My Travels

It seems ironic that I'm delayed home on this vacation trip. One of the main reasons of going to Puerto Rico was that I had a voucher from United Airlines from a previous vacation and now I'm going to get another one. :) Due to mechanical problems, arrived into Dulles Airport too late to catch any other flight towards the West Coast. Upon landing, the steward handed out little cards directing me to a website to choose my goodwill compensation. I was notified via email that I was rerouted to the next day's flights, customer service informed me that checked luggage will remain at the airport, and was handed hotel and meal vouchers. The hotel voucher was good at the Hyatt Dulles Airport . I forgot to grab the United toiletry bag before leaving the airport. Luckily, the hotel already has toothpaste as part of the toiletries and the front desk had a toothbrush. The room was spacious and modern with some tech amenities, I haven't come across a Hyatt that isn't ni...

Spending a week on the enchanted island. Arrived in the evening and checked into the Doubletree San Juan in the Ocean Park area. It seemed relatively new, I think there were some literature that referred to the location as a Best Western in its previous life. It looks recently renovated and the location is convenient. The room was nice, it was interesting that the room was a psuedo double. In other words, a double/queen bed was in the room but the murphy bed would make the room a two bedded room if you pulled it down. I think I should have asked for a king room when checking in but it wasn't a big deal. The bathroom was designed in a way that I've always wanted for my own at home. It was nice to see it in real life and made me think of redesigning my own back home. The hotel was attached to a residential complex and sits across a 24 hour supermarket. The lobby restaurant bar, Michael's Bistro, has very tasty appetizers and the breakfast items were good. Then aga...

Not exactly an out of town trip but headed towards Pasadena for the weekend for a bridal shower/bachelorette. I was going to overnight in Pasadena, I decided to take the MTA light rail into the city and be carless for the weekend. With my handy TAP card, I meandered my way north taking a combination of local city bus and MTA gold line. I checked into the Pasadena Hilton which was conveniently located near the Del Mar station and the Paseo Colorado Plaza . I was upgraded to an accessible suite, it made the suite feel even larger! The decor inside was a mixture of modern and craftsman style. The lobby looked recently done and the rooms were convenient. One might say that the room could have been updated but I thought it was suitable and the TVs were LCDs. Luckily, the suite had adjoining rooms and the group was able to make it feel like a very large apartment. Perfect for our purposes!! Also, I was pleasantly suprised at the level of customer service at this hotel. Everyone mad...