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Review: the Hyatt House London Stratford hotel (What is a Hyatt House?)

This is our review of the Hyatt House London Stratford hotel, formerly the Staybridge Suites, inside the Westfield shopping centre. In August 2022 Rhys reviewed the new Hyatt Regency hotel in .....

This is our review of the Hyatt House London Stratford hotel, formerly the Staybridge Suites, inside the .....

by Rob Burgess27 comments

Review: The Shanghai EDITION hotel (Marriott Bonvoy)

This is our review of The Shanghai EDITION hotel. Although it sits as part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio, the EDITION brand is a bit of an outlier in that Marriott does not have full control. .....

This is our review of The Shanghai EDITION hotel. Although it sits as part of Marriott Bonvoy’s .....

by Rhys Jones11 comments

Review: The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong, an iconic destination hotel

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Shanghai’s Pudong district. Note that this is one of two Ritz-Carlton hotels in Shanghai; the other is the Portman Ritz-Carlton which is located .....

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Shanghai’s Pudong district. Note that this is one of two .....

by Rhys Jones18 comments

Review: The Ritz-Carlton Vienna hotel

This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Vienna. With the HfP team tied up at World Travel Market, I (Conny, Rob’s long suffering wife!) jumped at the opportunity for a two-night stay in .....

This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Vienna. With the HfP team tied up at World Travel Market, I .....

by Conny Urban26 comments

Review: the Westin Yilan hot springs resort in Taiwan

This is our review of the Westin Yilan hotel in north eastern Taiwan. After a long weekend in Taipei it was time to leave one city for another, albeit a much quieter one. Yilan is on Taiwan’s .....

This is our review of the Westin Yilan hotel in north eastern Taiwan. After a long weekend in Taipei it was .....

by Rhys Jones8 comments

Review: W Taipei – a sophisticated hotel in the heart of Taiwan

This is our review of the W Taipei hotel. After two nights closer to Ximen in Taipei (at Hilton’s Hotel Resonance, reviewed here) we ventured downtown to the commercial hub of Taipei. W Hotels .....

This is our review of the W Taipei hotel. After two nights closer to Ximen in Taipei (at Hilton’s Hotel .....

by Rhys Jones13 comments

Review: Hotel Resonance Taipei, part of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection

This is our review of Hotel Resonance in Taipei, Taiwan. Eager to visit before, erm, geopolitics intervened, I recently spent ten days in Taiwan and Shanghai. This is the first of a number of hotel .....

This is our review of Hotel Resonance in Taipei, Taiwan. Eager to visit before, erm, geopolitics intervened, I .....

by Rhys Jones37 comments

Review: Hotel Cafe Royal – luxury in the heart of London

This is our review of Hotel Cafe Royal, part of The Set Collection of independent hotels. Until the end of November, American Express is offering £100 off £400 spend at a number of independent .....

This is our review of Hotel Cafe Royal, part of The Set Collection of independent hotels. Until the end of .....

by Rhys Jones46 comments

Review: back at the luxurious Park Hyatt New York hotel

This is my review of the Park Hyatt New York hotel. I was previously here in May 2022 and was happy to return. It is probably the classiest New York hotel run by any of the big chains. I stayed here .....

This is my review of the Park Hyatt New York hotel. I was previously here in May 2022 and was happy to return. .....

by Rob Burgess47 comments

Review: Hotel Alfonso XIII, Seville (Marriott’s Luxury Collection)

This is my review of Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. When I first started travelling heavily in my early 20s, I would visit cities, walk past – or .....

This is my review of Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection. When I .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

Review: the Hampton by Hilton hotel, Bournemouth

This is my review of the Hampton by Hilton hotel in Bournemouth. On Monday Rob reviewed the relatively new Hilton hotel in Bournemouth – click here.  I was staying next door in the Hampton .....

This is my review of the Hampton by Hilton hotel in Bournemouth. On Monday Rob reviewed the relatively new .....

by Jamie Oliver29 comments

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