Chasing Points & Miles

Exploring the hotel, airline, and credit card game.

Category: Hotels

  • Hampton Inn & Suites: Ottawa West

    Status: Hilton Gold Stay: 2 Nights Rooms: Dining: Free hot breakfast that was exceptionally well done. Parking: N/A – took an UBER Comments: I booked two nights under separate reservations due to work/personal stay. The hotel wasn’t able to keep me in the same room for both nights due to rate differences. No biggie. Both…

  • Embassy Suites: Columbus Airport

    Status: Hilton Diamond. Stay: One night. Room: 2 Room Suite – 1 King Bed Dining: Happy Hour with free snacks, light food, and drinks. Parking: FREE Comments: One night stay close to the Columbus airport. Room was very clean. Staff was fantastic. Was recognized as a Hilton Diamond member and provided with a welcome bag…

  • Edgewater Beach Hotel: Naples

    Opal Collection Hotel. Stay: Three nights. Room: Tower Two Bedroom King/Two Queen Suite – Gulf View. Dining: Daily breakfast at on-site restaurant Coast. Lunch at Reflections Pool Bar. Dinners were all off property. All meals at Coast and Reflections were great. Great service and Comments: Another great stay! This property really does have it all….

  • Delta Hotels: Raleigh-Durham at Research Triangle Park

    Status: Marriott Platinum Stay: One night. Room: One King Guest Room. No upgrade. Dining: Pantry (their version of an EXEC lounge) – which was stocked with self help snacks for people with the munchies. LOL. Twinkies, Ho Hos, M&Ms, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Seriously. There’s also a Tony Roma’s here which I did not try…….

  • Ritz Carlton: St. Louis

    Status: Marriott Gold. Stay: One night. Room: One King Bed Executive Suite. No upgrade. Dining: Did not dine at hotel restaurant. Ordered room service which came pretty quickly and food was good. Parking: $27 on site/$32 valet parking. Comments: Service was good. Location is good. Suite was incredibly spacious and nice. Would stay again.

  • Fairfield Inn & Suites: Dallas Las Colinas

    Status: Marriott Lifetime Platinum. Stay: Two nights. Room: One King Guest Room. Comments: Never again! Super old property that got a facelift……… And that’s about all they did.

  • JW Marriott: Indianapolis

    Status: Marriott Gold. Stay: One night. Room: Corner Queen Guest Room. Upgraded from Queen Guest room due to computer issues at check-in. Dining: Did not dine at hotel restaurant opting instead for The Capital Grille steakhouse which is a short walk away. Parking: $52 on site/$57 valet parking. Comments: Service was good. Location is good….

  • Conrad: Nashville

    Status: Hilton Diamond. Stay: Two nights. Room: Two Queen Beds guest room. No upgrade. Dining: Daily breakfast at Blue Aster restaurant in hotel. $50 per day Food & Beverage credit applied with no issue. Food was very good. Parking: $25 per day on site/$50 per day valet. Service was fantastic. Staff was very friendly and…

  • Edgewater Beach Hotel: Naples

    Opal Collection Hotel. Stay: Four nights. Room: Three Bedroom King/King/Two Queen Suite – Gulf View. Dining: Daily breakfast at on-site restaurant Coast. Lunch at Reflections Pool Bar. All meals at Coast and Reflections Pool Bar were great! No complaints. Comments: Very fortunate to have had the opportunity to stay at this property for a family…

  • Hilton: Columbus Downtown

    Status: Hilton Diamond. Stay: One night. Room: One King Bed standard room. Diamond upgrade to One King Bed with view. Was offered a suite upgrade for $50 to a Junior Suite with sofa bed. Accepted and was very pleasantly surprised that the upgrade was to a One Bedroom Corner Suite with sofa bed. It was…