Kauai Food and Adventure Guide: A 2024 Update
This past October we returned to Kauai for the first time since the pandemic. Here is an update to reflect our most recent experiences and remove the places that have since closed. A week on[…]
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This past October we returned to Kauai for the first time since the pandemic. Here is an update to reflect our most recent experiences and remove the places that have since closed. A week on[…]
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In the last 6 years, I’ve had a chance to visit every Park Hyatt Property in North America. My most recent was a 3 night stay at the Park Hyatt Toronto. In most cases I[…]
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Celebrating our 100th Hyatt Property at the Miraval Arizona- with an unexpected twist. Last year we booked the Miraval Arizona Resort for 3 nights at 65,000 points per night. I applied a suite upgrade to[…]
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When my sister told me she’d be visiting for a triatholon in Lake Tahoe, I utilized the opportunity to check out this property on the north shore. We arrived at the resort at around 4:45[…]
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We arrived on a Friday night after a 4 hour flight to Midway, picking up our rental, and driving around 30 minutes to get downtown. We checked in at around 7:30 for a 3 night[…]
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Thompson Austin: Review. Our check-in at the Thompson in Austin set the stage, and the rest of the evening fell in line with my remaining expectations. I had booked the room several months prior using[…]
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Our return in March of 2023 was quite spectacular relative to our first visit just over a year ago. In fact, I dare say this has leapt to one of my top spots— if not[…]
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Who knew that I’d return so quickly after my first stay, but my third night at this hotel had some interesting pro’s and cons that are worth discussing. Let’s start though by talking about the[…]
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This past fall, I decided to spend a night in San Francisco to avoid commuting home from work, and as this is one of the few full-service Hyatts in Northern California that I hadn’t been[…]
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After a day at work this past December, I took the ferry across the bay and walked over to the Hyatt Regency at the Embarcadero. I checked in early afternoon for a single night stay,[…]
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