I see signs for the “Red Roof Inn” all the time when I’m on the road. Honestly I never thought twice about staying there because it just looked like a lower end hotel. When I think of lower end hotels I tend to associate them with uncleanliness. I must …

The Nile Hilton has been a favorite of mine for years, but as of January 2009, it will be taken by the Ritz-Carlton and called the Nile Hotel. However, the rooms are still open to guests during the switch, and it’s still a good value for the money at …

I just got back from a wild weekend in Las Vegas with the guys. Most of us are fathers now so we all desperately needed to blow off some steam. I chose to stay at the Rio all suits for a few reasons.
The first reason is in the …

El Rio Y Mar Island Resort was one of the most nature-touched haven I’ve ever visited. The shoreline stretched out so wide that it gives afternoons a touch of romantic view. The neighboring islands are breathtakingly wonderful that you cannot escape a single touch of the islands’ beauty.
Aside …

If ever in the area of Munising or Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I highly recommend that you try the Brownstone Inn located on M-28 between these two cities. The Brownstone Inn is an experience in itself. It is an older building, built in the …

My family have been going to Devon on holidays on and off for the last fifty years. It is a glorious tradition that we have been following and I have no intention of deviating from that now that my wife is pregnant with our first child.
I have been …

My three friends and I wanted a true Vegas experience and booked the Luxor Hotel the big pyramid along the Strip. Of course we wanted to me in the main hotel the actual pyramid so we made sure we booked a room there specifically. It …

I had visited Bangkok, Thailand, a number of times, some on business trips and some on my holidays.
There are many hotels and serviced apartment houses where one can choose …

Last October, I took my wife to the Blue Tile Beach House for our “lucky” 13 year anniversary. What an amazing property! The location is second to none, the property managers (Angie and Paul Peters) were knowledgeable and extremely kind, the view is spectacular, and our room …

This hotel is set in Chepstow, Wales on a golf course. It’s a stunning hotel that actual looks more like a castle, especially to North Americans who are not accustom to seeing castles too often!
We attended a wedding here and also stayed one night. The room we …

This country interest me mainly because of their religion. I was currently into landscape photography before I did my main focus on portraits. I had a chance to see this photograph of a huge statute of a buddha lying on the ground with the arms extending to the ears. …

The Four Seasons Resort on the Kohala coast on the big island of Hawaii is a very nice place to stay. In fact, every room at this luxurious hotel has an ocean view, rare in Hawaii. So what makes this place so special? Everything, period. …

Lyndsey and I recently went to the races at Ascot and stopped over night at the Royal Berkshire Ascot Hotel. The hotel is run by Ramada Jarvis. The hotel is located just a short drive away from Windsor and from Ascot and is ideally located for the …

The AE Parthenon is advertised as a hostel (budget accommodation) that is near the center of Chicago - walking distance to the Amtrak station and most downtown Chicago attractions. All of that is a stretch of the imagination! The location IS a 10 minute walk to the Amtrak train …

Expedia.Com is a website that advertises all over the television and claims to have the lowest rates and guarantees that you will never roam alone. They assure you that if there is ever a problem with your hotel and it is under construction they will notify you and let …

We booked this hotel because it was rated very highly on Tripadvisor (7 out of 210 hotels in Sharm) as part of an all-inclusive package.
We were very pleased when we arrived. I’m not sure it quite deserves a 5 star rating, but it was a lovely hotel.
It was immaculately …

We stayed here on our last visit to Rome on honeymoon and it was a nice place. When we stay in Rome we never stay in city centre, as it is such a busy, noisy place and the only time we stayed in the centre others in the hotel …

When I was assigned to work at Batam Island, I stayed at Planet Holiday Batam. At the beginning, I was not so sure about the quality of this hotel. It was a suggestion from my colleague who was assigned also to Batam about the good service of this hotel. …

I once chose a hotel because it was in the very heart of the city, and right along the busiest avenue to boot. I planned to do a lot of shopping and clubbing and I thought the location would be very convenient for me. But while it …

There is only one word to describe my stay at Danfords Hotel & Marina: picturesque. When we pulled up I was immediately impressed by the setting of the hotel right on the Long Island Sound. There is a boardwalk along the water and you can walk along and watch …

An excellent hotel to stay in when you are vacationing in the beautiful paradise of Boracay in the Philippines. Our room was spacious and cozy with beautiful bamboo furnitures and complete with cable tv. It was clean, fresh and gets tidied daily. The hotel staff were accommodating and …

The Ramada Plaza. A massive chain of luxury hotels located in the most beautiful places all around the world.
Our story began when me and my family where eating our breakfast in the local cafe, on our way to the seaside town of Blackpool. We had packed an overnight bag …

I was driving to from Toronto to Quebec City, and we needed to stay the night somewhere near the highway, so we stopped off at an exit that indicated that there were accommodations, and ended up at Hotel Dauphin Montreal Longueuil. A word do travelers, this hotel is not …

If you’re looking for a great all inclusive resort to get away to, I would suggest the Aventura Spa in Cancun Mexico.
I would have to say that the Aventura is one of the nicest places I’ve stayed at anywhere. Not only because the locale is beautiful and it’s …

The Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World is one of the best Disney resorts in style, architecture, and customer service. At least, in my experiences visiting there. When I afford to stay there, I do because I love to stand on my balcony and watch the fireworks from Magic …

Marriott Fullerton Anaheim is a very wonderful hotel. It is located in Anaheim, California and to tell you the truth, I find that California and Florida pretty much to be the same. I went with a group of friends to this part of the world and we …

This is one of the hotels I have been to in Macau. For one, I love the location because it is conveniently located near casinos, nightclubs and shopping malls. It is very close to the airport and the ferry terminal if you will be coming from Hong Kong.
The …

We have stayed at the Lake View Lodge about six times and we will be going back. The lodge is an older building, but it is well maintained and kept very clean. The owners, Perry and Codean are a delight and make you feel like family.
The lodge has …

We had gone to Mauritius for our honey moon and we chose the hotel Casuarina. We did not regret it. Casuarina is in Northern Mauritius, it is about 52kms away for the airport. After a beautific drive, we were pleased to see our hotel, an imposing, sprawling property, white …

This Holiday Inn has an all together different look than most Holiday Inn’s. The hotel is set on the main drag. The hotel is very close to a heavier traveled street and the hotel is very easy to find. You drive right off the street into …

When I went to Melbourne, Australia, I stayed in Holiday Inn.
I just like staying in this place. I think everyone is very good at serving people. Being someone who is new to this city, I really find it a bit awkward to being familiar with the place.
When I …

My wife and I spent 5 days together in the Walt Disney World Caribbean Beach Resort, and we really enjoyed it. The rooms were well furnished, and the service from all of the Disney staff was amazing. The room came standard with a nice TV, a mini fridge, and …

During one of my business trips to Philadelphia, I stayed at the Latham Hotel in the downtown city center. This is a smallish, European style boutique hotel. It is actually a very old hotel, since it’s considered a National Landmark. It is more than 100 years old. There are …

I love visiting Turkey so much and have done a few trips there with a lot of people. There was this particular memorable trip that I have been to with my family and the hotel/resort is Sheraton Voyager Antalya Resort.
This hotel is in a perfect location and I …

Staying at the Quality Inn in Security, MD was one of the worst hotel decisions I had ever made in my life. The rooms were very small, as if they had crammed an extra bed in a single room so they could call it a “double”. The …

Marriott Hotel Sheffield is where my Husband stops when he is away on business in Sheffield. I have stopped there with him a few times. The hotel is away from the centre of Sheffield but it is within a 20 minute walk of the main shops and …

Country Inn & Suites in South Jordan reminds me of an inn when in the movies there tend to be a bad monster chasing and the victims managed to run and stay in a place; this would be it.
The inn was sort of picturesque at first, and …

The Best Western is a really great place to stay. They concentrate on service for the visitor and it really shows. The town of Wiggins is very southern and puts forward the warmth of a gentile small southern gown. Wiggins offers plentiful activities for the pleasure …

This is the best hotel that I have been to in any state. it is located at 6740 Fallsview Blvd niagara falls, ontario. They havesome ofthe nicest greeters that you could imagine. From the time that you step out of your the hospitality of the greeters were mind blowing …

Old Penang guesthouse is one of the ‘prettier’ guesthouses in Penang. It is a converted pre-WW2 shophouse that still has some of the original art-deco reminiscent tiles and definitely all of the charm. It is one my favorite accommodation options in Georgetown.
The owners are very friendly and really try …

When I visited Bangkok, Thailand, on my business trips, I chose to stay at hotels conveniently located to travel to places of my business appointments since the traffic jams along the City main roads had been very time consuming.
During one of my visits I chose to stay at the …

I went to Aruba for a Business get-together provided by my company. They booked my stay at the Hyatt Regency and Casino in Aruba for 4 days.
Once I reached the Airport, there was a hotel car provided and the valet was very helpful. It took around 30 minutes to …

First off, let me just say that the location is great!! For a person like myself who adores peace and quiet, this hotel is tucked away in a small corner of BWI’s hotel district. And even though there were other hotels and a few …

I have visited Bangkok, Thailand, a number of times on my business trips to the Southeast Asia region, Bangkok being one of the major business hubs of the Region. One would find many travellers on business trips and holiday makers too in the bustling City at all times.
The …

Hotel Washington is really the place to stay whenever I come to Washington D.C. There are other great hotels as well but this one really takes the cake for me. The location is really perfect and from the room that I was allocated at one particular time, …

I stayed at the Holiday Villa, Alor Setar during my last trip to Alor Setar a few months ago. The price that I paid for this hotel was comparable to a hotel in Kuala Lumpur so I expected the best. Especially since I had booked myself into the Executive …

In August of 2009, my husband, daughter, and I made the long trip to take part in a Las Vegas wedding at Mandalay Bay. The bride and groom spared no expense, and paid for rooms for the wedding party. We cannot complain about our room. It was …

About a month ago, my fiancée and I stayed at the Marriott Hotel in Preston, Lancashire, for a romantic weekend getaway. I will say now that it certainly fits this bill.
We arrived to be greeted by a country-house exterior, and the pleasant concierge was very helpful. The décor in …

The Volga is a three star hotel in the resort of Calella on the Spanish Costa Maresme, about 1 hour by train to the north of Barcelona. Indeed the Volga is very convenient standing as it does so close the railway station and though they are frequent the trains …

The hotel is about an hour drive from the airport. But it is surrounded by a strip of business districts. It is also near a lot of historical landmarks which is perfect for tourists who wants to explore the land’s culture chronicles.
The receptionist was all smiles when she was …