ANA First Class “The Suite” Review – New York (JFK) to Tokyo (HND)
Backstory and How I Booked ANA First Class
Finally.
During COVID, when we thought the whole thing would be over in a few months, I snagged a ticket on the then-brand new ANA First Class "The...
Andaz Papagayo vs. JW Marriott Guanacaste: Review and Comparison (with a toddler!)
We just returned back from 5 days at each property: First, we stayed 5 nights at the JW Marriott Guanacaste and then we headed north for 5 nights at the Andaz Papagayo.
The two properties...
Visiting Machu Picchu Using Miles and Points for Just $132 Cash
To get this out of the way, I'm talking about flights (business class, of course) and hotels (Luxury Collection worked just fine!) but not things like food, tips, guides, and taxis. That should be...
Review: Tambo Del Inka, Sacred Valley, Peru
The Tambo Del Inka, a Marriott Bonvoy property under the Luxury Collection brand, lives up to those brand standards in spades. Read on for why we chose this hotel for our Machu Picchu trip...
A Realistic Way to View “Cents Per Point” Based on an Actual Trip
Most of the miles and points community gets obsessed with a metric called "cents per point" (CPP) or "cents per mile" (CPM).
What it refers to is how much value you got for your points....
Review: Grand Hotel Victoria Concept and Spa, Menaggio, Lake Como, Italy (An SLH /...
Last year, Nick from Frequent Miler caught wind of an incredible new World of Hyatt redemption opportunity on Lake Como in Italy, an area that is famously expensive, made only more-so since George Clooney...
Wentworth by the Sea is No Longer a Marriott Resort
I'm not sure how this happened with, as far as I can tell, zero coverage, but this is pretty sad news.
Wentworth-by-the Sea is a fabulous resort on the coast of New Hampshire just outside...
Flight Review: EVA Business Class JFK-TPE (Plus Taipei Night Market Food + Beitou Tips)
In a lot of ways, it felt very similar to other business class flights I've taken. It was a great (and LONG at 15:50 hrs) flight, yet not much stood out as a must fly...
Lightning Review: The Shay, Culver City, CA (Hyatt) + Cole’s French Dip and Sheng...
My normal go-to areas of the LA area have been Santa Monica and Westwood, but I wanted to branch out so that I could get some Hyatt nights in (I'm determined to re-qualify for...
Le Meridien Mexico City: Lightning Review
Usually, when I write Lightning Reviews, I go over my thousand word self-imposed limit. I won't on this one.
The Le Meridien Mexico City was a surprisingly impressive hotel in a less than ideal area.
Given...
