By Paula on Mar 5, 2008 in Grand Canyon, Hotel Reviews, Reviews, USA, Hotels | 1 Comment
We spent most of our time at the Grand Canyon at the Holiday Inn in Tusayan which is approximately 2 miles from the entrance to the Grand Canyon National Park entrance. This is a really convenient spot to base youself while you are at the Canyon and it is reasonably priced, mostly because it is not […]
By traveltripz on Mar 4, 2008 in Grand Canyon, Restaurant Reviews, Reviews, USA | 0 Comments
There is a great little cafe in Tusayan called, funnily enough the Tusayan Café. It is found two miles south of the entrance to the Grand Canyon National Park on Highway 64.
The service is very good and the staff are pleasant, helpful and friendly.
This is a typical roadside café with paper napkins and placemats. It […]
By traveltripz on Mar 4, 2008 in Grand Canyon, Hotel Reviews, Reviews, USA | 0 Comments
Check in is at 4pm and we had arrived too early to check in. However the young man checked our reservation and suggested we return around 2pm to see if the room was available.
When we did return at around 2.30pm the room still wasn’t ready so we sat in the lobby with a number of […]
By Paula on Mar 3, 2008 in Grand Canyon, Restaurant Reviews, Reviews | 0 Comments
During our stay at the Grand Canyon we ate at both the the El Tovar Restaurant and the Arizona Room at the Bright Angel Restaurant.
The El Tovar restaurant is apparently world renowed although after eating breakfast here I am sure it is not because of the quality of its food. Maybe lunch and dinner are […]
By traveltripz on Feb 29, 2008 in Hotel Reviews, Reviews, General, USA, Hotels | 0 Comments
After picking up the car from the Alamo car rental company near the airport we drove back to the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino which we had just checked into that morning. We drove into the Self Parking area of the hotel which is free. Anyone bringing their car will find it easy to park. […]
By traveltripz on Feb 28, 2008 in Las Vegas, Hotel Reviews, Reviews, USA, Hotels | 3 Comments
The main reason for our trip to Las Vegas was to attend The Affiliate Summit which was held at the Rio Hotel so it made good sense for us to stay there during this time. As we found out when we came over to the States for the Affiliate Summit in Maimi in 2007, it […]
By Wanda on Feb 25, 2008 in Los Angeles, Reviews, Airline Reviews, USA | 0 Comments
Up once again at 6am to go to Las Vegas. It is quite cool and raining, in fact it has been cool and raining since we got to LA.
The hotel have arranged a car for us because the shuttle buses don’t start running until 9am and we have an early start. The ride in the car […]
By Wanda on Feb 24, 2008 in Restaurant Reviews, Los Angeles, USA | 2 Comments
We had dinner at the Johnny Rocket restaurant in Hollywood and Highlands. What a great place to eat. The decor is reminiscent of the 1940’s and 1950’s with it’s red leather seating and chrome accents on the tables. Each booth has a tabletop jukebox that plays tunes for a nickel (5cents). There are also full […]
By traveltripz on Feb 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, Hotel Reviews, Reviews, USA | 0 Comments
After a rather long day having set out from our Hawaii hotel at 5am, and finally arriving at The Celebrity Hotel at around 6pm we were just looking forward to having a shower and having a cup of tea.
Paula had already advised me not to expect too much from the hotel as it was only […]
By Wanda on Feb 23, 2008 in Hotel Reviews, Reviews, Hawaii, USA | 2 Comments
While in Hawaii we stayed at the Aqua Wave Hotel which we found through Trip Advisor where it was rated in the top 10 hotels in Waikiki.
The foyer is plain with a reception desk on one side and the concierge and a couple of shops on the other. There is a chinese restaurant at the […]