Le Méridien Taichung Review: Amazing Huge Rooms + How to Book for a Family
June 3, 2026
We flew into Taipei the night before, grabbed a few hours of sleep at an airport hotel, and hopped on the HSR from Taoyuan to Taichung in the morning with two 9-year-old twins, two stuffed suitcases, and one question nobody online could answer clearly: would Le Méridien Taichung be a good hotel for our family of 4 […]
Château Mentone: The Wine Estate You Want to Stay at in Provence
May 6, 2026
Day three at Château Mentone and the kids were already asking if we could stay longer. Day four, my husband started looking at extending our reservation. By day five, we were packing up and texting friends: “Book more nights than you think you need.” We’d made the same mistake our first stay. Booked two nights in […]
St. Regis Rome: 540,000 Points for 3 Nights | Worth It?
April 8, 2026
Rome, Italy | August 2-5, 2024 We redeemed 540,000 Marriott Bonvoy points for three nights in Rome. That’s a lot of points. A lot. Everyone asks the same question: Was it worth it? Here’s what’s wild – it would have been cheaper to buy the points than pay cash. Even if we’d started from zero […]
Sheraton Grand Taipei Parent-Child Room: How to Book the Hidden Family Suite
March 11, 2026
Taipei, Taiwan | March 26-27, 2025 We needed a hotel in Taipei near the main train station that slept four people. The Marriott website showed nothing. Every room maxed out at two guests. Standard rooms, suites, everything – two people max. I kept searching anyway. Then I accidentally stumbled onto the Taiwanese version of the […]
Griffin Gate Hospitality Suite: Honest Review & Complete Details You Need
February 11, 2026
Lexington, KY | January 18-20, 2025 We needed a change of scenery this winter. Somewhere new, somewhere the kids could burn energy without us freezing to death outside, and somewhere within a reasonable drive from home. The Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington checked all three boxes. Check out the video for a full walk-through of […]