The hotel overlooks Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center Towers used to be, and in your room you hear the construction noise from the work that is going on to build something new there. It starts early, even on the weekends. And can go on all or much of the night. If noise is…
This was the second time I have stayed at the Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, which is about 30 minutes drive from South Beach. And having stayed there a second time, I now remember why I was in two minds about it and staying here when I had the option of hotels in the area. Like…
White House Inn & Spa This relatively new inn in Napa is excellent. It is a great place to stay in Napa. The inn is in a large old mansion in a relatively unimpressive neighbourhood. The large white house was built around 100 years ago and has recently been restored / renovated by the new…
This is a review of the Napa Wine Train that runs a 3 hour service at lunch and dinner in the wine country in California One of the reasons for adding Napa onto our California trip was not to delve into the wineries of the area, but to explore some of the “geek” within me…
New York Palace Hotel Room 1607 (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. New York Palace Hotel Room 1607 (3), originally uploaded by garybembridge. I was expecting a lot when I heard I was going to be staying at the New York Palace hotel and found out it was part of the Dorchester Collection, which includes the…
There are few hotels in the world that I dislike more than the Nassau Inn in Princeton! Of course, I am slightly spoilt as most hotels I stay in are for work (around 8 nights a year) – and we tend to stay in nice hotels. I have had to stay in the Nassau Inn…
listen to the podcast: click here Join me on the Baywatch Babe’s beach for a bit of hot body spotting as we head down to Santa Monica, California. Around 30 minutes drive from Los Angeles LAX airport; it is easy to think of the city of Santa Monica as just part of the massive sprawling…