A staycation and travel addict who tries to toe the balance between living the atas life and maintaining some resemblance of financial sanity.
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 our pick as base for our last 2nights before flying home from LHR. We didn’t want to pay crazy London City prices, needed on-site parking, as well as to be within walking distance of a tube station.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] London Marriott Hotel Kensington”
This was the most unique property of this trip and actually, of all my travels. Staying in a manor yay! It also was a bonus that this property joined the Tribute Portfolio family in 2024. The official pictures looked really nice and we were suitably excited to experience an English countryside stay.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Billesley Manor Hotel & Spa, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel”
This was the pick for my first visit to Scotland and my first AC experience! I was hesitant at first about staying in an AC but had 2x 35k FNA to burn for a 3-night stay and Marriott Glasgow was no longer accepting FNA at the time of booking so here goes.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] AC Hotel Glasgow”
Cathay Crusade 2025
This was an easy choice as it recently re-opened from its former life as a Wanda property. It is indeed rare that I actively pick a property with no club lounge but being new (though online reviews seemed to show that minimal reno has been done?), I can’t pass up the chance to try this property for 2nights.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] St Regis On The Bund Shanghai”
I’ve decided to bundle this trip into a trip report after all – the trip which I randomly booked wayyy ahead due to a previous Amex offer on Cathay Pacific for $100 off any $500 spend. And this is how I’m going on this 3N fun hop for only $400+ on economy.
Continue reading “[Trip Planning] Cathay Crusade 2025”
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”
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”