Global Hotel Brands

A few days ago, I asked for advice on which room to choose, and for anyone wondering, the garden view was definitely worth it. I was in town for a conference, but my wife and I arrived a day early to attend the funeral of a close friend in Virginia. Unfortunately, our flight...

Hi everyone, is it normal for a Marriott property to add a 10 percent service charge that wasn’t clearly disclosed during the booking process? This happened during my stay in San Jose del Cabo, and I wasn’t aware of the charge until later. It was my first time visiting the area,...

As someone who has been traveling for over 25 years, I’ve generally avoided using in-room coffee makers at hotels because I assume they are not consistently maintained. Recently, I decided to test this again by running plain water through the machine and collecting it in a clean...

What is the real value of the complimentary 35,000-point annual free night benefit if it is rarely enough to book decent hotels? I tried to use my annual free night and found that a hotel costing around $250 per night requires about 81,000 points. That feels like a very poor...

Nashville makes no sense at all as the Music City, except that it’s true. This is “the” place you are most likely to find people who appreciate music and, more broadly, entertainment. You won’t find a docent in Nashville who couldn’t reasonably get a casting call for Saturday...

I’m fairly new to World of Hyatt but have started traveling more frequently for work, so I’ve been staying at Hyatt properties over the past couple of weeks. I stayed at three different hotels recently, and for two of them both qualifying nights and points posted correctly....