Hotels

When making our way to Sabi Sands, my dad and I had a one-night layover in Johannesburg. To keep things simple, I decided to book us a hotel within walking distance of Johannesburg Airport. That limited the selection to two hotels: the upscale InterContinental and the more affordable City Lodge. I opted for the latter, […]

Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta is one of the four (soon to be five) Disney hotels in Tokyo. My wife and I originally meant to try it out last year but both of us caught COVID and so had to reschedule. Luckily, things worked out well and we were able to stay at the hotel for

As part of a trip to Europe I did back in September, my daughter, wife, and her parents made a one-night trip to Prague. When looking for a place to stay, I found Hotel Museum which, for just 140 EUR (including breakfast) for a room that could fit the five of us seemed to offer

On a fun road trip around Slovenia that I did with my family during our recent trip to Europe, we needed a place to stay for one night in Maribor, the country’s second-largest city. After considering a couple of different options, I decided to book the B&B Hotel Maribor located right in the city center

During my family’s trip to Europe earlier this year, I made a side trip to Romania. As part of that, I had an overnight layover in Bucharest. When looking for a place to stay near Otopeni Airport, there was a hotel or two within walking distance. There were also some apartment-style accommodations that were cheaper.

JR Hotel Group, a company affiliated with Japan’s largest railway operator, runs nearly a hundred hotels around Japan (and one in Taipei). In Shikoku, it operates a number of JR Clement Hotels and lower-category JR Clement Inns. During our recent trip to Kochi, I had a chance to stay at one of the latter –

If you have an early morning flight to catch out of Osaka Itami Airport, there is hardly any place more convenient than the Osaka Airterminal Hotel. The hotel is located directly in the airport’s terminal and it is operated by the company that runs the airport. I had a chance to stay there a couple

In addition to hotels like the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel and the Disney Ambassador Hotel that are directly run by Oriental Land (Tokyo Disney Resort’s owner), there are three categories of third-party operated hotels. Those labeled Tokyo Disney Resort Official Hotels like the Hilton Tokyo Bay are located around the Bayside Station on the Disney Resort

When looking for places to stay during my visit to Yellowknife back in May, what I could mostly find were average-looking hotels at fairly expensive prices. The one option that stood out was Aurora Bayside Inn. While lacking the services typically provided by hotels, the inn was not only considerably cheaper than the other options