The Sunshine State & I have a long history. I lived there a shorter time than I’ve lived anywhere else (only seven years), yet I consider it home. I’m a Gulf Coast girl, through & through (the east coast of Florida never seems to treat me very well). Landing at Tampa International Airport – what…
Hotel Review
Hotel Review: Hotel Giraffe, NYC
I took a chance with the Hotel Tonight app & ended up at the Hotel Giraffe following a day in New York City for work. The hotel is part of the Library Hotel Collection, so even though I hadn’t stayed there before, I knew I was in good hands. Check-in was a breeze & my…
Hotel Review: B Ocean Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale
NOTE: As of May 31, 2014, the B Ocean Hotel is now the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale. I haven’t been there since they changed brands, but I’m looking forward to trying it out! You may have read about my valet fiasco at the B Ocean. I’ll keep that incident separate from this post, but there’s no…
Two Hiltons & a Hyatt: a Tale of Three Chain Hotels
As I mentioned in my review of the Renaissance Orlando, I don’t normally review chain hotels because I don’t normally stay in chain hotels. But the last few months has seen me traveling more for business than pleasure, so chain hotels it is. Two chains, in addition to Renaissance, have dominated my recent stays: Hyatt…
Hotel Review: Renaissance Orlando Sea World Resort
I don’t normally review chain hotels because, well, I don’t normally stay in chain hotels. In my “other life,” I work in PR, so when I’m traveling for business, I stay where my clients prefer (which seems to usually be a chain hotel). In October I headed down to Orlando to represent a client at…
