Shae and I recently spent ten days in San Antonio, Texas over Thanksgiving - you can check out everything we got up to here. Our first three days in the city were spent at the Grand Hyatt, a large conference hotel that's only a block from the River Walk. It's a pretty nice … [Read more...] about Review: Executive Suite, Grand Hyatt San Antonio, TX
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10 Days In San Antonio TX – Here’s What We Did
Having left Corpus Christi, Shae and I moved on to San Antonio where we spent ten nights. We picked San Antonio for the end of November as they have a boat parade along the river the day after Thanksgiving which looked like fun. We'd also heard that it was a great city to … [Read more...] about 10 Days In San Antonio TX – Here’s What We Did
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Corpus Christi, Texas
After leaving Houston, we made our way southwest to stay in Corpus Christi for five nights. In hindsight, I wish we'd stayed in Galveston instead as we loved it there so much when visiting on a day trip, but we'd booked a non-refundable rate at the Hyatt Place Corpus Christi, so … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Corpus Christi, Texas
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Houston-North, Texas
We're spending a total of 10.5 weeks in Texas on our 5 year, 50 state road trip, with more than half of that time being spent in Hyatt Place properties. There are a couple of reasons for that. The first is that we'd already booked some stays using points as there are loads of … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Houston-North, Texas
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Austin/Round Rock, Texas
Austin is a great city to visit, but hotel stays there aren't particularly cheap. Especially if you'll be visiting when the Formula 1 US Grand Prix is in town. The Grand Prix was the reason we were visiting Austin at that point in our 50 state road trip and we wanted to spend … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Austin/Round Rock, Texas
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Dallas/Garland/Richardson
The 9th state of our 50 state road trip is Texas, where we'll be spending 10 weeks in total. Our first stop was Dallas for 12 nights seeing as there seemed to be so much to do in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Unfortunately rain meant a lot of our plans were washed out, so we … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Dallas/Garland/Richardson
Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Tulsa, Oklahoma
When investigating our hotel options for Oklahoma on our 50 state road trip, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Hyatt Regency Tulsa was a category 1 property in the World of Hyatt loyalty program, which means they require the fewest number of points for a free … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hotel Review: Hyatt House Chicago/Schaumburg, Illinois
After leaving Marion where we visited Little Grand Canyon, Garden Of The Gods and the Franklin County Historic Jail Museum, we headed back up to northern Illinois. We'd originally planned to stay in Lisle at a hotel opposite The Morton Arboretum. However, Shae found out that … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt House Chicago/Schaumburg, Illinois
Review: Hyatt Place Milwaukee Airport
Our first stop in Wisconsin on our 50 state road trip was Milwaukee. When researching our hotel options, the Hyatt Place Milwaukee Airport seemed like our best option. The first reason is because it's a bargain when using World of Hyatt points - more on that in the 'Cost' … [Read more...] about Review: Hyatt Place Milwaukee Airport
How To Find Each Hotel’s Pet Policy
When you're traveling with a pet, it can be hard to find hotels to stay at. Not all hotels accept pets and those that do have different pet policies. Some allow dogs up to 80 lbs, whereas others only accept dogs up to 20 lbs. Most don't accept cats, although a few do. Some … [Read more...] about How To Find Each Hotel’s Pet Policy