Not just any hotel, or every hotel — for those kinds of reviews see Trip Advisor or Expedia, etc.
On Ignorant Traveler we review ‘special’ hotels — hotels that made our stay interesting — became a part of the trip itself. Hotels that you might want to go out of your way to stay in — or in some cases have a cappuccino in their lobby.
If you are going to Wales, staying at the Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales is highly recommended. If you have no plans on going to Wales — you should consider going to the Celtic […]
The Hotel Commune by the Great Wall is one of the amazing hotels in the world. It is on an estate of land an hour and a half outside of Beijing, in the mountains by […]
On the way back from Dallas driving up I-81 at midnight in southern Virginia in a snow storm that dropped 8 inches of snow (January 2024) — with family in tow in a Ford Expedition […]
In the delightful 2020 Woody Allen film “A Rainy Day in New York”, Timothée Chalamet — the main character who essentially plays a young, good-looking Woody Allen — takes his girlfriend — a young Annie-Hall-like […]
The Omni Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania is not just a hotel it is a destination onto itself. Rich History It has a rich history — built in 1806 as a hotel catering to […]
Washington DC is known for back-room political deals and scheme-ings at its famous hotels — making certain Washington DC hotels a tourist attraction in themselves — and the most interesting, historic and beautiful of them […]
The Days Inn by Wyndham Great Lakes in North Chicago is neither here nor there as a hotel — clean, small lobby that is not cozy, rooms are sparse; I had a room with a […]
I was traveling to Seattle, Washington for the weekend to attend a good friend’s wedding [click here for review of Seattle]. Most of those traveling in for the wedding were staying at the Downtown Athletic […]
By Shep D To brashly confess the un-affordability of an overnight experience. One can surmise the costly rooms are suitably restful. Working on nearby Grand Street, curiosity encouraged a lunch-time “walk-around” appraisal of the free […]
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