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May 15, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
Can you believe there are more than 30 Starwood hotels in the New York City area? I mean, sure, this includes hotels in less-than-glamorous Long Island City and Hoboken (New Jersey!), but still; the Starwood properties on the outskirts of NYC are very [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Hotels, Travel News | 12 comments
May 11, 2012 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Last summer when my family was road tripping to Montana we arrived in Great Falls late one night. The kids had fallen asleep in the car, so my husband went and checked-in while I stayed with the kids. When he returned with the room keys, we coaxed our groggy [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 9 comments
May 9, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
The Garden of the Gods Club is a private club in Colorado Springs with an enviable location right across the street from the Garden of the Gods, a public park featuring some of the most striking red-rock formations in the state. Club members enjoy a 27-hole [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Hotels | 2 comments
May 7, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
It's been pretty amazing to watch downtown Los Angeles transform over the past decade. It's gone from being an almost abysmal office zone that shut down at 5:00PM (when office workers went home) to a 24-hour, lively and exciting region of Los Angeles. The [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels | 5 comments
April 24, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Over the past few years, Courtyard by Marriott hotels have steadily rolled out a brand-new lobby concept throughout the United States. The new look features modern and sleek (yet warm and inviting) decor, plenty of open space and comfortable seating; laptop [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Hotels, Travel News | 163 comments
April 23, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
All frequent travelers who know what they're doing have at least one rewards card for frequent flyer miles, hotel points, and other ways to save money on future vacations. I have a credit card that earns miles for me on American Airlines, but more and more [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels, Travel News | 18 comments
April 11, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
The future is bright and brick shaped at England's LEGOLAND Windsor, where the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel is wowing the crowds. The hotel opened in March 2012, and is not just near the theme park -- it's located inside the theme park. This is a new "must [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 8 comments
March 28, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
There are several world-class luxury resorts and boutique hotels in Napa Valley -- The Auberge Du Soleil, Meadowood, and the Vintage Inn, just to name a few -- but the high price points of those hotels place them out of many of our budgets. The Hilton Garden [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels, Romantic Getaways | 13 comments
March 23, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
After wonderfully active winter days outdoors, skiing or snowmobiling or tubing at Three Forks Ranch -- a luxury ranch resort on 200,000 acres straddling the border of Colorado and Wyoming -- guests retreat to the magnificent Lodge and Spa for rest and [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Hotels | 2 comments
February 20, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
Redondo Beach is hard to accurately label as a Los Angeles vacation destination. Close enough to LAX to be centrally located (but not so near as to have constant airport noise), it's long been a quick stop for tourists heading south to Orange County or [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels | 2 comments
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