After spending a few days with family in Portsmouth, VA after getting back from Bali, Shae and I made our way up to Richmond to restart our 50 state road trip. We were due to stay 12 nights at the Candlewood Suites Richmond West End Short Pump, although I messed up and only … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Candlewood Suites Richmond West End Short Pump, Virginia
Hotel Reviews
Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Bali
Shae and I recently got back from our 15th anniversary trip to Bali. We stayed 10 nights at the Hyatt Regency Bali in Sanur which is on the southeast side of the island. After earning Hyatt Globalist status last year, I used a couple of suite upgrade awards to guarantee a … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Bali
Hotel Review: Element Hanover-Lebanon, New Hampshire
Back when we were planning out the second year of our 50 state road trip, we'd planned to spend a week in New York with several members of Shae's family after spending 10 days in Rhode Island. Those plans fell through though which meant we had a week to kill before heading to … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Element Hanover-Lebanon, New Hampshire
Hotel Review: Hampton Inn Providence/Warwick Airport, Rhode Island
Having left Connecticut on our 50 state road trip, Shae, Truffles and I made our way eastwards to Rhode Island. Rhode Island is the smallest state in the US and you can drive to pretty much anywhere in the state within an hour. Finding somewhere to stay that fit within our … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hampton Inn Providence/Warwick Airport, Rhode Island
Hotel Review: Residence Inn Hartford Windsor, Connecticut
The third and final hotel we stayed at during our 3.5 weeks in Connecticut was the Residence Inn Hartford Windsor. We stayed there 10 nights using points as every 5th night is free when booking award stays using Marriott Bonvoy points. We had a great stay overall and loved the … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Residence Inn Hartford Windsor, Connecticut
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Milford/New Haven, Connecticut
When planning out our 3.5 weeks in Connecticut, I was considering a 2 week stay at the Hyatt House Shelton seeing as that would give us a kitchen in our room. However, they didn't have award availability for the entire two weeks we'd be in the area, so that option wasn't … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Milford/New Haven, Connecticut
Hotel Review: Hyatt House Shelton, Connecticut
After spending 3 more weeks in Vermont while on our 50 state road trip, it was time to move on to Connecticut for 3.5 weeks. Shae and I decided to stay in a few different locations around the state which were mainly dictated by the fact that we could stay for free using hotel … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt House Shelton, Connecticut
Hotel Review: Hampton Inn Colchester, Vermont
Shae and I spent a week in Montpelier, Vermont last year on our 50 state road trip, so we wanted to come back to Vermont to see even more of the state. We're spending three weeks here this year, with the first of those weeks being in the Burlington area. Pet-friendly hotel and … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hampton Inn Colchester, Vermont
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Lexington, Kentucky
The final stop on our 6 week visit to Kentucky during our 50 state road trip was Lexington. We'd originally planned to stay 5-10 nights, then those 5-10 nights became 13. Shae subsequently booked an activity near Lexington for my birthday, so we ended up staying there for 16 … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Lexington, Kentucky
Hotel Review: Country Inn & Suites London, Kentucky
After checking out of our hotel in Horse Cave, we stopped back by Mammoth Cave National Park, before visiting both Abraham Lincoln's birthplace and his boyhood home. Once we were done visiting those, we continued heading eastwards to the city of London - the Kentucky one, not … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Country Inn & Suites London, Kentucky