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Hilton Garden Inn Mountain View Hotel Review

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This post is part of Random Hotel Review Month. Today we review the Hilton Garden Inn Mountain View, CA from my October 2012 visit. Other Random Hotel Reviews: Westminster Hotel, Conrad Istanbul. Unlike my most recent trip to see Google where I was able to stay at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley, I usually find myself staying at more modest hotels whenever I am in the area. … [Read more...] about Hilton Garden Inn Mountain View Hotel Review

Hyatt Demonstrates the Proper Way to Announce a Devaluation

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Yesterday evening I blogged about Hyatt’s Devaluation of 2013 and shared my thoughts on the change. Long story short is that no devaluations are good, but this one wasn’t as bad as others. Late last night I received a relatively proactive email from Hyatt announcing the devaluation, and I consider it to be a clinic on how to properly relay bad news to your customers. Here is … [Read more...] about Hyatt Demonstrates the Proper Way to Announce a Devaluation

Hyatt Gold Passport Devaluation 2013: The Losers and a Winner?

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Last night Hyatt announced that they would be devaluing their award chart by increasing the number of points needed for certain awards and adding a new level of redemption (Level 7) which increases the number of points needed for an award night at 6 Park Hyatt Hotels by 8,000 points (36% increase). In addition, Hyatt is changing their valuable suite upgrades to be 6,000 points … [Read more...] about Hyatt Gold Passport Devaluation 2013: The Losers and a Winner?

[Random Review Month] The Westminster Hotel in Livingston, New Jersey

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This post is part of Random Hotel Review Month. Today we review the Conrad Istanbul Hotel from my April 2013 visit. Other Random Hotel Reviews: Westminster Hotel. For years one of my major clients was located within 5 minutes of the Westminster Hotel in Livingston, NJ. Because of the close proximity to our client offices and frequency of our trips, I have probably stayed at … [Read more...] about [Random Review Month] The Westminster Hotel in Livingston, New Jersey

Welcome to Random Hotel Review Month!

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When traveling for business or on vacation, I often take photos of the hotels I visit with every intention of posting a review on the hotel in the future. Then I get busy with other matters and the review sits untouched and photos are ignored. The result is a backlog of hotel reviews that I have been meaning to write, many of which no longer follow any sort of chronology, … [Read more...] about Welcome to Random Hotel Review Month!

Conrad Indianapolis Hotel Review

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A few weeks ago I wrote briefly about my trip to Indianapolis in a post titled "Impressed with Indianapolis." In that post, I promised that more would follow, including a review of the Conrad Indianapolis hotel, where I stayed for the night. Here is that review. One of the benefits to arriving at your hotel after 11 PM is that at that point most of the room assignments are … [Read more...] about Conrad Indianapolis Hotel Review

Four Seasons Silicon Valley Palo Alto Hotel Review

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What do you do when you are in Silicon Valley to visit Google and all but one of their recommended hotels are sold out for your stay? You book a room at the Four Seasons Hotel and write a review about it, of course! That's what happened to me during my October, 2013 trip to Mountain View, CA for an annual Google Conference... and after spending 3 nights at the property, I … [Read more...] about Four Seasons Silicon Valley Palo Alto Hotel Review

Help Me Plan a Trip to South Africa in April of 2014

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After hearing all of the gushing reports of South Africa from my friends and other travel bloggers, I knew at some point I would need to visit South Africa myself. That opportunity appears to be coming sooner than later, because my father and I jumped at a deal to stay at the Vuyani Safari Lodge when the property was featured on Jetsetter last month. … [Read more...] about Help Me Plan a Trip to South Africa in April of 2014

My Recent Points Redemptions for Hotel Rooms

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I realize that I don't talk as much about earning points and miles or redeeming them as other Boarding Area bloggers, but that doesn't mean that points and miles aren't a major funding source for my travels. In August and September alone I booked stays at 4 hotels (11 nights total) using hotel points and free night certificates to fund my stay.  I saved over $4,000 in the … [Read more...] about My Recent Points Redemptions for Hotel Rooms