The Milford Plaza is a 1,300 bedroomed hotel one block from Times Square and located in the Theatre district of Manhattan. The hotel had been neglected for many years and gained a reputation as a bit of a dive with the previous owners failing to upgrade the hotel since the 1980s. A little bit of history I’m always interested in the history...
I paid €26 for the room!! I just thought I’d mention that at the very beginning. I booked the Hard Rock using the HotelTonight iPad app, a great booking app that does have some unbelievable deals. Rooms go on sale at noon for that night so if you’re looking for that day’s best bargains you need to be checking around midday before the best...
There was only one hotel that I absolutely wanted to stay in on this trip and that was the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. The last time I was in Vegas the Cosmopolitan had just opened its doors and I was staying in the Planet Hollywood resort at the time, which is just across the road. My room had a direct view of the 6th floor pool area which looked out...
I booked the Palms Place as a last minute deal through HotelTonight, where I got a great rate on a studio suite. The Palms resort targets a younger audience and competes with the Hard Rock Hotel for the same target market. The Palms Place is the newest of the 3 towers in the resort and is a condo Location The Palms is located off-strip, and...
Location The Elara was formally the Planet Hollywood Towers, a condo building attached to the Planet Hollywood Resort and the Miracle Mile Shops. The resort opens into the Miracle Mile Shops (a large 170-store shopping centre attached to the Planet Hollywood Resort). It doesn’t feel part of the resort though, it’s just tucked away in a...
The Mandalay Bay was never really high up on my places to stay in Vegas, it just didn’t have the same appeal as the likes of the Aria, Cosmopolitan and Wynn have. doesn’t have any world famous attractions like the Bellagio fountains or the Mirage’s volcano to lure passing tourists so I had never actually been inside it before...
I’m in Vegas for the CES show but accommodation on the strip on the first night is incredibly expensive with the influx of tech enthusiasts so I decided to locate myself 25 minutes away in the famous lake & golf development, Lake Las Vegas. The room cost €47 for a studio apartment, versus rates of €300+ on the strip for similar...
Reason for booking I had a 12-hour stopover in London on my way to Las Vegas and needed somewhere to sleep for the night. As I was only sleeping there, I wasn’t looking for anything fancy or expensive. I found the Yotel Gatwick Airport, a new take on the Japanese capsule hotel concept. You get a 7m2 cabin with bed, shower, toilet & desk in a...
Paris hotel accommodation is expensive, even in the middle of January. Finding a nice hotel in a good location for a decent price is no mean feat. If you’re planning on visiting Paris, book your accommodation well in advance as prices tend to rise fairly quickly (as I discovered). Location I wanted a hotel within easy reach of all the main...
First hotel reservation of the trip booked! I’ve got an 11 hour layover in London on my way between Paris and Las Vegas so I need somewhere to stay while I was waiting for my 11am flight. I’m only going to be spending a maximum of 8 hours in the room, most of which I hope will be sleeping, so requirements for this particular stay were...
