Tag: Starwood Properties

• Hotel Crashing: W Retreat and Spa, Vieques

  The W Retreat and Spa in Vieques is like the hipster, musician boyfriend you dated way back in the day: uber-cool, way too sexy and smart for a nerd like you. Your street cred is instantly bumped up just by telling people that you are staying at such a cool, unique, and awesome “retreat.” But…

  thepoelog

  December 29, 2011

  food (of all types), travel, trip report

  hotel crashing, hotel review, Hotels, luxury travel, miles and points, Puerto Rico, Starwood Properties, Vieques, W

• Hotel (and Airplane) Crashing: OpenSkies, Le Meridien Etoile

  Now that we’ve wined and dined and shopped our way through Paris Poe-style, you might be wondering (or, more realistically, not) how we came to be on this fabulous last-minute trip. Blame Travelzoo. My travel-agent-for-life XFE and I are both signed up for Travelzoo’s weekly email deal alerts. And every week we’re tempted beyond belief…

  thepoelog

  October 23, 2011

  travel, trip report

  airline review, hotel crashing, hotel review, Hotels, Le Meridien Etoile, luxury travel, miles and points, Open Skies, Paris, Space Invader, Starwood Properties, trip review

• Hotel Crashing: The W Austin

  Aaaannnnd, I’m back! Did you miss me? I would say I missed blogging, but that’s kind of a lie. OK, let’s just say I did miss blogging (there was plenty of brag-worthy stuff to share), but I drowned my sorrows in copious amounts of barbecue, queso, and chicken fried steak. But, my absolute favorite pain-numbing…

  thepoelog

  September 12, 2011

  travel, trip report

  Austin, beautiful people, hotel crashing, hotel review, Hotels, Jacuzzi tub, Starwood Properties, W Hotel