindanao near Davao, the capital. If you’ve always wanted to stay in an overwater room and have a beach to yourself, without the price tag that a
On our trip to Bali, we had kept the last few nights open and not booked a hotel. We were hoping to find a nice hotel near Ubud, with views of the rice paddies, maybe an outdoor shower or some of the other upscale, unique touches available at Bali hotels without the price tags you’d
For our recent trip to Bali, we picked the pullman Bali Legian Nirvana hotel – I had seen it on a previous visit from a walk along the beach, sitting just across from the beach road in Legian. After the more basic all seasons hotel Legian (review here), I was looking forward to a more
After an amazing trip into the Okavango Delta by canoe (read here), as part of our Cape Town to Victoria Falls adventure (read here), we had a stop over at the Elephant Sands Lodge. We had seen plenty of elephants at Etosha National Park (here) as well as in the Delta, so I wasn’t too
If you enjoyed my review of Etosha National Park and the photos of the amazing wildlife, you will need a place to stay. The Okaukuejo Camp we stayed at during our trip is a great option for independent travelers! We loved our stay there and you have options for any budget to make this your
After completing my ASEAN Explorer trip, courtesy of the AirAsia ASEAN Pass, I showed how I managed to make 11 flights for only $360 across four countries in my post on the trip’s airfare cost! A lot of people love the idea of traveling to exotic places, but never go, because they think it is
We planned a getaway from one of my favorite cities, San Francisco, to the wine country and needed a reasonably priced hotel near Healdsburg. Having visited the town before, and after reading online reviews, we settled on the Best Western Dry Creek Inn Healdsburg. I hadn’t stayed at a Best Western in a long time