Part Four in the series “How to travel the world in luxury at budget rates using loyalty schemes.” The ultimate use for your frequent flyer points? The fourth part in our series on getting the most out of airline frequent flyer scheme covers the essential concepts you need to understand. You may have read the […]
Image (c) 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin To kick off this review we better start with the name thing. Of course I can’t possibly know what images pop into your head when you read ‘Hotel Bikini’ but it’s probably not the renovated office block you see here. Berliners seem to love giving buildings nicknames – read […]
Image (c) Westin Grand, Berlin As a former resident of and frequent traveller to Berlin I have visited and stayed in a number of hotels in the German capital over the years. Regular readers will be aware of my interest in the Cold War era and feelings about ‘Østalgie’ – and will probably not be […]
I’ve said it before and you can bet I’ll say it again – Chicago is my favourite city in the USA and a place I could happily visit on a monthly basis for years and still discover new delights. Unfortunately the reality of living over 6000 km away most certainly bites, and following my first […]
My first trip to Bangkok – indeed my first time in Asia – was last June (2013), but I’ve been making up for lost time ever since. Having now stayed in the Thai capital on four different occasions, I’ve also been able to try several hotels and have yet to have anything less than a […]
At the end of May I was back in Thailand just after the coup to attend the DIA conference in Bangkok. The venue for the event was the shiny new Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit in the Thonglor area of the city, and I was lucky enough to receive complimentary accommodation during the actual conference. As I would […]
If you read our review of Lancaster London and saw the teaser post a while back, you’ll know we were in London for the second half of Easter and stayed in two different hotels in three days. You’ll also know that we found a lot to like at the first place; yet we’re always keen […]
Another year, another Easter break in London. On this occasion we would be spending three nights in the capital and due to this trip being very much a last-minute decision – and peak time for hotels – it was not so easy to find accommodation for the entire duration of our stay. Next time perhaps […]
