Amara Resort and Spa – Sedona, Arizona See more Reviews! When I was booking our trip to Sedona and Northern Arizona, I already knew where I really wanted to stay. Years ago I had seen photos of the Amara Resort in Sedona and it was gorgeous, set amongst the Red Rocks. And… Read more
The Vdara Hotel and Spa – Las Vegas, Nevada See more Reviews! When we booked our trip to Sedona and Northern Arizona, it was cheaper and easier time-wise for us to fly into Vegas instead of Phoenix. So we figured we’d spend one night in Sin City, gamble a little, eat good… Read more
W Hotel in Seattle – Seattle, Washington See more Reviews! As I mentioned on my review of the Hotel Max a couple days ago, originally we only intended to be in Seattle for one night. But when the heatwave became a little too unbearable in Portland, we opted for another night… Read more
Hotel Max – Seattle, Washington See more Reviews! We booked this most recent trip to Seattle really last minute. And originally we only booked to stay in the city for one night. We chose to use that one night at an old favorite spot of ours, Hotel Max. Ever since college… Read more
Sunriver Resort – Sunriver, Oregon See more Reviews! When we started planning our weekend escape to Bend, I looked at a bunch of different resorts and hotels in the area. I’ve heard of Sunriver for years but had never been there, so we decided a stay at this famous Oregon spot… Read more
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort – The Inn – Bandon, Oregon See more Reviews! When we started looking into a weekend trip down to Bandon a few months ago, I immediately knew where I wanted to stay. The Bandon Dunes Golf Course is a world-renowned spot (in golfer circles) and knowing… Read more
Sentinel Hotel – Portland, Oregon See more Reviews! I often forget that my own home city of Portland is a tourist destination in itself and becoming increasingly more so in the past few years. So recently I’ve been making more of an effort to include reviews of local favorites like hotels… Read more
Hotel Monaco – Seattle, Washington See more Reviews! A few months back I started looking into a weekend in December that Nick and I could drive up to Leavenworth, Washington for some Christmas festivities. After finding out it’s only about a 2 hour drive from Seattle, we decided to just… Read more
The River Place – Portland, Oregon See more Reviews! A while back I was in contact with the local Kimpton contact for the Portland and Seattle hotels, when the idea of checking out some of the chains hotels in my hometown came up. I jumped at the idea as I love Kimptons… Read more
Hyatt Place – Denver, Colorado See more Reviews! Check in – Check in was easy, though we had called to have the shuttle pick us up at the airport, thinking it would be a quick 5-10 minute drive to the hotel. Note that this hotel is about 20 minutes from the… Read more
Hotel Monaco – Denver, Colorado See more Reviews! Check in – We arrived at the hotel around 10am on Saturday morning (after staying Friday night a hotel by the airport since we arrived around Midnight) and didn’t think we’d be able to check in, but were hoping to just be able… Read more
Swinomish Casino and Lodge – Anacortes, Washington See more Reviews! via Check in – We arrived around 4pm on Friday (4th of July) and checked in quickly at the front desk. The staff at the check in (and everywhere in the hotel) were really helpful and kind, which made our stay… Read more
Andaz West Hollywood – Los Angeles, California See more Reviews! via Check in – We arrived late Friday evening and my only complaint at check in was that the valet was super busy and backed up and it took us a while to be able to pull up and drop… Read more
Hotel St. Francis – Santa Fe, New Mexico See more Reviews! Check in – We arrived late afternoon, parked the car and check in was quick and easy. The person at check in was great as well, offering us many suggestions nearby to eat as we were starving. The lobby itself is… Read more
Hyatt Regency – Albuquerque, New Mexico See more Reviews! via Check in – We arrived at this hotel late at night, around midnight after already waiting a very long time to get our rental car at the airport. We were tired and just wanted to get to our room. Upon… Read more