Marilyn Monroe was glamorous and her image lives on in Paris at the Platine Hotel, a four star boutique hotel find on Hotel Tonight under the “hip” category. I booked a week in advance ($215 a night was awesome deal saving over $100 a night) which is a nice feature […]
Update: The Hotel has reflagged with Hotel Eurostars and has undergone a room renovation to refresh the historic hotel since my stay. It’s a great location for luxury hotel in Naples. One of the best benefits of a hotel loyalty program is using points to redeem for hotels that you’d […]
In my research of Naples, I happened upon the Partenope Relais on the waterfront. Intrigued by the fact that it was only 24 boutique styled rooms on one floor, I was sold on the theme – the movies. Each room would have a famous scene from the actor or director […]
It seemed silly to fly home after four days in Iceland when I had the option of the “stopover” fare on Icelandair that could allow me to spend time in London. In order to make London work, I remembered that I opened up the Hyatt credit card earlier in the […]
When I start researching a hotel, I use a variety of sources – TripAdvisor, blogs, magazine and newspaper reviews, etc. Key factors for me are luxury, location/convenience, points (if applicable) and price. For Reykjavik, I was torn as I was booking three weeks out and there wasn’t much left to […]
On my first visit to The Westin Sydney many years ago, I got stuck in the elevator. No, there wasn’t an electrical or mechanical problem, it was a dumb “only Sue” reason – I couldn’t get my keycard to work in the slot to press my floor. I tried a […]
Walking around Philadelphia, you will be struck by all the fabulous architecture on the outside but the “oh wow!” moments are when you step inside and see how the restorations have incorporated original details with contemporary interior design. Many of the hotels in Philadelphia have a storied history and the […]
The art was overwhelming, it was everywhere and I was wandering the hallways happily taking photos of everything. While this would be appropriate in an art museum, I was a guest at the art hotel, specifically The Henry Jones Art Hotel in Hobart, Tasmania. Tasmania is an Australian island a […]
From the moment I exit the taxi cab, I enter a world of comfort, design and a style that I long to be a part of – in my mind – the cool kids club. The boutique hotel spaces are magazine worthy and I want to be in the middle […]
It has taken me years of trial and error to fall in love with my London hotels and to reconcile the fact that I am forgoing thousands of points as I shun the US Chain hotels. Finding a level of comfort in the small hotels and their neighborhoods has made […]