A staycation and travel addict who tries to toe the balance between living the atas life and maintaining some resemblance of financial sanity.
This stay was just in time as the first RC to make use of my Club Upgrade certificate and it was indeed a free upgrade as compared to prices I would otherwise have to pay without it. Time to check off this one while waiting for the Sydney one to be completed. YAY.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Ritz Carlton Melbourne”I can’t believe it has taken me this long to visit New Zealand!
[Posts following this will be more …..succinent for a while due to some life changing events happening right now]
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] JW Marriott Auckland”
Decided to try out this 2-weeks old property against my brains telling me to stop trying hotels so new. But my obsession with new hotels was too strong and I bit the bullet to bring the family there for our quick hop over the causeway.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Sheraton Johor Bahru”
This was an impromptu booking made after we made the painful decision to cancel our Surabaya trip due to the recent riots. With the trip dates only 3 days away coupled with the start of the school holidays, everything was mad expensive – flight tickets to KL was over $400 per pax. UGH.
So… a family road trip to Melaka it became and congrats to us that this hotel had recently opened – a new life from what used to be Ramana Plaza Melaka.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Dusit Princess Melaka”
Another RC to check off my list yay!
So while planning for the 2025 family trip, I thought exploring a new city will be fun. And of course, the RC there called out my name before I knew it heh.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Ritz Carlton Nanjing”
This was the first hotel of my trip and it wasn’t a difficult decision to pick this spot as there were limited Bonvoy properties in the city. Plus, the rooms had undergone a refurbishment and based on pics, the new rooms looked quite nice.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Zurich Marriott Hotel”
I think this journey started when I was thinking about making it my KPI to try at least one aspirational airline product every year. So what better way than to start with a Qsuites adventure!
Continue reading “[Trip Planning] Qatar Quest 2025”
This was a rather random decision to burn off expiring D$. Not super exciting but always nice to check out a new spot!
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Momentus Hotel Alexandra”
TAP Air Portugal Traipse
This was my choice of a quick one-nighter before heading back home – decided to spring for this versus Moxy as the incremental cost can cover dinner – which turned out to be the right decision.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Lisbon Marriott Hotel”
TAP Air Portugal Traipse
Decided to spend my last night at this property because I’d get more time to check out the airport offerings in general, plus I’d get to skip off to check out the giant Boeing 747 parked at Coredon Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, accessible via the hotel’s free shuttle bus from the airport.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center”