This hotel is grand and has a long history. From a wealthy family that claimed it would build the world’s best hotel, to the San Francisco earthquake and fire, then becoming a “rel...

Stayed two nights at Hilton and earned 17,000 points...

Ever since I started my credit card points journey, I’ve built up balances with several major hotel chains. Before this trip, I also made fairly thorough preparations. In this post...

If you still have a free Night to use, consider Fairmont Miramar—you won’t be disappointed....

I really should have published this much earlier, but my procrastination meant I didn’t start writing until after finals were over... sorry about that. If I hadn’t realized that, i...

We spent four days in New York and used the 2*2 Free Night awards that LD and I got last year from the Chase Hyatt credit card. Naturally, we picked the Park Hyatt New York, where...

If you skip travel in spring, you'll regret it come summer....

Experiencing Shanghai’s landmark Peace Hotel...

A farewell to the defunct Chase Fairmont partnership....

The story of how an MGM Las Vegas basic-tier member unexpectedly got upgraded to a suite...

A review of our October fall-break stay at LondonHouse Chicago, plus a quick look at the nighttime views from the John Hancock building’s 360 Chicago/Signature Lounge....