Hotel Reviews

  • Travel Tuesday: Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel Review

    Something funny about me is that, despite being a huge Disney fan who knows the parks like the back of my hand, I can count the number of times I’ve stayed on Walt Disney World property on just a few fingers. But, while continuing our Florida trip that saw us attending a friend’s wedding, we…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Hilton Grand Vacations Tuscany Village Orlando Review

    Travel Tuesday: Hilton Grand Vacations Tuscany Village Orlando Review

    When we returned from our trip to Hong Kong, we didn’t go back home. Instead, we headed straight to Florida for a friend’s wedding. But, with a week to spend in Orlando, we decided to try a few different places during our time there. We also happened to wait until just a few days before…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Matina Lounge ICN Review

    Travel Tuesday: Matina Lounge ICN Review

    In the time that I’ve had my American Express Platinum Card, I had only ever visited one lounge via the Priority Pass that the card comes with — and even that wasn’t a real lounge (it was a Minute Suites where my pass got me one hour for free and a discount on the second).…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Amex Centurion Hong Kong Lounge Review

    Travel Tuesday: Amex Centurion Hong Kong Lounge Review

    Even though I’ve been an American Express Platinum cardmember since 2019, prior to last month, I had only been to three Centurion Lounge locations: LAS (multiple times), PHL, and CLT. That’s partially because my travel took a bit of a dip soon after gaining my card (for obvious reasons) and also because my Delta loyalty…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Novotel Citygate Hong Kong Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Novotel Citygate Hong Kong Hotel Review

    A couple of weeks ago, for the first time since 2019, my wife and I had a chance to return to Hong Kong. As these plans were coming together, I knew exactly where I wanted to stay: the Novotel Citygate Hong Kong. I’d actually stayed here twice before and was more than pleased with my…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Hotel Vandivort Explorer Suite Review

    Travel Tuesday: Hotel Vandivort Explorer Suite Review

    No, your memory does not deceive you: I have reviewed Hotel Vandivort before — twice, in fact. However, with my wife and I recently celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary, we saw it fit to pay a visit to our local luxury hotel. This time around, however, we opted to try the King Explorer Suite. Additionally,…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Conrad Indianapolis Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Conrad Indianapolis Hotel Review

    Last week, after years and dozens of times driving through it, I finally had the chance to spend some time in Indianapolis, Indiana. What brought me to town was Gen Con — a gaming convention that I was covering for my other work. But, of course, this also gave me an opportunity to stay at…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Home2 Suites Chicago McCormick Place Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Home2 Suites Chicago McCormick Place Hotel Review

    Last month, for the fourth year in a row, my wife and I headed up to the Windy City to attend C2E2. As you may recall, after previously staying downtown and shuttling or driving in to the convention center, we decided to try staying at McCormick Place itself. Having tried the Hyatt Regency last time,…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Motel 6 – Anaheim, CA Convention Center Review

    Travel Tuesday: Motel 6 – Anaheim, CA Convention Center Review

    A couple of weeks ago, I shared a look at the La Quintas we stopped at as my wife, our dog Rigby, and I made our way to California. So, today, I figured I’d talk about where we stayed once we made it to our destination: the Motel 6 near the Anaheim Convention Center. Truth…

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  • Travel Tuesday: A Tale of Two (or Three) La Quintas

    Travel Tuesday: A Tale of Two (or Three) La Quintas

    Last month, my wife and I set off on a road trip to California. A major reason why we choose to drive this time instead of fly was so that we could more easily travel with our dog, Rigby, who’s still getting used to life with us. With her in tow, we decided to not…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Tru by Hilton Hotel Review (Wichita, Kansas)

    Travel Tuesday: Tru by Hilton Hotel Review (Wichita, Kansas)

    Over the past several months now, I’ve reviewed a number of hotel properties for my Travel Tuesday series. And while these locations have technically spanned the country, they’ve definitely over-indexed for Las Vegas, Nevada. Well, today, I’m changing things up a bit by looking at a hotel located in middle America — like, near literally…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (Chicago) Hotel Review

    Travel Tuesday: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (Chicago) Hotel Review

    For the past three years, my wife and I have been traveling to Chicago to cover C2E2. Before you ask, that stands for “Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo” and, while we have attended in 2020, 2021, and now 2022, the times of year have been very different, with the initial taking place in February, the…

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