Tag: hotel review
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Hotel Review: The Grand Brighton
Although I’m typically a pretty frugal traveler and no stranger to the budget friendly hostel option, these days I like to treat myself from time to time while traveling. Since I was only staying in Brighton for one night, I knew I wanted to stay beach front- and where better than The Grand Brighton! The…
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Hotel Review- Glasgow: Point A Hotel Glasgow
I wasn’t expecting much out of my visit to Glasgow- I’d scheduled so many lengthy day tours out of the city that I wasn’t expecting to spend much time in a hotel. With that in mind, I went for the inexpensive Point A Hotel Glasgow, and was delighted by my experience. The hotel is about…
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Hotel Review: Costa Rica- Auténtico Hotel
Although San Jose isn’t necessarily the main draw to visit Costa Rica, it is the country’s capital so odds are good that the majority of visitors will be making their way through the city at some point. The choices of hotels can be overwhelming, but since I was taking a tour of the country I…
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Historic Hotels in Glacier National Park
As one of America’s oldest established National Parks, Glacier boasts four different historic hotels (and several rustic chalets)- all built before 1930! Many of these hotels were built by the Great Northern Railway, which heavily advertised Glacier National Park as a tourism destination and built rail stations on both the East and West side of…
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Hotel Review: York- Principal York
On our visit to York, we prioritized convenience and booked a stay at the Principal York hotel. Only a few steps away from the train station, it was super easy to get to and from the hotel with our bags. The hotel fits right in with the local atmosphere with its beautiful late-Victorian architecture. After…
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Hotel Review- Las Vegas: The Venetian
Continuing on from my MGM Grand Las Vegas review, I wanted to take a moment to write out my thoughts on what is likely the most famous hotel on the Las Vegas Strip- The Venetian. With a whopping 7,100 rooms spread across its sister properties, and world famous replicas of numerous Venetian landmarks, this hotel…
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Hotel Review- Las Vegas MGM Grand
I’ve been to Las Vegas a few times in my life- sometimes for vacations, more often for work- and I make it a point to try to stay in a different hotel each time I visit. Although I’ve stayed at quite a few different Vegas hotels at this point, MGM Grand remains one of my…
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Hotel Review: Guadeloupe- La Creole Beach Hotel + Spa
When I told people of my plans to travel to Guadeloupe, I mostly got one response back; “That’s so cool! Where is that?” The butterfly-shaped island is located in the Caribbean between Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda. Unlike some other Caribbean destinations, Guadeloupe’s tourism is a little bit more nature inspired- five stars hotels are…
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Hotel Review: Porto- Torel Avantgarde
When I’m in the mood to stay at a hotel, nothing does it for me quite like a boutique hotel. Boutique hotels by definition are designed to feel small, intimate, and unique. Our stay at Torel Avantgarde in Porto, Portugal went above and beyond our expectations and to this day remains one of my favorite…
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Christening My New Passport at Sandals Royal Barbados
Prior to the world shutting down, my last trip abroad was to Sandals Emerald Bay. It made nice symmetry that my first international trip in over two years would be to Sandals Royal Barbados! This resort is actually right next to Sandals Barbados- the maps are a little misleading, but the two resorts are so…