If you’ve been following the blog for some time, you probably already know that Dad and I took a trip to Portland back in March. Using Dad’s yearly free-night certificate from his Marriott Visa, we stayed at the Marriott Courtyard Portland Center City, a category 4 property, for our first night in town. We arrived … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: The Nines – Portland, Oregon – Booked with HotelTonight
Last month, Dad and I headed to Portland for a mileage run on United, where we decided to spontaneously book our hotel stays on a whim to make it more fun. Using some referral credits with HotelTonight (related post), I was able to score a room at one of Portland’s finest downtown luxury hotels, The … [Read More…]
Exploring The Radisson Blu Chicago
While I was in Chicago with some of my girlfriends in the beginning of March, we were given the opportunity to visit and take a tour of the Radisson Aqua Blu Chicago. For those of you have been following Club Carlson’s recent promotions for some time, the Radisson Aqua Blu Chicago might actually already ring … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Public Chicago $1 Sale Success
Back in January, I lucked out and was able to book 2 consecutive nights at the Public Chicago during their $1 sale. The 270 $1 rooms sold out in minutes, and many have argued that the sale was a marketing hoax/publicity stunt on behalf of the hotel. The good news is, I’m living proof that … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Celebrating Valentine’s Day Weekend at W Hoboken
Is it me, or is 2012 passing by so quickly? It seems like yesterday that it was New Year’s Day, and now Valentine’s Day has graced passed us with a blink of an eye. Jeez, can we hit the pause button on 2012 for a little bit? With the year zooming past us lately, Kevin … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Country Inn & Suites Knoxville Cedar Bluff
En route back to NJ and after driving 15 hours straight with minimal stops from Houston, we finally arrived in Knoxville, TN at around 8:00 PM. We were utterly exhausted from driving, cranky, and felt like we were still moving even after getting out of the car. Ever feel like that? Anyway, you can bet … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Park Inn Houston North Hotel & Conference Center, TX
After saying farewell to Austin, the next stop on our Texas Road Trip was Houston. Upon arriving downtown, we spent some time at the Houston Aquarium and then grabbed a quick lunch at Bayou Place, Houston’s entertainment hub located in the heart of downtown’s theater district. The Houston Aquarium Tiffany and I After lunch, we … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Radisson Hotel & Suites Downtown Austin
I’ll admit that I originally booked the Texas Road Trip specifically to take advantage of Club Carlson’s “Redeem Points. Earn Points” promotion, so I was strategic in only choosing Category 1 Club Carlson properties along the way from NJ to Texas. There were only a handful of Category 1 properties in Texas, primiarily in the … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Park Inn DFW Airport South, TX
For our 2nd night in Dallas, we stayed at the Park Inn DFW Airport South instead of the Radisson Hotel Dallas East (as originally planned) because the next morning we were set to hit Austin, and we wanted to be as close to the highway as possible. Both the Radisson Dallas East and the Park … [Read More…]
Hotel Review: Radisson Hotel Dallas Central-University Park
After a long 12 hours of driving and a sore butt from sitting that long (FYI: if anyone else drives a Mazda3, or is looking into getting one, I’m not going to lie, the seats are super uncomfortable), we finally arrived in Dallas! As you can see from our original itinerary, we originally had plans … [Read More…]
