A staycation and travel addict who tries to toe the balance between living the atas life and maintaining some resemblance of financial sanity.
Ah, a hotel in the clouds.
Ho Chi Minh was one of those cancelled-because-of-COVID plans and I have always remembered I need to check this city off my list. With soaring airfares all around, a $250ish return ticket on Singapore Airlines caught my eye and off I went for 4nights. This property also came highly recommended from a trusted friend and it was just in time to clock double elite nights so win win!
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection”
Again, over-researching led me to this property for its offering of location, an Executive Lounge, and decently new rooms. After a somewhat underwhelming Eurostar experience, I couldn’t wait to settle in soonest to check out the city as I only had 2 full days in the city..
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador”
Picked to move from Park Lane to this for a one-nighter because the property is so historic and honestly looks so impressive – just look at that architecture! But alas, it turned out to be memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London”
After much researching for places to stay in London, I landed on this property because the rooms look really nice, it has an Executive Lounge, located at a metro station plus Big Bus Tours stop is just around the corner.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Marriott London Park Lane”
This was my choice of hotel for an impromptu trip booked only 1 week proper, somewhat incentivized by the current Bonvoy promotion of double elite nights. It was the second cheapest property in Kuala Lumpur so I decided to go for it – was excited to experience a new neighborhood too!
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Hotel Stripes Kuala Lumpur, Autograph Collection”
“Enter a world of eclectic extravagance” says the website.
Big words, but I expected nothing less from the Garcha Group who also owns The Vagabond Club, Duxton Reserve, and Maxwell Reserve all of which I have experienced. I am admittedly not the biggest fan of their design of the properties but I never miss an opportunity to staycay at a new property heh.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] The Serangoon House, Singapore, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel”
Part of why I picked this hotel for my last night in Frankfurt was because it was the cheaper Bonvoy brand which will allow me to be near to and directly connected to the airport for my 11+ am flight back to Singapore. Also because the stay will clock my last 2k bonus points per night from the Bonvoy promotion. So despite somewhat being rattled by the reviews I’ve seen on Flytertalk, I decided to keep my reservation here for my short stint.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] SUITE DREAMS – Sheraton Frankfurt Airport and Conference Centre”
I was excited about this stay as this property only re-opened a few months back after closing fully for an extensive renovation – so everything would be relatively new. This 5-night stay would also fit in nicely with the plans of using my balance of 5x Suite Night Award so I applied them about 3 weeks prior.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] SUITE DREAMS – The Westin Grand Frankfurt”
My last night in NYC was supposed to be spent in TWA as I thought it would be quite a cool experience but then I saw a pretty decent deal on Hotelux which included a USD100 hotel credit, double points, free breakfast, plus possible late check out due to my Diamond status. I was going to have to pay about the same at TWA as the property required cash top up for a late check out which I needed, so I figured why not stay here and earn some points while at it.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] SUITE DREAMS – Conrad New York Downtown”
Ah, the hotel splurge of my trip.
It was only a few months back that the opening of this property popped up on my reading list and I was hooked. Ritz Carlton? New? Club Lounge? With Titanium status? YES PLEASE.
But prices? NO PLEASE.
Nonetheless, massive stalking of anything related to this fancy property commenced.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] SUITE DREAMS – The Ritz Carlton New York, Nomad”