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After booking the two nights in the San Francisco area to start the trip, we needed a place for the next two nights before our stay at the Inn at Spanish Bay was to begin. We were still on the "budget" portion of our trip so we needed to find a place that was reasonably… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Hotel Planning (Monterey Area)
The flights were set down and we had 4 nights to fill before our first night at the Inn at Spanish Bay. We were looking for something inexpensive and centrally located in the Bay Area for the first two nights and then we would drive south and stay in the Monterey area, just outside Pebble… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Hotel Planning (San Francisco Area)
Pebble Beach is a big place. It's made up of several resorts that are privately owned by a trust. In addition to the headline Pebble Beach golf course there are three other courses, including the famed Spyglass Hill course. In order to secure a tee time for any of those courses more than 24 hours… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014 – Hotel Planning (at Pebble Beach)
Highlights Fantastic breakfast buffet for 4 in the restaurant Indoor pool! Tasty cookies and sweets by the elevators in the evening Lowlights Rooms were a little small side with double beds instead of queens WinsWhile we were informed at checkin that the concierge lounge was closed for the weekend, the hotel gave us vouchers for… Continue reading Quick Trip: Weekend in Portland Maine – Summary
I am originally from Maine and have a lot of family there. We travel to Maine often in the summer though less often in the winter. We had a family event to attend the weekend before Thanksgiving and rather than spending all day driving in the car, we decided to stay a couple nights in… Continue reading Quick Trip: Weekend in Portland Maine – Planning
Summary of: Quick Trip: Weekend in Queens NYC - Planning Highlights Clean and updated room with a view of the airport Tasty breakfast in the restaurant Friendly and helpful staff Great location for the purpose of the trip Lowlights No breakfast in the concierge lounge, though we got breakfast in the restaurant for two Confusion… Continue reading Quick Trip: Weekend in Queens NYC – Summary
MotivationMy wife has family living in New York and our niece was turning two. We were invited to the party and of course we couldn't miss that! ConsiderationsWe would be driving from Boston to New York by car. My wife's family lives near LaGuardia so we'd be looking for a hotel near the airport. As… Continue reading Quick Trip: Weekend in Queens NYC – Planning
Nearly every hotel, airline, car rental company, and restaurant today has some sort of loyalty program. Those programs are used by companies to reward customers for giving them their business by providing some sort of extra perk. Whether it be free seat selection, waived fees, complementary upgraded room or seat or any number of other… Continue reading The Joys of Status
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