I was invited to review the new Hyatt Regency Malta which opened in autumn 2020. I paid for all meals and expenses apart from the cost of the one-night hotel room. Location The Hyatt Regency is well situated right in the centre of St Julian’s, near Valetta. This is the…
I visited Portugal while it was still on the green list. Hopefully, it will be back on again at some point this summer. I have now visited three of the top luxury hotels around the Algarve, The Conrad, Anantara and now the Pine Cliffs. Each offers something different. Conrad feels…
Although international travel may seem a little way off for now, it’s worth starting to look at options now as prices can rise substantially if a country makes the green list. Using our luxury travel partners Debonair, most rates are fully flexible, don’t require any money upfront, and offer extra…
This is the second article about my trip to Portugal. You can read about my journey to Faro in this article. There are three major luxury hotels around the main Algarve area – The Conrad which you can read about here, the Pines which I will be reviewing next and…
With Jamaica on the amber list, and looking promising for green in the next couple of months, Mrs B has shared her review of the Excellence Oyster Bay. Excellence Oyster Bay, Jamaica is the newest hotel to join the established Excellence group. The hotel is situated on a private peninsula…
If you want a relatively hassle-free trip this year, Jersey could be a good option particularly if you are vaccinated. Flying there does feel like you are going somewhere a bit more exotic and with its golden sand beaches, it can feel more like parts of Southern France than the…
I recently wrote about some common short-cuts to renewing elite status with your favourite hotel chain(s), even if you don’t meet the lower, relaxed criteria in place for 2021. (re-read that article to refresh your memory) If those suggestions don’t work, you might be interested in strategies for picking up…
We are well into April… and many readers might have spent all of 2021 stuck at home. If you currently have elite status with a hotel chain, you will know how valuable it is; you won’t want to lose it! But with the United States bouncing back – at least…
Now that the Stay at home order has lifted, if you are interested in hotel status and finding it hard working from home, this next article could be of interest. Hotels are currently closed to leisure travel until 17 May (if they have a shared lift/stairs but a shared bathroom…
Since it is looking likely that the US will be one of the first places we will be allowed to travel to, I thought it was time to start publishing a couple of my US reviews I have been sitting on. This visit was pre-Covid, so obviously there may be…
