This is our review of the new Kimpton St Honore hotel in Paris. In 2017, we visited Kimpton’s new European flagship in Amsterdam and gave it a bad review – despite being upgraded to a .....

This is our review of the new Kimpton St Honore hotel in Paris. In 2017, we visited Kimpton’s new .....

29 Nov 202129 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

This is our review of the Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport hotel. As part of a recent review of airport lounges I found myself staying overnight at Birmingham Airport, without any time to explore .....

This is our review of the Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Airport hotel. As part of a recent review of airport .....

24 Nov 202124 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

This is our review of the Pendry Manhattan West hotel in New York. You probably haven’t heard of Pendry before, but it is a small brand of luxury hotels based in the United States. It also has a .....

This is our review of the Pendry Manhattan West hotel in New York. You probably haven’t heard of Pendry .....

21 Nov 202121 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

This is our review of the Moxy Aberdeen Airport hotel. It is currently – and will likely remain – the UK’s cheapest Marriott Bonvoy redemption until Marriott’s move to dynamic .....

This is our review of the Moxy Aberdeen Airport hotel. It is currently – and will likely remain – .....

14 Nov 202114 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

This is our review of the new Hyatt Place London City East hotel in Whitechapel. Hyatt has historically been fairly weak outside of its US home market. This is slowly changing – its Small Luxury .....

This is our review of the new Hyatt Place London City East hotel in Whitechapel. Hyatt has historically been .....

12 Nov 202112 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

This is our review of the Fairmont Royal Pavilion hotel and resort in Barbados. As usual when I review hotels from my family holidays, it is not comprehensive. I didn’t get a personal tour and I .....

This is our review of the Fairmont Royal Pavilion hotel and resort in Barbados. As usual when I review hotels .....

9 Nov 20219 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

This is our review of the Holiday Inn Express at Luton Airport. For reasons which will be revealed later this week, I have been spending a lot of time in UK airports recently. My tour started in Luton .....

This is our review of the Holiday Inn Express at Luton Airport. For reasons which will be revealed later this .....

8 Nov 20218 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

This is our review of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Charlottenburg, Berlin. After visiting my grandparents in Stuttgart I decided to head up to Berlin to visit some friends. Hilton very kindly invited .....

This is our review of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Charlottenburg, Berlin. After visiting my grandparents in .....

31 Oct 202131 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

This is our review of the JW Marriott Marquis hotel in Business Bay, Dubai. It is the final stop in our tour of Dubai in conjunction with Marriott Bonvoy, who kindly provided the accommodation. You .....

This is our review of the JW Marriott Marquis hotel in Business Bay, Dubai. It is the final stop in our tour .....

26 Oct 202126 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 50 comments

This is our review of the Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort and Spa in Dubai. It is the third review in ‘HfP in Dubai’ series in partnership with Marriott Bonvoy, who very kindly provided .....

This is our review of the Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort and Spa in Dubai. It is the third review in .....

24 Oct 202124 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 36 comments

This is our review of the Sheraton Grand hotel in Dubai. This is the second review in our ‘HfP in Dubai’ series. You can find out review of the W Dubai – The Palm here. It is one of .....

This is our review of the Sheraton Grand hotel in Dubai. This is the second review in our ‘HfP in .....

22 Oct 202122 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

This is our review of the W Hotel on The Palm, Dubai. It is the first of four hotel reviews this week from my recent Dubai trip. All of the hotels featured are part of Marriott Bonvoy, who provided my .....

This is our review of the W Hotel on The Palm, Dubai. It is the first of four hotel reviews this week from my .....

20 Oct 202120 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 35 comments

This is my review of the Jumeirah Port Soller hotel in Mallorca. More accurately, it is a half-review. This hotel has the most amazing sea views that I have ever experienced and it would have been .....

This is my review of the Jumeirah Port Soller hotel in Mallorca. More accurately, it is a half-review. This .....

2 Oct 20212 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

This is our review of Aloft on Madrid’s Gran Via. It is the third and final hotel review in our tour of Barcelona and Madrid. You can read our review of the W Barcelona hotel here and our review .....

This is our review of Aloft on Madrid’s Gran Via. It is the third and final hotel review in our tour of .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments