Doubletree Grand Hotel, Florida at The Flyaway Weblog

Pre- and post-Cruise visitors have been known to frequent the Doubletree Grand Hotel in Florida, along with other corporate and leisure travelers. This premiere hotel in Miami's scenic Biscayne Bay now has even more to offer their guests. Would-be clients and return customers would be happy to know that the Doubletree Grand Hotel has just completed it's $5 million renovation. Guest rooms and meeting spaces have been lavishly transformed to give [...] Read More


Marquesa Hotel in Florida at The Flyaway Weblog

"Hey, don't you blog about hotels? D and I had a great time last weekend over at Marquesa Hotel in Florida. You should write about them." My cousin then went on and wrote a review for me. Since she and I have had the same taste since we were kids, I am going to trust her judgement. If you are thinking of spending a weekend in Key West, do consider [...] Read More


The Grand Hotel Florence at The Flyaway Weblog

No, this is not a museum. This just happens to be our hotel room in Florence, where we have a free night, courtesy of my husband's Starwood Rewards Points! According to the hotel website: The Grand Hotel was originally home to the noble Guintini family. In the second half of the 18th Century, Florence undertook a citywide renovation, at which time the former palace was converted into a hotel. Overlooking the arno [...] Read More


iPod Hotel Vending + Hotel Podcasting at Wandalust

The world has been iPod mad for quite some time, what with them being virtually the most essential travel accessory ever, next to passports. About a bazillion hotels now offer in-room iPods for guests, iPod docking stations, iPod download bars, iPod surround sound speaker systems, and other iPod related amenities. iPod madness is quite old hat by now, but what I hadn't seen before today is iPod vending machines in [...] Read More


Outside Magazine Names Best New Eco-Getaways at The Outdoor Weblog

Let's face it. Green is in. As people continue to grow more conscious about the environment, more and more aspects of our life will be "green". And travel isn't excluded. If you're passionate about the environment, consider taking an eco-getaway, recommended by the editors of Outside magazine in their March 2008 issue. The Lodge at Sun Ranch, in Cameron, Mont., which is notable among eco-resorts for allowing hunting of free-range [...] Read More