An Aloft Phoenix Thanksgiving
This previous review of the Aloft Phoenix Airport is included in the Trip Report The Southwest Companion Pass: Round 3 which began in April of 2015 and is continuing on till the companion pass expires.
Happy Thanksgiving to...
The St. Regis, My Mauritius
For he who says, "It is the journey not the destination that is important," I say, "Have you stayed at a St. Regis?" My constant internal struggle of whether I prefer the posh life of...
Aloft Bangkok: Accept No Substitutes
This is part of the Trip Report So Long Mongolia, Hello SE Asia (December-January 2015) which covers:
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bangkok, Thailand
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Yangon, Myanmar
Ngwe Saung, Myanmar
Mandalay, Myanmar
Bagan, Myanmar
Hong Kong
Orlando, Florida
Catch up by reading the preview, The Banana Pancake Trail to...
Hotel Review: Sheraton New York Times Square
If NYC is the epicenter of the universe, then Times Square is the epicenter of overrated. The same can be said about the Sheraton New York Times Square...
Hotel Review: Four Points Manhattan SoHo
Happy to be recognized as a person, following a less than impressive stay at the Sheraton Times Square, I headed to the quaint Four Points Manhattan SoHo...
Hotel Review: Sheraton Tribeca
No De Niro, no problem. The Sheraton Tribeca may not draw in the celebs but this also keeps the required dinero needed to stay here to a minimum. I had...
Hotel Review: Le Parker Méridien
Le Parker Meridien must be pronounced with the stuffy French accent its name invokes. But, there's nothing pompous about this hotel. It is elegant yet...
The W Scottsdale: Too Cool to Care
Having lived in Scottsdale off and on for ten yen years, I am intimately familiar with the W Scottsdale both as a guest and as a pool/bar visitor...
Aloft Seoul Gangnam
As luck would have it, my favorite hotel in Bangkok, the Aloft had recently opened in the posh neighborhood of Gangnam in Seoul. The Aloft Seoul Gangnam...
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai for Halloween
I am partial to Le Royal Méridien because it is located next to my old apartment building. It is also located next to Nanjing Walking Street, an overcrowded place that is worth seeing once but should otherwise be avoided. Le Royal Méridien is only a few minutes away from The Bund, The French Concession, West Nanjing Road, and all that is good in life.
