Over winter break, we spent a night at the Kimpton Palomar in Philadelphia. While checking in, we used the Kimpton Secret Password!
We enjoyed our stay, but it reminded me of a question I’ve had while away from home.
Why do hotels often place the toilet paper holder in such hard to reach places? Continue reading Question: Why Do Hotels Place The Toilet Paper Holder Here?
A few years back I wrote a post where I shared a tip about a way that the Michael W Travels family saves some money during trips thanks to the hotel fitness center. We still do this on most trips so I felt it was worthy of sharing again…
It’s safe to say that the majority of you love to save money when traveling and in everyday life. I know I’m constantly looking for ways to save money, get a deal or earn a sweet bonus of miles/ points or cash back.
If you’re looking for an easy way to save some money on your next trip, I’d recommend that you continue reading. Continue reading Budget Travel Tip: Save Money, Visit the Hotel Fitness Center
Over Winter Break 2019 the Michael W Travels family went on a Deep South Road Trip.
Along the way (we live in Brooklyn, NY) we made stops in states like Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina.
Kim and I wanted to keep this trip as flexible as possible. We didn’t want to be tied down to a set plan of where to overnight. We wanted to be able to stay and enjoy a place longer or return to a missed place on the way back if weather wasn’t on our side. Continue reading Hotel Strategy For Our Road Trip- Don’t Book More Than A Day In Advance!
A little over a year back I wrote a post wondering, will hotels get rid of mini shampoo bottles.
Over the past few years, we’ve noticed more and more properties offering wall mounted soap and shampoo rather than the mini bottles. While we don’t love this system, it is better for the environment. Continue reading Mini Soap Bottles Could Soon Be Banned At New York Hotels
Wyndham Rewards used to be a pretty straight-forward program. A one night stay at any property used to cost 15,000 points (unless you opted for the cash + points option).
The program got a bit more complicated a few months back when they introduced three award pricing tiers (7,500, 15,000 & 30,000 points per night). For lower-end properties this could be a good thing, not so much for their higher end ones. Continue reading Bonus Offer: 2X Wyndham Rewards Points On Next 5 Stays
A couple of months back I used 15,000 Wyndham Rewards points for what I’d consider a not overly exciting booking.
I had some points expiring so I figured it was better use them for an upcoming trip rather than book a random one- night stay somewhere. Continue reading Confused About A Wyndham Rewards Booking Which Went Down In Price
Over the years, we’ve spent many nights in hotel rooms, hostels and Airbnbs.
We try to keep our room costs to a minimum while sprinkling in nicer hotel stays using hotel points earned from credit card sign up bonuses.
During our current trip to France and Monaco, we recently arrived at our third hotel. Continue reading My Biggest Pet Peeve In Hotel Rooms
You never know how well hotels have been cleaned after guests checked out and you show up for your stay.
Were the bed sheets changed, was the toilet seat wiped down properly? How about the the cups & utensils , were they washed or replaced with clean ones?
14 hotels in China are being inspected by the authorities due to hidden camera recordings of cleaning crews using dirty towels to clean cups and glasses. Continue reading GROSS: Chinese Hotels Being Inspected for Unsanitary Cleaning Practices
Around 2.5 years back I wrote a post where I shared a tip about a way that the Michael W Travels family saves some money during trips thanks to the hotel fitness center. We still do this on most trips so I felt it was worthy of sharing again…
It’s safe to say that the majority of you love to save money when traveling and in everyday life. I know I’m constantly looking for ways to save money, get a deal or earn a sweet bonus of miles/ points or cash back.
If you’re looking for an easy way to save some money on your next trip, I’d recommend that you continue reading. Continue reading Budget Travel Tip: Save Money, Visit the Hotel Fitness Center
Over the years, Radisson Rewards (formerly Club Carlson) points have been quite valuable for our travels.
After the Club Carlson credit card’s 2nd night free benefit went away, their points lost a ton of value. Regardless, we’ve still used our points for stays at some very nice properties.
A couple of days back I received an e-mail about an easy way to earn 10,000 bonus Radisson Rewards points. Continue reading Earn An Easy 10,000 Bonus Radisson Rewards Points
