A Travel Blog
Hilton Los Angeles Universal City – Los Angeles, USA 555 Universal Hollywood Dr, Universal City, CA 91608 The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at LA’s Universal City has long been on our wishlist for travel and we finally made it happen this January. I had looked into it many times… Read more
Chateau Lemoyne, A Holiday Inn Hotel – New Orleans, Louisiana 301 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112 While doing research for our second trip to NOLA, I knew I wanted to be in the French Quarter but away from the craziness of Bourbon Street. Enter the beautiful old Chateau Lemoyne,… Read more
Kimpton Brice Hotel – Savannah, Georgia 601 E Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401 When we were looking at our time in Savannah and planning our trip, I looked to see if there were Kimpton properties in the area. Usually, Kimpton’s are my go-to hotel chain wherever we travel so I… Read more
Renaissance Charleston Historic District – Charleston, South Carolina 68 Wentworth St, Charleston, SC 29401 When we were looking at heading to Charleston, I knew I wanted to be in the heart of the historic district to really take in all there is to offer in the city. Plus we wanted… Read more
Koloa Landing Resort at Poipu – Kauai, Hawaii 2641 Poipu Rd, Koloa, HI 96756 When we decided to head to Kauai for an overnight stop en route to Honolulu, we wanted an easy spot for the night that would be really luxurious and comfortable. I was actually pretty underwhelmed with… Read more
Hotel Review Guide On the way back from Yellowstone, Ketchum and the Sun Valley area of Idaho were a good stopping point before heading back to Portland. When I knew we’d be staying in the area, I immediately looked into the many new properties opening in the area and was… Read more
Hotel Review Guide For Yellowstone, you can choose a few different areas to stay in as far as hotels, though we chose the town of West Yellowstone since it was closest to the areas we’d be exploring. There aren’t a ton of hotel options in West Yellowstone and when I… Read more
Hotel Review Guide When heading through Bozeman and planning our trip, I looked into a couple different options for hotels. The city is really booming right now and so there are a lot of new options right downtown, which I specifically wanted in order to see the city even for… Read more
Hotel Review Guide With Glacier National Park as the primary reason for being in Northern Montana, we wanted to stay near the park but also somewhere in a city or town nearby so we had access to hotels and restaurants. Kalispell was the nearest large town and had some good… Read more
Hotel Review Guide When we had the Palouse in Eastern Washington on our agenda for a stop on our road trip, I dove into figuring out where to stay that was nearby. Moscow, Idaho, which is right on the border of Washington State ended up being the closest major town,… Read more
Hotel Review Guide The first stop on our road trip to Yellowstone was Kennewick, Washington as Nick has some work in the area and so we stopped off here for a night. This hotel was the one that his office recommended and we walked away not being disappointed at all!… Read more
Hotel Review Guide Earlier this year, talk of a surprise birthday party for Nick’s great aunt in Reno came up. She turns 90 this year and we knew we wanted to be there and be part of it, so we booked a weekend trip down to celebrate with the family…. Read more
Hotel Review Guide As soon as we knew we were going to be heading to Virginia for a family wedding, we decided to spend a couple days in the DC area and wanted to explore more of Alexandria since we hadn’t been there before. When I booked this hotel, it… Read more
I’ve long been a fan of Kimpton hotels in the US and even before I started working with the brand through Land of Marvels, they have always been my go-to hotel chain. I love a good boutique hotel, but when they happen to be a chain with great loyalty benefits… Read more
Hotel Review Guide When we were looking at booking our trip to Vermont earlier this year, I specifically planned our trip around visiting Manchester, Vermont just to stay at this new Kimpton property, the Taconic Hotel. Being a brand new property, I was anxious to visit and let me tell… Read more
