Chase and IHG have officially unveiled their newest credit card, the IHG Premier Select Card. This card is likely intended to compete with other higher annual fee hotel cards, such as the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy and Bountiful cards or the highest annual fee hotel cards, like the Hilton Aspire Card but at a more tolerableContinue reading “New IHG Premier Select Card (2026)”
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St. Regis Washington D.C.
On a recent trip to DC near my birthday, I needed a hotel for one night, and I had an 85k point Marriott certificate begging to be used, so I decided to book a night at the St Regis Washington DC. This hotel has been of interest for quite a while for me because itContinue reading “St. Regis Washington D.C.”
Hilton Garden Inn Camden, NJ
For this week’s review, I’m going to highlight a somewhat random hotel that I stayed at for one night a few months ago. The hotel in question is the Hilton Garden Inn in Camden, NJ, which is right across the river from Philadelphia. I think the main reason people stay at this hotel is eitherContinue reading “Hilton Garden Inn Camden, NJ”
World of Hyatt credit card (2026 edition!)
Continuing my trend of updating the hotel credit card posts, we now bring ourselves to the World of Hyatt card! This low annual fee credit card competes with the Hilton Surpass, Marriott Bonvoy Boundless, and IHG Premier cards. Marriott is my preferred hotel chain because of its breakfast benefit and huge global footprint, but IContinue reading “World of Hyatt credit card (2026 edition!)”
The Thompson DC (Amex Hotel Collection)
A few months ago, I was visiting Washington DC for a long weekend. I needed a hotel for a few nights, so I checked the American Express Travel website to see if there were any hotels in “The Hotel Collection” that would be eligible for a $300 booking credit. Because Washington DC is a majorContinue reading “The Thompson DC (Amex Hotel Collection)”
Hilton Honors Amex Card (2026 edition!)
If you stay sometimes at Hilton hotels, but the $150 fee on the Hilton Honors Surpass or the $550 on the Hilton Aspire Card, Amex has got you covered with their Hilton Honors Amex card. This card is Hilton’s entry-level card with no annual fee. Now the question here is, is this card worth gettingContinue reading “Hilton Honors Amex Card (2026 edition!)”
The Mayflower DC (Marriott Autograph Collection)
A few months ago, I had a few days in DC over a weekend, and I wanted to stay in downtown DC. I was expecting just to stay in the Westin DC City Center or maybe the Westin Georgetown. When I was checking the hotel websites, I saw that the Mayflower (a Marriott Autograph CollectionContinue reading “The Mayflower DC (Marriott Autograph Collection)”
Top-tier Hilton card: The Hilton Honors Aspire (2026 Edition!)
Having recently revisited the Marriott Bonvoy credit card scheme, I thought this would be a good time to now checkout the Hilton credit cards. I decided this time to start with the top-tier Hilton Aspire credit card because it’s a card that I’ve been considering picking up for myself for some time now. Like otherContinue reading “Top-tier Hilton card: The Hilton Honors Aspire (2026 Edition!)”
Fairfield Inn & Suites Indio Coachella Valley (2026 Hotel Review)
This week, I have a hotel to report on! Back in March, I went to the Indian Wells tennis tournament, near Palm Springs, CA (PSP). I’ve flown to/from Palm Springs several times from San Francisco and from Phoenix, but the flights out of PSP don’t have lounges, and I never seem to get upgraded onContinue reading “Fairfield Inn & Suites Indio Coachella Valley (2026 Hotel Review)”
Marriott Bonvoy Amex Card (Product Downgrade Option)
I was reminded this week that there is actually still even one more Marriott Bonvoy credit card: the base Amex Card. We’ve covered the free Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, the $95 Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card, the $250 Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful and Bevy Card twin cards, the top-tier $650 Brilliant Card, and the Bonvoy Business Card. I just covered my favorite card (The Ritz-CarltonContinue reading “Marriott Bonvoy Amex Card (Product Downgrade Option)”
