Posts Tagged ‘Where to Stay’
Hotel Imperial Vienna Review: A Palace Stay for Christmas Market Season
We had two nights at Hotel Imperial in early December 2025, in the middle of Christmas market season, and it has become our high bar for service. It is also one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed in. This review covers our Classic king room, the service, breakfast at Café Imperial, how easy…
Read MoreWhere to Stay in Copenhagen: Best Neighborhoods for Your Trip
The usual advice for a first trip to Copenhagen is simple: stay in Indre By, the historic center, and keep the major sights close. That can be a good answer. It is not the only good answer. Copenhagen is compact enough to combine neighborhoods, but those neighborhoods do not put you equally close to the…
Read MoreCopenhagen Admiral Hotel Review: Is the Waterfront Location Worth It?
Choosing a Copenhagen hotel was less about finding the most impressive property and more about deciding what we actually needed from a hotel on this trip. Our stay was short. We had a lot we wanted to see and an equally ambitious list of restaurants, bakeries and coffee stops. We knew before we arrived that…
Read More2 Days in Copenhagen: A Food, Design and Landmark Itinerary
Copenhagen can give you a strong first impression in two days, but only if the route respects how the city actually works. The landmarks are compact. The restaurants, bakeries and neighborhoods that make the trip memorable are spread farther apart. We spent 48 hours here in February 2026 during an unusually severe cold spell. The…
Read MoreHotel Drover Review: What Two Nights in the Stockyards Actually Buys You
Hotel Drover is worth the money if you come for the pool and the room. It reads as a theme, because the whole district is western, but it is designed so thoroughly that it feels like somebody remembered everything. We paid for two nights in late August, ate seven times across the weekend, got served…
Read MoreKōloa Landing Resort Review: Is It Worth It?
⚠️ Status Alert: As of October 22, 2026 Kōloa Landing Resort is open. Hawaiʻi DOH brown-water advisories remain at Kōloa Landing, the snorkel cove beside the resort, and at Poʻipū Beach Pavilion, so stay out of murky water and ask a lifeguard before swimming. ʻAuliʻi Lūʻau and Havaiki Nui Lūʻau are unconfirmed, and Holoholo Charters…
Read MoreWhere to Stay in Kauaʻi: The Three-Way Fight Between Sun, Scenery, and Savings
⚠️ Recovery Alert: As of October 22, 2026 Hurricane Lowell recovery still affects some places named below. Waimea Canyon and Polihale remain closed, Sleeping Giant trails are closed, and Wailua River State Park is open with limits. Hāʻena State Park and Kēʻē Beach are open for day use with reservations. Hawaiʻi DOH brown-water advisories remain…
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