Hotels

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News

IBIS (Accor Hotels) Door Codes Could Easily Be Hacked via Faulty Check-In Terminals

IBIS, a French brand of economy hotels, member of the Accor hotel group, was just disclosed to having unsecured check-in terminals that allowed anybody to see room assignments and access door codes. Pentagrid, which "performs technically solid security assessments of IT systems for enterprises," disclosed their findings from

April 2nd 3 min read

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review: Kimpton Overland Hotel - Atlanta Airport

For those transiting through Atlanta on their way to wider destinations, or if you're visiting Porsche's race track near the Atlanta Airport I may have found the best hotel for you. Living in the Atlanta-area from time to time I need to stay at a hotel

July 11th 6 min read

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review: Four Seasons Sydney

On a recent trip to Sydney I was able to splurge and booked the Four Seasons Sydney. Located right in downtown Sydney it's the perfect walking distance from all the major attractions and puts it in the perfect location to hit the highlights around Sydney. Both the Harbor

June 26th 3 min read

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review: New York Marriott Downtown (Junior Suite)

New York has no shortage of hotels that you can stay at. At almost every street corner you’ll find some sort of hotel just like you’ll find a Starbucks on every street corner in Seattle. This makes it incredibly convenient for travelers who want to stay close to

October 30th 6 min read

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review: Marriott's Shadow Ridge I-The Villages

This is an unusual review for me as it’s not a hotel but rather a vacation rental that I stayed at. Vacation rentals can be a great option for the avid traveler if you’re traveling in a large group or staying for an extended period of time. These

September 24th 7 min read

Hotels

Hotel Review: The Davenport Grand

If you know anything about Spokane, Washington you know something about the Davenport name. It’s historical The Historic Davenport Hotel is known as the first hotel in the United States to have air conditioning, a central vacuum system, pipe organ, and dividing doors in the ballrooms. When The Historic

September 5th 6 min read

Hotels

My Experience Sitting Through A Westin Vacation Club Presentation Was Not Good

It’s now post merger with Marriott and SPG is still not fully integrated with Marriott’s system. Primarily the Westin and Sheraton Vacation Clubs haven’t yet been adsorbed into Marriott’s portfolio. This past week I stayed at a Westin Vacation Club through some family connections, upon check-in

October 5th 3 min read

Hotels

Marriott Gold Elite Status Isn't Worth It After The Merger

I’ve been very frustrated with the finalization of the merger between Marriott and Starwood Preferred Guest. The new program changes remove key benefits that were available pre-merger and make their mid-tier Gold Elite status completely worthless. Personally I see no point in having status with Marriott anymore unless you

September 22nd 3 min read

Hotels

SPG To End Uber Partnership On December 17th

In a not so shocking move SPG has announced today that they will be ending their partnership with Uber which gave 1 Starpoint per $2 spent at Uber. It can only be assumed that this comes as a result of Uber launching their own credit card which will debut November

October 26th 2 min read

Hotels

Starwood Sends Out New Round of Targeted Offers, Check To See What You Get

Starwood is sending out a new round of targeted offers, these range from boosted Starpoints to earning Elite Nights quicker. These targeted offers are linked to your Starwood account number and will depend upon what offer is linked to your account. My personal Starwood account got targeted for 7,500

August 31st 2 min read