Hotel Giraffe – New York City – Affordable Luxury

Hotel Giraffe – New York City – Affordable Luxury

Filed Under: usa travel

My last two nights in New York City were a study in contrasts. I spent the first night at the Hotel Giraffe at 365 Park Avenue South and the next night I [...]

Hotel Elysee – New York City

Hotel Elysee – New York City

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If that trip to Paris that you promised your wife gets turned into a last minute business trip into New York City you might want to bring her along and stay at [...]

Westlake Village Inn – Hotel Review – Westlake California

Westlake Village Inn – Hotel Review – Westlake California

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In a word, “romantic”. That was my first impression of the Westlake Village Inn where I had the privilege of being a guest* last week. With the ponds, the gazebo and the [...]

Avia Long Beach – Hotel Review

Avia Long Beach – Hotel Review

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Coincidentally while I was planning a trip to Southern California last week, I saw that the small boutique hotel chain Avia (4 hotels) was looking for travel writers to come stay at [...]

Hotel Valencia – San Jose – A Quiet Retreat in Santana Row

Hotel Valencia – San Jose – A Quiet Retreat in Santana Row

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One of the most interesting neighborhoods in San Jose is not a neighborhood at all but a shopping area that was rebuilt for mixed use with housing as well as shops, restaurants, [...]

The Jane Hotel – New York City Discount Hotel

The Jane Hotel – New York City Discount Hotel

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$99 a night for a hotel with the bathroom down the hall might sound a bit expensive, but in New York City any hotel for less than $100 a night is a [...]

TVTrip.com – Video Hotel Reviews

TVTrip.com – Video Hotel Reviews

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There is a new player in the hotel review space which is TVTrip.com. TVTrip hosts video reviews of hotels. At this time they have “115 destinations, 5530 hotels, 494008 reviews, 4937 videos”. [...]

Bellevue – Looney Bin or 4 Star Hotel

Bellevue – Looney Bin or 4 Star Hotel

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New York City is considering a plan that would turn Bellevue hospital, the famous mental institution, into a hotel. Just think of the great marketing campaign they could run using the famous [...]

Hotel with Free Internet… and an iMac

Hotel with Free Internet… and an iMac

Filed Under: europe travel

The site Macenstein had an article about a UK hotel that is adding an iMac to each hotel room: Hotel chain City Inn has decided to put a brand new iMac in [...]

HotWire.com says "Smoker? Non-Smoker? Use Something Else"

HotWire.com says "Smoker? Non-Smoker? Use Something Else"

Filed Under: editorial

I booked and paid for a room using Hotwire.com last weekend and then ended up paying for a second hotel room. Why? It turns out that there is a catch with the [...]