Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Oslo
Good location, and a dirty cloth
Stayed Jan 2016
Published Apr 2016
After a great visit of Amsterdam and seeing the many attractions including the canals, museums and the buildings, I stopped in Oslo for the weekend before heading to Reykjavik.
The biggest reason I wanted to visit Oslo was...
Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam: Lukewarm feelings
More Hits than Misses, but one expects more
Visited Jan 2016
Published Apr 2016
After great stays at Intercontinental Amstel and the Andaz, and not-so-great W Amsterdam, I arrived at the last and most expensive hotel of this trip to Amsterdam for one night.
This also meant I had...
Hilton is having a 100% bonus on purchased points from now till 3 June 2016. This allows you to buy points for 0.5 US cents each. This is a non-targeted promotion, so anyone regardless of status or stay history will be able to access it.
You are limited to a...
Andaz Amsterdam: Deserves an A and no less
Smooth from the Start to the End
Visited Jan 2016
Published Apr 2016
Entrance
After the elegant (and missing George Clooney) Intercontinental Amstel, my next hotel was the Andaz which I was keen to try as a new Hyatt Diamond member.
There are 2 Hyatt hotels in...
Intercontinental Amstel: Sharing the hotel with George Clooney
Most Color Coordinated room ever
Visited Jan 2016
Published Apr 2016
View of Intercontinental Amstel from the Bridge
This was my second hotel in Amsterdam, having moved from W Amsterdam (the previous review).
The original plan was to stay at the Intercontinental for a few days, but...
Not the Finished Product yet
Published 7th April 2016
Visited Jan 2016
It is now a year since I experienced my inflight emergency, and in that unfortunate (with reference to the elderly gentleman) event, I got a upgrade voucher from Singapore Airlines as a gesture of goodwill.
Unfortunately (again), when I was considering...
The Conrad Koh Samui is one of those rare confluences of myth and legend. As one of the crown jewels in the Hilton global portfolio, through-the-roof levels of hype on Flyertalk and rates upwards of $1,000 a night, it's an understatement to say I was ridiculously excited to have...
One less well-known group of hotels is the Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) "chain", a loose grouping of about 500 independent hotels (locations here)
SLH has a loyalty program and  it's interesting because of the very low threshold needed to earn any sort of meaningful status. The program is free to...