I’ve long been a fan of Hyatt Place hotels. They’re an excellent brand for family travel and offer a consistent experience within the U.S. But I was recently disappointed with a stay at the Hyatt Place Long Island City. Here's why it didn't get top marks during a recent stay.

I’ve found my happy place. The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel has just the right combination of outstanding yet down-to-earth service, luxurious rooms, excellent food, and strikingly beautiful grounds. Best of all, this Cape Town paradise can be booked for 15,000 Hyatt points per night.. or less. The only downside is that it’s...

On our way back from Paris, we spent a night in Toronto. St. Regis… The post Hotel Review: St. Regis Toronto appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

London hotels come in all shapes and sizes. None are as original and quirky as this one though!

What's your biggest hotel pet peeve? Mine is about hotel bathrooms and their lack of design of one IMPORTANT feature.

As part of a quick trip to Italy, I booked a return ticket from Milan Malpensa Airport back…

In an era of minimalism and modernism in luxury hotels, a historic grand hotel dating back to the Gilded Age remains vibrant in a quiet neighborhood of Pasadena, California. My family truly enjoyed The Langham Huntington, a treasure in our backyard. The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, Los Angeles Review Who would...

For me to review flights to and from Hawai’i I sometimes spend the night at a hotel near an airport and this time brought me to the Fairfield Inn & Suites Seattle Sea-Tac Airport. I chose this hotel because it had 3 things I was looking for, a good price,...

I enjoyed my short, but excellent visit at the Volga in Mexico City.  One thing to note up front, in many years of writing this blog, this is my first ever press trip, in the sense that my hotel stay was paid for.  I paid for all of my travel...

I had some meetings in New York City last week and stayed downtown for… The post Hotel Review: New York Marriott Downtown appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

I’ve spent three nights at the Kimpton EPIC Hotel in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood and really enjoyed my experience. It’s a combination of value, location, and the hotel room itself.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...

Background: Since I went to UCLA, I’ve always wanted to stay at the W Los Angeles West Beverly Hills (Westwood) as I often passed it during my time on campus. Interestingly enough, the hotel was formerly a dormitory for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). But in 1999, the...

I was in Las Vegas last week for a convention and had the opportunity… The post Hotel Review: Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.