My Review and Tips For Visiting the St. Regis in Puerto Rico

Hot tip: Visit the “secret” locals-only restaurant right near the entrance of the St Regis Bahia Beach Resort near San Juan, Puerto Rico.

As you are driving into the property and about to turn off the highway, look for El Verde BBQ. Order the chicken and the plantains.

El Verde BBQ: Yelp, Foursquare, TripAdvisor

Introduction

Hi! My name is Nick. The St Regis Bahia Beach Resort is my favorite hotel in the Caribbean. I’ve stayed here a few times and these are my notes.

Me lounging at the “hidden beach” area at the St Regis Bahia Beach Resort. Email me if you want to know where it is!

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Nick 2019-08-02T16:14:33-04:00 May 31st, 2019|General, Hotels|

History of The Standard East Village Hotel

I recently stayed at The Standard East Village Hotel in New York City. This is one of my favorite hotel brands. Related: see my review of The Standard High Line.

But I felt as if I was let down by The Standard East Village. The lobby was great, but the rooms seemed off-brand. Different from all the others I have stayed at (LA, Miami, High Line). I decided to do some research into how this location was acquired by The Standard.

The Standard East Village Hotel is located off Cooper Square in NYC.

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Nick 2017-02-07T07:43:02-04:00 February 7th, 2017|General, Hotels|

Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico-Mexico City

I really like the floor to ceiling mirrors and the staircases. The ceilings seem very high and the art deco finishing such as the rococo touches around the banisters, the metal handrails for the stairs and the extremely elaborate and fancy old style elevators plus what looks like a museum quality huge table in the lobby. All of these things stick out to me, but they are contrasted by terrible lighting. It appears that they have replaced a lot of their lights with LED bulbs which give off a very harsh white light, not like a soft old world romantic feeling.

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Nick 2017-01-07T22:34:08-04:00 January 7th, 2017|Hotels|

Las Suites Polanco Hotel in Mexico City

I stayed at a new hotel every night, booking everything day-of on Hotel Tonight.

This was the one place I did twice. I would definitely go back.

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Nick 2017-03-24T18:52:59-04:00 January 7th, 2017|Hotels|

Room Mate Valencia Hotel in Mexico City

Greetings from Mexico City!

I booked my stay at the Valencia on hotels tonight and paid around $68.

My first impression coming into the room was that it looked like what I would imagine a Tokoyo love hotel would look like, not that I would know.

I really did not like this hotel, and I tried to get out of there as soon as possible. Low ceilings and I just don’t like the colors.

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Nick 2017-01-03T04:15:17-04:00 January 3rd, 2017|Hotels|

Chaya B&B in Mexico City

Hello from Mexico City! This is the first place that I have stayed, and I booked it on hotel tonight from my plane right before we took off.

My first impressions are that I’m impressed and it is cute and I’m very happy that they have free tea and coffee service all day 🙂 more to come…

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Nick 2017-01-01T14:12:13-04:00 January 1st, 2017|Hotels|

Hotel Room Review: One King West Hotel

I stayed here on the night of December 4th, 2016 and paid $84 on Hotel Tonight plus $11 in taxes and fees (total $95, great deal!). I would come back.

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Nick 2016-12-07T00:11:12-04:00 December 7th, 2016|Hotels|

Hotel Room Review: Cosmopolitan Hotel Toronto

I paid $122 total for this room on Dec 5, 2016 ($99 rate on Hotel Tonight plus $23 taxes and fees). It was a large suite-style room, more like an apartment, with a living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, washer dryer, etc. I might return. Would rate the experience 6/10.

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Nick 2016-12-07T00:00:28-04:00 December 6th, 2016|Hotels|

Best Western Des Plaines Inn (Chicago Airport): Room Review

Cheap hotel near the Chicago airport. I stayed for 1 night on Oct 19, 2016. I booked the room using HotelTonight and I paid $90 + $13 in taxes and fees = total $103.

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Nick 2016-10-23T07:31:56-04:00 October 23rd, 2016|Hotels|

Hotel Room Review: Sheraton Suites Wilmington Downtown

Here’s a video walkthrough and photos of my room at the Sheraton Suites in Wilmington, Delaware. I stayed 1 night on Oct 20th, 2016 and booked it via HotelTonight. Paid $128 + $18 taxes and fees = total $146. I gave my SPG info at check-in and got upgraded to the SPG floor, suite upgrade, lounge access, etc.