Friday, January 9, 2009

The Best of 2008


Trip Advisor has posted its Travelers' Choice awards, honoring the best hotels around the globe. With categories ranging from "Best Luxury hotels" to "Best Hotel Service" and "Best All-inclusive hotels" there is a little something for everyone to find. I greatly advise using polls like this to pick out your next hotel!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Sin City Fever


Lately, I feel like everyone I know has taken or is planning to take a trip to Las Vegas. Before a couple years ago if you had offered me a trip to Vegas I might have thought twice, but now that I am old enough to truly enjoy everything the city has to offer I would jump at the opportunity!

So as usual I have begun planning a trip to sin city. When will I actually take my trip? Who knows. But like I've said before planning ahead is very important!

First on my agenda is finding the perfect hotel. Neither Brandon nor I have been to Vegas before so I want it to be an all encompassing classing trip. I know you have to pay extra for the good views of the strip, but isn't it worth it? I always begin a hotel search by checking out TripAdvisor reviews and then following up by consulting my Las Vegas (or whichever city) pro's before making final choices on a hotel.

For now, I'm looking for a good view as well as good location and of course budget prices. So far I've added these hotels to my list of hotel possibilities: Signature MGM Grand and Platinum. Both hotels are rated in the top 5 Vegas hotels on TripAdvisor and Signature MGM was even voted "Best Luxury." As the search continues we'll see how these hotels compare, stay tuned.