From 2000-2002, I spent my freshman & sophomore years of college at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. At that time, the hotel options for visiting parents, lobbyists & lawmakers were limited. Luckily, several new hotels have arrived in Florida’s capital city, most notably the Aloft Hotel (a branch of W Hotels) & the Hotel…
Hotel Review
Hotel Review: Dr. Dodson House Bed & Breakfast, St. Michaels, Maryland
“A night at the Dr. Dodson House could change your life!,” my bubbling host Jamie said to me as she refilled my coffee. I had just commented how this was the second summer in a row where I had met a couple who had retired from the Foreign Service, a secret dream of mine, &…
Hotel Review: the Four Seasons Philadelphia
2016 Update: The Four Seasons Philadelphia in this location has closed. They’re building a fabulous new property at the top of the new Comcast building, which will be opening in 2018. I hope to review that one for you as well! They might as well rename it “The Four Seasons Philadelphia: the friendliest hotel. Ever….
Hotel Review: Four Seasons New York
Perfection. That’s really the only word that can be used to describe a stay at the Four Seasons New York. The luxury that hides behind an unassuming front entrance on 57th between Madison & Park is astonishing. The first thing you see when you walk in is the towering height of the limestone lobby (interestingly…
Hotel Review: Lansdowne Resort; Leesburg, Virginia
Last year, I wrote about this little (random) golf resort in Leesburg, Virginia (just past Dulles Airport), but neglected to take any photos. Good thing we went back this year! Thanks to a LivingSocial deal, we spent last weekend enjoying a pre-Valentine’s Day weekend at the resort, getting massages & hunkering down from the random…
