After a beautiful drive back to Johannesburg from Kruger National Park, we needed to stay overnight near the airport as we had an early morning flight back to the US. There are quite a few hotels near Johannesburg airport and we chose the one where we couldn't have been any … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport, South Africa
Hotel Reviews
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Mauritius Mon Tresor
After spending 6 nights at the Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa (awesome) and 5 nights at the Le Méridien Ile Maurice (mediocre), the last 4 nights of our time in Mauritius were spent at the Holiday Inn Mauritius Mon Tresor. The Holiday Inn had a completely different vibe to … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Mauritius Mon Tresor
Hotel Review: Le Méridien Ile Maurice (Mauritius)
After staying six nights at the Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa which we loved (see my review here), we moved north for five nights to stay at the Le Méridien Ile Maurice (Ile Maurice is Mauritius). When we first arrived at the Le Méridien, we had high hopes for our stay. … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Le Méridien Ile Maurice (Mauritius)
Hotel Review: Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa
After flying from Dallas to Frankfurt and then Frankfurt to Mauritius, it was time to make our way to the first of three hotels we'd be staying at on the island - the Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa. Now that our time in Mauritius has come to an end, we've been able to … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa
Hotel Review: Hyatt House Lewes/Rehoboth Beach, DE
After spending just over a month in Pennsylvania, Shae, Truffles and I moved on to Delaware. Seeing as it's a smaller state, we decided to only spend 11 days there and stayed that entire time at the Hyatt House Lewes/Rehoboth Beach. It's a fairly new hotel as it only opened in … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt House Lewes/Rehoboth Beach, DE
Hotel Review: Homewood Suites Harrisburg-West Hershey Area, PA
We only stayed in/near three cities in Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. For that final city we booked a 10 night stay at the Homewood Suites Harrisburg-West Hershey Area, PA. We booked a 10 night stay because we were using Hilton Honors points. Hilton … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Homewood Suites Harrisburg-West Hershey Area, PA
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Iowa City Downtown
After leaving Des Moines, our next stop in Iowa was Iowa City. We booked a stay at the Hyatt Place Iowa City Downtown as it was in a good location and was decent value when booking with World of Hyatt points. It ended up being a wonderful stay. We received a corner room on the … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Iowa City Downtown
Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Scottsbluff-Gering, NE
After finishing off Utah by spending a couple of weeks in Salt Lake City and then driving down to Page, AZ for a few days to hike Upper Antelope Canyon, it was time to move on to the 27th state of our 50 state road trip - Nebraska. Our first stop there was Scottsbluff and we … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Scottsbluff-Gering, NE
Hotel Review: Residence Inn Salt Lake City Downtown, UT
We spent all 15 days of our time in Utah's state capital at the Residence Inn Salt Lake City Downtown. There were all kinds of hotels in the Salt Lake City area that were good value when booked with points, but we picked this particular property as it was the best value option in … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Residence Inn Salt Lake City Downtown, UT
Hotel Review: Tempe Mission Palms In Tempe, AZ
After having my parents join us from the UK for a month on our 50 state road trip, it was time for them to head back to England. They were flying in and out of Phoenix airport, so we stayed at the nearby Tempe Mission Palms for their final night. Shae was also flying back to … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Tempe Mission Palms In Tempe, AZ