Hotel Reviews

  • Travel Tuesday: Park MGM Las Vegas King Room Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Park MGM Las Vegas King Room Hotel Review

    Over the past few years, I’ve written a few times about my stays at Park MGM. While that statement is technically true, I’ve actually stayed at NoMad — the boutique hotel that occupies the top four floors of the building (and is set for a rebrand soon, by the way). In turn, despite my numerous…

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  • Travel Tuesday: The Palazzo at The Venetian Hotel Review (Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts)

    Travel Tuesday: The Palazzo at The Venetian Hotel Review (Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts)

    It was sometime in October when I realized that I had yet to redeem the annual $200 Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts credit that comes on my American Express Platinum Card. Since this credit is based on a calendar year, I would need to act relatively fast if I wanted to make use of it.…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel Review

    Over the years, I’ve spent countless hours in Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, but have never really ventured into the city itself (other than driving through it on road trips). So, when it was revealed that FinCon 2024 would be held in Downtown Atlanta, I relished the opportunity to finally explore the area and stay in…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Delano at Mandalay Bay to Become W Las Vegas

    Travel Tuesday: Delano at Mandalay Bay to Become W Las Vegas

    A Vegas property is changing brands… again. This week, MGM Resorts and Marriott announced that the W Las Vegas would be debuting later this year. The hotel will occupy what is currently the Delano tower at Mandalay Bay. This update comes as MGM and Marriott continue to expand their partnership. First announced in July of…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Moxy Springfield Downtown Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Moxy Springfield Downtown Hotel Review

    This summer, a new, hip hotel opened in Springfield: Moxy. Confusingly, this new property isn’t too far from our local art house theatre, Moxie Cinema — but I digress. With Moxy still being new in town and with my wife and I celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary last week, we decided to spend the night at…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Hyatt House Anaheim Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Hyatt House Anaheim Hotel Review

    After my stay in Indianapolis for this year’s GenCon (and spending approximately 15 hours at home), I was off to Anaheim, California for D23. Since I’d be working the event and representing Laughing Place, my room was booked and paid for by my boss — which also meant that I didn’t know where my hotel was…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Le Meridien Indianapolis Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Le Meridien Indianapolis Hotel Review

    When I attended GenCon in Indianapolis, Indiana last year, I was taken aback by how many hotels there were in the area — and how many of them were sold out when I went to book. That’s how I ended up at the Conrad Indianapolis. This time around, it was the Conrad that was booked…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Voco The Tiger Hotel Review (Columbia, Missouri)

    Travel Tuesday: Voco The Tiger Hotel Review (Columbia, Missouri)

    This past weekend, my wife and I found ourselves in Columbia, Missouri. Located about three hours away from our home in Springfield, COMO is home to the University of Missouri (better known as Mizzou), which rivals our own Missouri State University. As our Saturday drew to a close, we realized we needed to book a…

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  • Travel Tuesday: MGM Grand King Room Review Revisited

    Travel Tuesday: MGM Grand King Room Review Revisited

    It’s been a while since I’ve added to my Las Vegas Content Bonanza™. Well, that’s also because it had been some time since I last had a chance to visit Sin City. But, back in January for CES, that changed. This time around, I spent a week at the MGM Grand — which happens to…

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  • Travel Tuesday: The Club CLE Lounge Review

    Travel Tuesday: The Club CLE Lounge Review

    Last fall, my wife and I kicked off a multi-city excursion by flying out of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. As we arrived for our short flight to Detroit (before an extremely long flight to Hong Kong), I was surprised to find that a lounge we had access to was available at the airport: The Club…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Caption by Hyatt Memphis Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Caption by Hyatt Memphis Hotel Review

    A few weeks ago, I had the chance to visit Memphis, Tennessee. Despite driving through the city a few times, this was my first proper visit (albeit one that was quite short). To mark the occasion, I decided to look for something that was convenient for me but that also seemed interesting to review. What…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Universal’s Aventura Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Universal’s Aventura Hotel Review

    For as many theme parks as I’ve been to in my life, it’s not very often that I actually get to stay on property at these resorts. So, while visiting Orlando back in October 2023, I decided to change that and book a stay at Universal’s Aventura Hotel — located at Universal Orlando Resort. This modern…

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