Category Archives: lodging
Where to stay on Hawaii’s Big Island: can the mags/books/websites be trusted?
So I’m elbow deep in thick guidebooks trying to figure out the best (my “”best” definition: the most interesting/authentic, least expensive/resort/chain-like) place to stay on Hawaii’s Big Island and fine myself torn about two B&Bs in Volcano, Hawaii (right by … Continue reading
A tale of two beds – in western Wisconsin
Just back from a great trip to southwestern/west-central Wisconsin where the difference in the two places that we stayed may best be described as a tale of two beds. The first bed appeared to be as old as the historic … Continue reading
Where to stay in southwest Wisconsin.
I probably shouldn’t be sharing this since it may mean there’s no room at the inn for us. But anyway, my friend Denise highly recommends this lodging when we go biking this summer in southwest Wisconsin. It’s Justin Trails http://justintrails.com. … Continue reading
Midwestern hotels to check out
Also from a recent issue of Midwest Living: – Chicago – Elysian, Ritz-Carlton, Hotel Palomar (rat pack-esque doormen!) – Columbus, Indiana, Inn at Irwin Gardens – Novi, MI, Baronette Renaissance – Shell Knob, Missouri, (wherever that is), Stonewater Cove – … Continue reading
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Here’s how to book a room at the FLWright-designed hotel in mason city
Here’s the scoop on staying at the new FLWright-designed hotel that’s reopening in August for business (101 years after it opened.) The hotel – which falls under Stoney Creek Inn auspices – just started taking reservations this week, through one … Continue reading
Filed under architecture, Iowa, lodging, Uncategorized
Revamped hotels along the Mississippi River in Iowa
There are several revamped hotels along the Mississippi River Road in Iowa that I need to check out sometime including the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport (which wasn’t so hot when we stayed there in 2005), the Hotel Julien in Dubuque … Continue reading
Panama: Our best and worst lodging in Panama City
We were fortunate to stay primarily at great places during our recent 10-day (5-hotel) stay in Panama but we did have one dud (which I kind of predicted in advance. Here’s the three places we stayed in and around Panama … Continue reading
Frustrations with booking a hotel in a foreign land
We leave for Panama in a few days and I’m still not completely convinced that we have a confirmed reservation at a hotel in Boquete. I made a reservation at the hotel via email back in November and sent my … Continue reading
Chicago once the snow clears: Logan square
Several reports from relatives about the massive snow storm in Chicago included adjectives like “brutal” and “scary.” Word has it “thunder snow” makes the sky look blue. When it all clears, hopefully way before my next trip there in March, … Continue reading
Romantic getaways in Iowa-area
The DMRegister today has some ideas for romantic get-aways in Iowa and beyond. Some I know about (Honey Creek Resort in Moravia, Ia. and Suites of 800 Locust in DM). Here are some I didn’t know much about for future … Continue reading
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