Ocean view from Cusp Restaurant

Hotel La Jolla, a Kimpton boutique in a posh beach town

***Note: The hotel is no longer a Kimpton property as of February 4, 2016, my stay occurred in 2015 when still a Kimpton managed property and this review is reflective of that.  To my knowledge the owners are not making changes to staff or decor so all should hopefully be […]

Kimpton EPIC Miami Double Room

EPIC Miami Hotel Review: An “Un-Kimpton” Pre-Cruise Stay

  My initial thought was cheesy as I was sailing on the NCL EPIC on my EPIC journey, I thought it only fitting to stay at the EPIC Miami, a Kimpton hotel.  Miami was pricier than I thought and I wasn’t able to use my Kimpton Karma award, so I started stalking […]

Ben Franklin Hotel Palomar

Review: Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia – Luxury Hotel in Rittenhouse Square

Review – Hotel Palomar, a luxury boutique hotel in Philadelphia – Rittenhouse Square. The last thing you want to hear in any hotel is the fire alarm going off.  In all of my travels, I’ve encountered about four alarms in the middle of the night and I quickly jumped out […]

Hotel Monaco Seattle standard room

Hotel Review: Hotel Monaco, Seattle: A Comedy of Errors

My first stay at the Hotel Monaco Seattle was many years ago and the only memorable part of the stay was the goldfish “Talula” that was placed in our room.  Memorable because we had a pet for the night but also because we had just seen “Saving Nemo” at the movies and when […]