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Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui
For my three nights in Hong Kong, I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui. The hotel occupies part of a mixed-use building in Kowloon, shared with a mall on the ground floor and residences on the higher floors.
aloft Newark (California)
In late October, I had a visit to the Bay Area. Room rates on the west side of the Bay didn’t quite work out as desired, so I booked a stay at the aloft Newark. This hotel was formerly the … Continue reading
The Westin Pasadena Revisited
In mid-October, I found myself on another trip to Pasadena. As my hotel chain choices were restricted to Hilton, Marriott, and Starwood, I chose to stay at the Westin Pasadena again. During my previous stay in October 2012, I was … Continue reading
Italy: Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport
As I had a somewhat “early” departure (10:25AM) from Milan to New York, I decided to stay at the Sheraton at Malpensa Airport the night before. Room rates were on the pricier side, so I booked a cash and points … Continue reading
Italy: The Park Hyatt Milan
Just prior to my Hyatt Diamond status expiring in early 2013, I signed up for the Hyatt Visa card and completed my minimum spending, yielding me two suite award nights at any* Hyatt worldwide. As part of my visit in … Continue reading
The Inevitable (and Expected) Club Carlson Devaluation has Arrived
Carlson announced a devaluation of its own today, joining last year’s Hilton bloodbath and last month’s Hyatt changes. The announcement is on the Club Carlson website and will go into effect March 15th. The key takeaways, roughly prioritized by significance: … Continue reading
The End of the Hyatt Devaluation
As part of Hyatt’s January 7th devaluation, they announced that awards booked prior to that date would be eligible for changes using the old award chart until February 15th. The 15th is almost here, so it’s time to make some … Continue reading
Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas
With a pile of Starwood points to burn, I chose to stay at the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas for five nights during my visit to Kauai. As a newly minted SPG Platinum, I had received a 35% off redemption … Continue reading
Hyatt Regency SFO
I had a visit to San Francisco where I chose to stay at the Hyatt Regency SFO. It’s a short walk from the Burlingame Caltrain station. While it only sees weekend service, this was fine for my purposes. As I … Continue reading
Hyatt at Olive 8
For Memorial Day weekend, I decided to go to Seattle (with a small dash of Canada added in as well). For our three nights in Seattle, we stayed at the Hyatt at Olive 8. I had booked this reservation speculatively … Continue reading