This is our review of IHG’s voco St David’s Hotel in Cardiff. The hotel website is here. voco is the newest hotel brand from IHG to launch in the UK.  voco St David’s in Cardiff is .....

This is our review of IHG’s voco St David’s Hotel in Cardiff. The hotel website is here. voco is .....

3 Mar 20193 March 2019 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments

This is my quick review of the Pullman Berlin hotel. On the way to our ski holiday last week, we did a quick overnight stop before flying onwards the next morning.  I decided to try the Pullman .....

This is my quick review of the Pullman Berlin hotel. On the way to our ski holiday last week, we did a quick .....

18 Feb 201918 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the brand new Staybridge Suites hotel at London’s Heathrow Airport. IHG is on a bit of a roll at Heathrow at the moment.  We recently reviewed the (very nice) new Crowne .....

This is our review of the brand new Staybridge Suites hotel at London’s Heathrow Airport. IHG is on a .....

15 Feb 201915 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

This is an update on the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah following my brief return visit. I was in Dubai for 36 hours this week, a trip which was heavily disrupted by the Curve / Amex news .....

This is an update on the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah following my brief return visit. I was in Dubai .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

This is my review of the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights hotel. The review of my previous night at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is here. I was flexible about where I spent my 2nd night, .....

This is my review of the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights hotel. The review of my previous night at the .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

This is my review of the new Kimpton Fitzroy hotel in London. We have given a bit of coverage in recent months to IHG’s new Kimpton Fitzroy hotel in London’s Russell Square.  We also .....

This is my review of the new Kimpton Fitzroy hotel in London. We have given a bit of coverage in recent months .....

5 Jan 20195 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 64 comments

This is our review of the Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal. With an early morning meeting in the diary to plan Virgin Atlantic’s sponsorship for our Christmas party, I .....

This is our review of the Hilton London Gatwick Airport hotel, at the South Terminal. With an early morning .....

15 Dec 201815 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 80 comments

This is our review of the Hyatt House Manchester hotel. The hotel became a Hyatt House in January 2020.  This review was written a year earlier when the property originally opened, at which point it .....

This is our review of the Hyatt House Manchester hotel. The hotel became a Hyatt House in January 2020.  This .....

12 Dec 201812 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

This is our review of the new Hyatt Regency Manchester hotel. The hotel was rebranded as Hyatt Regency Manchester in January 2002.  This review was written earlier when it was the Crowne Plaza .....

This is our review of the new Hyatt Regency Manchester hotel. The hotel was rebranded as Hyatt Regency .....

11 Dec 201811 December 2018 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

This is my review of the Marriott Paris Champs Elysees hotel. The last time I was in Paris I stayed at the Renaissance Paris Republique, also part of Marriott Rewards.  I rate this hotel highly .....

This is my review of the Marriott Paris Champs Elysees hotel. The last time I was in Paris I stayed at the .....

21 Nov 201821 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton Al Hamra Beach hotel resort in Ras Al Khaimah. Long term readers may remember that I visited The Ritz-Carlton’s desert resort in Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi, .....

This is my review of The Ritz-Carlton Al Hamra Beach hotel resort in Ras Al Khaimah. Long term readers may .....

29 Oct 201829 October 2018 by Rob Burgess

This is my review of the impressive Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol hotel. It’s fair to say that there aren’t many airport hotels worldwide that you would put on your bucket list, but I .....

This is my review of the impressive Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol hotel. It’s fair to say that there .....

18 Oct 201818 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

This is my review of the brand new Travelodge London City hotel, which is on Middlesex Street. It is the first new build to operate under the new Travelodge PLUS sub-brand.  I thought we should .....

This is my review of the brand new Travelodge London City hotel, which is on Middlesex Street. It is the first .....

15 Aug 201815 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

This is my review of the new Hyatt Centric hotel in Madrid. I needed a hotel for two nights in Madrid last week. There is no stand-out option in the city and cash rates are relatively low at this time .....

This is my review of the new Hyatt Centric hotel in Madrid. I needed a hotel for two nights in Madrid last .....

3 Aug 20183 August 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments