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Category Archives: Hotels

AlilaHotel ReviewsHotelsHyatt

The Most Expensive Hyatt Isn’t a Hotel

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 13, 2020September 13, 2021 10 Comments
Alila Purnama

The most expensive Hyatt isn’t a Park Hyatt and it’s not even a hotel. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. Alila...

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How Often Do You Want Your Hotel Room Cleaned?

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 12, 2020September 12, 2020 16 Comments
Hotel Houskeeping Tipping

In the age of the pandemic and social distancing, how often do you want your hotel room cleaned? Do you prefer daily cleaning in your hotel room or only upon check-out? Hotel Room Daily Cleaning During Pandemic A story...

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My Next Door Hotel Neighbor Bangs On My Wall Then Claims I Should Be Put In Jail…

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 8, 2020November 14, 2023 44 Comments
a baby lying on a towel

For the crime of my baby crying at 4:00PM, the guests in the hotel room next door began to bang on my wall. When the crying did not immediately stop, they confronted my wife and me in the hallway....

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Review: Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 6, 2020September 13, 2021 7 Comments
Lucy on the balcony

For our trip to the Atlantic coast, we selected the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront at a precarious time during the US COVID-19 pandemic.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If...

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Princeton Graduates Buy Hotels, Offer Remote Campus Dorms

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 9, 2020September 13, 2021 5 Comments
Studying hard

Two Princeton graduates are betting on remote learning to grow but with colleges closed, they think they can offer a dorm experience in desirable locations using hotels. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...

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Hotels

Union Boss Warns Guests To Stay Away From Southern California Hotels

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 3, 2020July 3, 2020 7 Comments
California Hotel Warning

A union boss has warned against visiting Southern California hotels, stating hotels are not taking COVID-19 precautions seriously. But is this hotel warning just union scaremongering or a new threat to California hotel guests? A California Hotel Warning Speaking on...

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Hotels

I Don’t Even Want To Think About How Filthy Hotel Rooms Are…

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 30, 2020November 14, 2023 20 Comments
a woman lying on a bed

Inside Edition reprised its role of hotel investigator and exposed three New York City hotels for failing to fully clean guest rooms between guest stays. The revelation is horrifying, disgusting, but frankly something I don’t want to even think...

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HotelsLaw In Travel

Have You Ever Been “Carded” In A Hotel Pool?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 29, 2020November 14, 2023 52 Comments
a pool with chairs and umbrellas in front of a building

Have you ever been asked to prove you were a hotel guest while swimming in a hotel pool? If you refused, were the cops called? Black Woman Carded At Hotel Pool, Accused Of Trespassing A black woman was carded...

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CoronavirusHotels

Marriott Denies Water Bottles Due To “COVID-19” But Staff Won’t Wear Masks Or Clean Showers…

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 24, 2020November 14, 2023 36 Comments
Courtyard Marriott Safety

Here’s another datapoint for what is emerging as an alarming trend: hotels are playing a disingenuous cost-savings game when it comes to service and amenities under the guise of COVID-19. Our story today takes us to a Courtyard Marriott in...

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CoronavirusHotels

Are Luxury Hotels Really Just Skipping Breakfast During COVID-19?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 19, 2020November 14, 2023 22 Comments
a table with plates and bowls of food

I understand that hotels wish to encourage social distancing during COVID-19 and the breakfast buffet is unlikely to return anytime soon. But no breakfast at all? How does that make sense? Something as simple as breakfast at hotels has...

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Hotels

Will Hotels Back Off From Bulk Toiletries Due To COVID-19?

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 26, 2020November 14, 2023 27 Comments
a group of bottles and towels on a counter

Hotels have been hit hard in recent months. With properties around the world slowly starting to re-open, will major chains now abandon plans to eliminate single-use toiletries due to COVID-19? Hotels Plan(ned?) To Introduce Bulk Toiletries Prior to the...

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Hotels

Luxury Hotel Group Skims $59 Million From PPP While Firing Staff, Enriching CEO

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 23, 2020 12 Comments
Hotel PPP Scam

Ashford Incorporated, a hospitality real estate business with several luxury hotels in its portfolio, has skimmed $59 million from the PPP while laying off 95% of its staff and paying its leaders millions in dividends. Ashford, Inc. owns luxury hotels...

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Woman Jailed For Leaving Hotel Room In Search Of Fresh Towels

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 9, 2020November 14, 2023 11 Comments
a close up of a towel

Anna Carter spent the night in jail after being arrested for violating her violating her quarantine order. Carter claims she was just looking for fresh towels. Carter, 45, is under quarantine in Brisbane, Australia. She was ordered to self-isolate...

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HotelsNews

Luxury Hotel Chain Offering “Quarantine” Packages…

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 25, 2020March 25, 2020 2 Comments
Hotel Quarantine Package

Would you be more likely to splurge for a luxury hotel room if it came with a COVID-19 test kit, nurse on duty, and medical insurance? If so, Swiss luxury hotel chain Le Bijou may be just the place...

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Review: Hyatt’s Alila Bangsar – Kuala Lumpur

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 22, 2020September 13, 2021 11 Comments
Alila Bangsar Kulala Lumpur review

The Alila Bangsar hotel near Sentral Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is new to the Hyatt brand and is perhaps the best value in the chain. Please enjoy this Alila Bangsar (Kuala Lumpur) review. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...

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Disney Hotels More Expensive than Four Seasons

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 23, 2020September 13, 2021 17 Comments
Grandma Floridian bedroom courtesy Disney

Some premium Disney hotels are more expensive than the Four Seasons, but almost all of their resort pricing is just as Goofy. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Grand Hyatt Baha Mar

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 9, 2020September 13, 2021 19 Comments
Mostly empty

We got in on an incredible hotel suite deal, but food and beverage of the $4.2bn Grand Hyatt Baha Mar resort are the true Pirates of the Caribbean.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...

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Review: Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 2, 2020September 13, 2021 6 Comments
Hilton Buena Vista Palace

With our new Disney Annual Passes, we find ourselves in Orlando but keep searching out the best value for money in the area. Previously, we loved Hilton Bonnet Creek and our daughter favored the bi-level suite at Hyatt Grand...

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HotelsNews

Man Busted For Using Rodents To Scam Free Hotel Rooms

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 31, 2020November 14, 2023 5 Comments
Rodent Hotel Scam

A Utah man has been arrested for using mice and hamsters on multiple occasions to scam free hotel rooms. Police allege that Ryan Sentelle State, 37, had a go-to plan to secure free hotel rooms. He’d check in to...

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HotelsYear in Review

My Top 10 Hotel Stays In 2019

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 31, 2019November 14, 2023 3 Comments
a room with a bed and a couch

As 2019 draws to a close, it is time for my annual “Top 10” series. Here, I’ll look back on my 10 favorite hotel stays from 2019. As a reminder, this is not a top-1o all-time list nor does...

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