Checking in: Vivanta by Taj, Malabar Cochin
It generally takes a very special situation for me to consider dropping $300+ per night on a hotel room. I rarely see the value in...
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Checking in: Sonnetta Residency, Fort Cochin
I’ve probably bored just about everyone into submission with the tales of woe involving our hotel arrangements while in Kochi (read here and here if...
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Checking in: Radisson Blu GRT Chennai
Our Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt landed at Chennai’s international airport a few minutes prior to midnight. Our flight the following morning to Kochi was at...
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An unexpected change in venue
Mr. Seth, you are checking out this morning, yes? Considering that we were booked for two more nights this was not exactly the Christmas morning...
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Checking in: JAL City hotel, Haneda
As part of my quick run to Japan for a flight on ANA‘s 787 Dreamliner I found myself in need of a hotel quite close...
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The hotel reservation that wasn’t
Apparently some hotels in India have learned from the airlines in the USA about how to book their properties – with more guests than they...
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Checking in: TianAn Rega Hotel, Beijing
The range of hotel options available in Beijing is tremendously broad. From dirt cheap rooms with no windows to grand luxury with a few more...
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Ramada gets lost in California
Yesterday morning I found myself in need of a hotel in or near Burbank, California. No big deal, right? I did my typical search across...
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Hilton “upgrades” their HHonors prorgam
Hilton announced some changes to the HHonors program this afternoon, adding a number of new award types to the portfolio. These changes will allow the booking...
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Bonus from Membership Rewards to hotels; not quite as bad a deal
I’ve never been a particularly big fan of using American Express Membership Rewards points for hotel stay transfers. The rates are generally pretty awful and there...