Independent Luxury Hotels

Looking at getting my first Marriott card since I’ll be doing a ton of nights soon, and stuck between Brilliant and the Ritz. Ritz seems better with the club upgrades, but the whole “you have to get Boundless first and then upgrade later” thing makes me nervous… feels like it...

We’re eloping to NYC and trying to decide between the St. Regis and the Ritz Central Park. Two nights, about 36 hours total, in and out. Location matters a lot since we want to be close to Central Park and the Met, and I really want this to feel special for my fiancé. I know...

Running the numbers for a Ritz stay and buying points comes out way cheaper than paying cash. I’d need about 200k points plus the 70k promo bonus, but I’d still be short around 47k. I already know the annual limits for buying and gifting, but I’m not sure how those interact....

Heading back to Chicago for the holidays and we usually stay at the Westin since it’s close to my parents, but we’ve got a free night certificate to burn. Figured maybe we’d splurge on the Ritz for one night before heading to my folks’ place. We’d have one full day there and a...

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I finally stayed at Borgo Egnazia last month, and yeah… it really is that polished. The whole place feels like someone built a Pinterest board of a dream Italian village and then made it real. Service is ridiculously smooth, and the setting is pure Puglia fantasy with that...