While I stayed in a beach villa during my stay at the Waldorf Astoria Maldives, I did get a chance to tour an overwater villa. These are located at opposite ends of the island and are pretty much identical to the beach villas in terms of layout. The difference is […]
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Waldorf Astoria Maldives Beach Villa Review
The Waldorf Astoria Maldives beach villa is considered a standard room. It’s anything but “standard”: This beach-front room has 2,518 sqft of space, a private pool, two cabanas and tons of outdoor seating. You can book it for 120,000 points per night or use a Hilton free night certificate. The villa features […]
Review: Marriott Markham hotel (during the Gilmore Girls Fan Festival)
I stayed at the Marriott Toronto Markham a couple of weeks ago while attending the Gilmore Girls Fan Festival in Unionville Ontario. As you may recall, I confessed my obsession with the show Gilmore Girls a few years ago when writing about my brief visit to the town where Gilmore […]
Waldorf Astoria Maldives review: Things to know before you go
I recently stayed at the brand new Waldorf Astoria Maldives, which opened just two months ago. Since there aren’t many reviews out there, I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people on social media, interested in staying at the resort. I figured addressing them all in a general review […]
Review: Hera Cave Suites Cappadocia
Our stay at the Hera Cave Suites Cappadocia was a last minute decision. We weren’t sure where we were going after my cousin’s wedding in Istanbul, so we picked Cappadocia. I booked the Hera Cave Suites in the lobby right after we checked out, while simultaneously booking our flights to […]
Revisiting the Grand Hyatt Istanbul
I stayed at the Grand Hyatt Istanbul for the first time in 2012 and absolutely loved it. I don’t know what it is about this hotel, but it has such a homey vibe. When I was still staying at the Hilton Bomonti on my most recent trip (the whole family […]
IHG Rewards Card’s free night devalued: Is it worth keeping?
Unfortunately, this is not a late, pathetic attempt at an April Fool’s joke. Yesterday, Chase announced it would devalue the IHG Rewards Credit Card’s annual free night benefit. Starting May 1, the annual free night can only be redeemed at hotels that require 40,000 points per night or less In […]
Amazing hotel discounts from Amex Offers
Anyone with an American Express card will tell you, the annual fee pays for itself via Amex Offers. I save hundreds of dollars on regular purchases every year thanks to Amex Offers. I get everything from my daily coffee habit to retail purchases and even travel for at least 15% […]
Save big by booking hotel nights separately
There are lots of tips out there about how to save on hotel bookings. My go-to method is to check a series of tested OTA’s, Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts, and hotel websites to find the best deals. But there’s another method that most people skip over: Searching and booking […]
Boxed hotels: How to parlay their low rates into even more savings
A week ago I wrote about the savings to be found on Boxed with Amex Offers. Boxed.com seemed to be competing with online retailers like Amazon and Jet.com, however they are now distinguishing themselves with a Hotel booking website. You read that right: Boxed is getting into the discount travel […]