The Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam is a Starwood Luxury Collection hotel with a story steeped in history. Located just a block from the Anne Frank House – the famous attic where Frank hid during WWII and now museum – the hotel…
Business traveler? Don’t let the aloft Brussels Schuman website scare you away, the hotel is superb. Having recently stayed in the Sheraton Brussels and the Le Meridien Brussels, I wanted to give the aloft a try. However, I got a…
My 2012 Mileage and Status Goals I usually set my mileage and status goals early in the year. Here it is, April 2nd, and I’m still thinking through my strategy – and that’s not a good strategy. Airlines US Airways…
I track my nights/stays/points very closely…I mean, who doesn’t? I blogged earlier this year that for several days/week the SPG thermometer, which I love, had disappeared from the website. Luckily, it reappeared a few days/weeks later. However, it seems to…
Last week I blogged about the fact that I am ready to leave behind my Chairman Status with US Airways and make a move to a new airline. It’s a hard decision, I’ve held Chairman and Platinum status with US…
OUT NYC, New York City’s first hotel to cater specifically to gay tourists, has opened on 42nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenue near Hell’s Kitchen. The hotel’s co-owner, Ian Reisner, describes the hotel as the world’s first gay focused,…
I’m sure hotel concierge love to laugh at the requests they get…but most of them have the sense not to laugh directly in front of your face. I was stunned today when the concierge at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel…
Le Meridien Brussels is located next to the Central Train Station in Brussels in a beautiful, curved building just steps from the Gothic-style central square. Because of the hotel’s location, taxis are not allowed to drive directly up to the…
Five days after Starwood’s 2012 benefits went into effect, and their website underwent some changes, the nights/stay thermometer has returned to their website. After logging in this morning, I was very pleased to see that the trusty little thermometer was…
A two-day EU summit which got underway in Brussels today, brought world leaders to my front door…or at least the hotels’ front door. Today in the lobby of the Sheraton Brussels officials from the hotel & Romania prepared for the arrival of…
March 1st, the day new award program benefits go into effect, has finally arrived. I logged into my accounts this morning to check out the new benefits and discovered some changes to the Starwood Website. For me, the most notable…
If you’re a workout fanatic, this hotel might be for you! InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) wants to help you maintain your workout routine while you’re on the road. IHG (parent of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza & InterContinental hotels) announced this new…
Is this one of Starwood’s best kept secrets? Starwood’s Beat the Timer website offers deeply discounted hotels throughout Europe and the Middle East. For 72 hours, featured hotels offer a limited number of rooms via this site. All rates are…
I originally posted about the Westin Sydney after spending Christmas and Boxing Day at the hotel. I fell madly in love with the Westin and swore I would find a way to get back. Well, it turned out that about 3 weeks…
The Westin Grande Sukhumvit is a modern and contemporary Bangkok hotel located in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping and entertainment district. Upon arrival at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, I was greeted by a hotel representative who took my luggage (I…
In a battle of the “on the Park” day spas, who comes out on top? It was a pretty tight competition between the Hilton on the Park Melbourne’s eforea Day Spa and the On the Park Rejuvenation Day Spa at…