One of my most common travel destinations is Washington, DC. Most every time I visit, I stay in a different hotel because there are so many nice hotels that all sometimes have good rates with either cash or points. This next hotel is the first in the DC series for the blog: The Westin DCContinue reading “Westin DC City Center (2026 Hotel Review)”
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Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card: Updated for 2026!
After having updated my review of the Marriott Bonvoy Bold card, it’s time to update the paid version of the card: the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless (spoiler: all the cards begin with B except The Ritz Carlton Card). This card comes with a relatively low annual fee of $95, which is $95 more than the BoldContinue reading “Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card: Updated for 2026!”
Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card (2026 update!)
My first Chase card was the Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card. I got this card shortly after it was announced; I was excited at the prospect of a no annual fee travel card that also had no foreign transaction fees. This is the card that I product changed from in order to get my Ritz-Carlton Card.Continue reading “Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card (2026 update!)”
Hotel review: Kimpton Marlowe Boston
For my 2025/2026 transitionary post, I’m going to attempt to grade a hotel properly for once. This review is effectively an update from 2023 when I stayed at the Kimpton Marlowe in Cambridge, MA. In the last few years of traveling, I’ve started to realize that what I look for in a hotel isn’t theContinue reading “Hotel review: Kimpton Marlowe Boston”
IHG Premier Business Card
The final card in the IHG card review series is the Premier Business Card, which is the business version of the IHG Premier Card and comes with a $99 annual fee. I haven’t yet been convinced to swap over to IHG, but by coincidence, where I’m planning to move next month is beside a HolidayContinue reading “IHG Premier Business Card”
IHG Premier Card
Next up in the IHG card review comes the Premier Card, which is the next step up from the IHG Traveler Card and comes with a $99 annual fee. After a nice stay recently at the Kimpton Marlowe in Cambridge, these cards have been on my mind, but I don’t know if I’ve been convincedContinue reading “IHG Premier Card”
IHG Traveler card (2025 update!)
We’ve covered Hyatt, Marriott, and Hilton’s cards, which are some of the most valuable hotel programs in the world. The next program of note is with IHG. IHG has a wide variety of hotels, including Holiday Inn and Kimpton. Holiday Inns aren’t exciting hotels, but Kimptons often are very nice. I’m not very familiar withContinue reading “IHG Traveler card (2025 update!)”
JW Marriott Berlin
I have an interesting hotel to add to the blog once again! I’m not very well-versed in writing hotel reviews yet, so please leave a comment if there are any aspects of the hotel you’d like more pictures or details of! I also took a video of the room when I arrived, but didn’t getContinue reading “JW Marriott Berlin”
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