Hotel Reviews

My daytime schedules for this visit to the capital of the Visayas in the South of the Philippines was very busy. I was looking for a basic tourist hotel. Clean and cheap, but in central location on F. Ramos Street in downtown. A quick online search yielded various solutions and The Diplomat Hotel looked like […]

Ideal San Jose airport hotel with free shuttle service for airport transfer. Nice rooms to prepare for onward travel out of Costa Rica.

Small Coral Gables hotel with good access to public transport and South Florida highways.

There are plenty of expensive resorts with luxury decor, but many are booked solid for weeks and months in advance while other cater to adults, only. Many secluded beach resorts are for people who indulge in alternative lifestyles or target gay and lesbian couples. Since my friends had an 8-year old son, those places were […]

Boracay in the Philippines is one of the most beautiful Islands of the Pacific Ocean. It is not as developed as other famous beach islands because it’s a bit difficult to get to – and that’s good. This way nature is preserved and tourists are not exploited by Mafia-controlled infrastructures like in Phuket or Bali. […]

Slowly but surely I am running out of new options while booking new first class hotels in KL close to Malaysia’s city center. I haven’t stayed at a Mariott chain hotel in years so I wanted to add this experience to my hotel review blog and followed up with a last minute booking of the […]

New trip to Malaysia: time to try another first class hotel around KLCC with views of Petronas Towers: Sheraton Imperial. It’s a little less modern than the Westin, but the old lady of luxury hotels offers superb service and very spacious club rooms. The gym is very nice with top shelf equipment, but the swimming […]