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Summer travel is often among the hardest to gain outsized value. Demand is often high with families travelling together, hotel rates are often high and planners often get the best points and miles seats. However, having a diversified points and mileage balance can help families achieve strong value out of your travelling points and currencies. In this trip, we outline how we put together a family trip through Europe in the middle… Read More

Marrakech, Morocco has a tremendous amount of riads and super luxury hotels that compete for indulgence on a world class scale. Sometimes though, you just need a hotel on your way in and out of Marrakech or perhaps something less over the top indulgent. The Le Meridien N’Fis Marrakech comes in perfectly in these circumstances. Read on to see how our experience with this property fared… Review: Le Meridien N’Fis, Marrakech, Morocco… Read More

Our brief stop over in Madrid was at the convenient AC Carlton Hotel by Marriott in Madrid, Spain. We have stayed at this property before during a trip to Spain. It served us well on our last trip so we saw no reason to adjust from past experience. We’d enjoy a suite upgrade on our stay, making a no nonsense experience into a more comfortable stay. Review: AC Carlton Hotel by Marriott,… Read More

The Hotel Alphonso XIII, A Luxury Collection Hotel in Seville, Spain is one of the world’s most famous hotels. In addition to being a past palace, it’s made it mark in many novels and is a center piece in Seville’s main center district. A stay at this property is similar to experiencing royalty. Read on to see how our stay was in these elegant surroundings. Review: The Hotel Alfonso XIII, A Luxury… Read More

The Westin Palace Madrid is one of the most aspirational properties in the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio. It commands an exceptional location in a historic building that is filled with luxury features. We would get the opportunity to stay in a spacious suite at this property, in addition to enjoying a wonderful breakfast. Review: The Westin Palace, Madrid, Spain It sounds silly but after watching years of Starwood Preferred Guest TV and seeing… Read More

While airfare to travel to Iceland is often inexpensive, costs to stay in Iceland are often over the top. This makes choosing your accommodation ever more important in order to get the proper value from your stay. While the Hotel 101 isn’t a budget hotel choice, it is a terrific premium boutique hotel in Reykjavik that is well located and nicely appointed. Review: Hotel 101, a Member of Design Hotels, Reykjavik, Iceland… Read More

There isn’t anything more convenient than an “in airport” hotel. Canada’s largest airport at Toronto Pearson International Airport offers the first Sheraton in Canada: the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport. The Sheraton property offered everything you could expect from a Sheraton Hotel, along with excellent convenience to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Review: Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada. The Sheraton Gateway Hotel advertises itself… Read More

For our stay to kick off our stay in the Seychelles, we started off our visit at Le Meridien Fisherman’s Cove in Bel Ombre near the Beau Vallon Beachon Mahé, Seychelles. We experienced a pleasant stay with great service in a fantastic location right on the Beau Vallon beach. Review: Le Meridien Fisherman’s Cove Resort, Bel Ombre, Seychelles Our visit to the Seychelles would have us split our time across the island… Read More

The Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel is the Vancouver Hotel for Marriott Loyalists. It offers a business traveller oriented experience, with amenties such as a concierge lounge, a reasonable location that is well situated to many of Vancouver’s attractions and beautiful Harbour Views. Read on to see how our stay was and whether the Marriott experience delivered. If you enjoyed this post, please follow us here or on social media through Facebook,… Read More

One of the most aspirational Marriott / Starwood properties in North America is the St Regis Bal Harbour Resort Miami Beach, Florida, United States of America. The St Regis property commands an impressive luxury high rise at the north end of Miami Beach. The property features every luxury and amenity. Would a stay here live up to it’s reputation? Our stay at the property would test almost every feature. Review: The St… Read More

For our three day stay in Mexico City, we were fortunate to be experiencing a city with a lot of interesting hotel options. We would end up a the W Mexico City which had an excellent location that was walkable to most attractions in the upscale Polanco neighborhood, and conveniently located near the Hop On – Hop Off bus allowing for some easy sightseeing. Review: The W Mexico City, Polanco, CDMX, Mexico… Read More

Our layover at the San Francisco International Airport had us requiring a night of accommodation in order to get from Canada to Mexico. Being regular consumers of the Marriott brand, we ended up with a choice between the Westin San Francisco International Airport and the aLoft San Francisco Airport. Thanks to a nearly equal rate, we ended up at the Westin San Francisco. Despite it being an older hotel, we were pretty… Read More