For the past few decades, Sheraton has been struggling under a reputation that the New York Times called “beige” in a 2019 article. Many Sheraton hotels are tired and dated, and the better .....

For the past few decades, Sheraton has been struggling under a reputation that the New York Times called .....

31 Jan 202131 January 2021 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

Just before Christmas – we checked out on Christmas Eve – we were at The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah, which is a 75 minute drive from Dubai. I will do a full .....

Just before Christmas – we checked out on Christmas Eve – we were at The Ritz Carlton Al Wadi .....

28 Jan 202128 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

There has been quite a lot of HfP coverage, much of it in the comments section, about the ‘Domes’ hotel group in recent years.  Domes also generously donated a 2-night stay at their Corfu .....

There has been quite a lot of HfP coverage, much of it in the comments section, about the ‘Domes’ .....

26 Jan 202126 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

This is our review of The London EDITION hotel. A reader recently got in touch to say ‘thank you’ for our coverage of the Amex Platinum £400 Marriott cashback offer last year which he .....

This is our review of The London EDITION hotel. A reader recently got in touch to say ‘thank you’ .....

24 Jan 202124 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

You can pick up a generous €350 hotel credit if you book selected Marriott hotels and resorts for a week in the current BA Holidays sale. It is always worth looking at the British Airways 'Flight + .....

You can pick up a generous €350 hotel credit if you book selected Marriott hotels and resorts for a week in .....

20 Jan 202120 January 2021 by Sinead Archer • 55 comments

I spent 17 nights in the Middle East over Christmas and New Year. I had to use a variety of techniques to get the cost of this trip down, since we booked at short notice and hotel costs were not far .....

I spent 17 nights in the Middle East over Christmas and New Year. I had to use a variety of techniques to get .....

18 Jan 202118 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

As we covered on Tuesday, all Marriott Bonvoy members are getting elite night credits equivalent to 50% of the status they earned in 2020. This means that if you were Platinum Elite in 2020, you will .....

As we covered on Tuesday, all Marriott Bonvoy members are getting elite night credits equivalent to 50% of the .....

15 Jan 202115 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has announced a number of aggressive changes to try to win your depleted hotel business for 2021. We have already seen similar moves by Hyatt (halving elite requirements and doubling .....

Marriott Bonvoy has announced a number of aggressive changes to try to win your depleted hotel business for .....

12 Jan 202112 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and have them all count as qualifying nights for elite status or for a promotion? I’m not .....

Is it possible to book multiple rooms at the same property on the same night, earn points from them all and .....

7 Jan 20217 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards have a low profile partnership called ‘Your World Rewards’.  It allows you to double dip with Emirates Skywards miles and Marriott Bonvoy points .....

Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards have a low profile partnership called ‘Your World .....

5 Jan 20215 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

In October we headed down to Domes of Elounda in Crete for a week. This hotel has been covered on HfP – most recently in this ‘My Favourite Hotel’ review – and I don’t .....

In October we headed down to Domes of Elounda in Crete for a week. This hotel has been covered on HfP – .....

29 Dec 202029 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Of all the major hotel groups, Marriott has taken the biggest strides into competing directly with Airbnb with ‘Homes & Villas by Marriott’. Marriott is currently offering a 10% .....

Of all the major hotel groups, Marriott has taken the biggest strides into competing directly with Airbnb with .....

24 Dec 202024 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

This is our review of the London Marriott County Hall hotel on the South Bank. Last month we wrote about the new ‘work from hotel’ packages that Marriott Bonvoy is offering. There are .....

This is our review of the London Marriott County Hall hotel on the South Bank. Last month we wrote about the .....

14 Dec 202014 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

This is Part 2 of our review of the London Marriott County Hall on the South Bank. You can read Part 1 of our Marriott County Hall review here. As we said in Part 1, Marriott has introduced three new .....

This is Part 2 of our review of the London Marriott County Hall on the South Bank. You can read Part 1 of our .....

14 Dec 202014 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments