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The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort represented the best value that we’ve experienced from a Marriott Bonvoy redemption in Hawaii to date. With a large resort like feel to the property, a world class beach at your footsteps, and a reasonably solid Elite upgrade to an ocean view, there was a lot to like when spending a week at this resort. Our in depth review tackles all areas and experiences at the resort… Read More

Our travels took is back to the middle of the Ontario pan handle between Toronto and Windsor to visit my wife’s brother. As a returning visitor to this region, we decided to branch out and try a different hotel than our last stay. As I’ve been spending a lot of time in hotels lately, I opted for the extended stay option in London, Ontario in order to stretch out and get a… Read More

Our recent return to the Toronto Airport area had us testing out another full service hotel. While most hotels within the Toronto Airport area are on the functional side, this hotel would be no different. We would end up arriving to this property prior to travelling onwards towards southern Ontario the very next morning. Our stay at the Sheraton Toronto Airport hotel and Conference Centre met the mark in terms of a… Read More

Our short stay in Doha had us returning to the familiar Westin Doha Hotel and Spa. The Westin was a brand new property a few years back, and we didn’t see a need to change properties to try somewhere new during our short stay in Doha. Our stay at the Westin Doha Hotel and Spa would be marked by a fabulous suite upgrade amid comfortable surroundings in this inner city resort like… Read More

The St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort would represent the pinnacle of a Marriott Bonvoy reward redemption. There are few such aspirational luxury properties in the world that can be had almost entirely on hotel points from staying at a Marriott Fairfield Inn or a Four Points by Sheraton. Our trip to the famed St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort was one of the better points redemptions we’ve had throughout our lifetime with the… Read More

The W Maldives would mark our first visit to a W property in the Indian Ocean sub Continent. The W Maldives was among the original W Hotels worldwide, and has been in operation for eighteen years in the North Air Atoll of the Maldives. The W Maldives brand is generally brash and aggressive, so we’d be curious to see what our stay experience would be like. We would end up discovering a… Read More

A great airport hotel should be convenient, hospitable and add ease to a travellers journey. Our return to the San Francisco International Airport had us visiting for fifteen hours. Instead of returning to the Westin San Francisco Airport, we decided to stay at the San Francisco Airport Waterfront Marriott. Was this a wise decision over the tried and tested Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel? Review: San Francisco Airport Waterfront Marriott, USA “A… Read More

This week’s travel had me on a return to Prince George, British Columbia in the northern part of the province. As a town located in the cross roads intersection of the northern town, it offers a large amount of accomodations for business travelers. This trip would have me staying at the Courtyard by Marriott Prince George; a brand new hotel built within the last five years. The stay would end up being… Read More

I returned to the Four Points by Sheraton Kelowna Airport for a recent business stay. Having stayed at the property several times previously, I would be interested to see whether the hotel was still the place to stay when in Kelowna. The hotel provided a basic stay experience, but I couldn’t help but feel that the hotel had slipped a little from its opening day. The hotel seemed to be wearing and… Read More

On a very occasional basis, work takes me to the central Canadian Prairie City of Regina, Saskatchewan. While this happens to be a regular stopover on the regular Canadian trans-continental driving trip, there aren’t many business hotels in the city that regularity cater to business travellers. My return to this primary business hotel in Regina, the “Delta Hotels Regina”, marked my stay for this particular trip. Read on to see what your… Read More

I needed a hotel to stay at after a colleagues retirement celebration event at the nearby Vancouver Club. The Delta Hotels by Marriott Vancouver Downtown Suites happened to fit that bill. I had previously stayed a this property on a mattress run, in order to get Delta Hotels Privilege Gold Level elite status. With the hotel now under the Marriott Bonvoy rewards program, As a returning guest now under Marriott Bonvoy oversight,… Read More

With another return to the Canadian nation’s capital of Ottawa, I broke up the usual repeat monotony by staying at a hotel that was more conveniently located for my business meeting needs. I ended up staying at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Ottawa hotel, which is located in Ottawa’s Byward Market. The hotel was recently renovated, but was located in a neighbourhood that is going through a bit of a resurgence. Read… Read More