Hotel Review

I had one more night to use at any Ritz-Carlton of my choosing (up to Tier 4), due to my Ritz-Carlton Credit Card sign up bonus. Having stayed at the Ritz in LA in the past, I decided to stay there once more. Here’s my review of my stay.

I’ve stayed three times at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach between 2016 and 2018. I find it to be one of the best valued, and kitschiest properties in Hyatt’s portfolio.

Located right on Long Beach Harbor, and close to the cruise port and local tourist attractions, I was very impressed with the location of the Residence Inn Long Beach Downtown. But, will the rest of the stay stack up?

With the bachelor party festivities over with (finally!), I retreated to the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans for one night before my flight. The rate was just too low to pass up, and with my $100 resort credit and free breakfast from a timeshare ownership rate, the stay had a lot of benefits included!

In town for a bachelor party, I visited New Orleans in August of 2017. Arriving a day early due to award flight availability, I checked out the Renaissance New Orleans- Warehouse District for a one-night stay.

I needed a place to crash for one night before my stay at the Wynn Las Vegas, so I decided to take advantage of my mLife Platinum status (for the last time, sadly) at the Excalibur. For $77 a night, including resort fee, it was a no-brainer!

For my bachelor party weekend, I wanted to stay somewhere I had never stayed in Las Vegas. Having been to many hotels there in the past, one had eluded me- the Wynn.

I previously stayed at the well-located Aloft Scottsdale when it was a Hotel Indigo (using my free IHG award night at the time). In three short years, the property has now been turned into an Aloft property, and I was excited to check out the differences!

After landing once again in Dubai, I headed straight to one of my favorite hotels, the Park Hyatt Dubai!