Category: Hotel Reviews
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Radisson RED Oslo Airport Review: Solid Sleep, Odd Art
Ever since I stayed at the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel, I have been fascinated by airport hotels. Our flight was landing in Oslo at 10pm, and I couldn’t pass up the chance to try another one instead of lugging luggage through the train of a new country. The Radisson RED isn’t technically connected to…
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The Dock 69°39 By Scandic Review: A Great Hotel With Nowhere to Hang Your Coat
If you ever get a chance to go to Tromsø, The Dock 69°39 by Scandic is the place to stay. This newer hotel opened in 2025, and compared to other options like Radisson Blu Hotel or Clarion Hotel The Edge, I think it’s the best hotel in the city. Tromsø is known as the “Gateway…
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Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Review: The World’s Best Airport Hotel?
Here’s something I’ve never understood about US airport hotels: why are so few of them actually connected to the airport? You land, you’re exhausted, and instead of just walking to your room, you’re standing outside waiting 30 to 60 minutes for a shuttle. Then you ride the shuttle for another 10 to 15 minutes just…
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Park Hyatt New York Review: The Best Room I’ve Ever Barely Used
I have a general rule: the higher the luxury tier, the steeper the diminishing returns. I was curious to see whether that theory holds true for a Park Hyatt. What I found was harder to answer than I expected, and not for the reasons I anticipated. This was my first Park Hyatt, and it was…
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Andaz Singapore Review: A Hotel I’d Book Again Without Hesitation
Five properties across three continents, and Andaz has never once felt like a chain. Each one takes on the neighborhood around it rather than importing a template into it. Singapore was no different. Andaz Singapore sits on levels 25 through 39 of the DUO tower. Whether it’s your first time in Singapore or your fifth,…
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Hyatt Centric City Centre Kuala Lumpur Review: A Category 1 Steal in the Heart of KL
Kuala Lumpur kept showing up in my feeds, and the food alone was enough to make me book a ticket. I hadn’t spent much time in Southeast Asia and wanted to change that, so I planned a north-to-south trip: Penang first, then KL, ending in Singapore. My instinct for the hotel was to go big.…
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Cheong Fatt Tze – The Qing Suites Review: Penang’s Most Unique Heritage Hotel
The first thing that stops you is the door. Not a lobby, not a check-in desk. Just a set of traditional double doors set into a narrow five-foot way on Leith Street, with a raised concrete threshold at the base. In Chinese tradition, that threshold marks the boundary between the outside world and the sanctity…
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Andaz Seoul Gangnam Review: Comfort, Style, and Seoul Vibes
My original plan was to spend two nights at the Andaz Seoul Gangnam. Hawaiian Airlines had other ideas. A flight delay threw everything off and turned what should have been a relaxed stay into a single-night sprint. Disclosure: I am not affiliated with Hyatt. I did not receive any monetary or other incentives from them.…