Wow, Huntley Santa Monica, You Messed Up.

I don’t believe I need to express further on this blog how much I love hotels. Some might call me a hotel snob, but really, I’m not. I disdain hostels and a one-star is out of the question, but my only true requirement is that the room is clean and well-maintained. Give me [...]

My Favorite Hotels

I love eating cold sandwiches wrapped in tin foil. It is such a sense memory thing.
I am thinking of great hotel rooms in my time, in no order:
- Helmsley Middletown, NYC. My old company booked me in a room when they made me come to NY and I got upgraded to a suite, with [...]

The Tough Decisions: Hotel or Vacation Apartment?

Miss Expatria’s gentle readers already know of my fierce and abiding love for hotels. But today, I came across an interesting argument for vacation apartments - and this has prompted me to give full disclosure:
I LOVE HOTELS.
AND I ALSO LOVE VACATION APARTMENTS.
It’s like a mother’s love for her children - I love [...]

Decadent Hotel Weekends

Choosing a hotel for a vacation is fun, and an important decision - it will be your home away from home for a length of time, and it will influence how you experience that city.
However, as attentive readers will know, Miss Expatria has another use for hotels - getaway weekends for no reason whatsoever. [...]

How to Choose a Hotel Online

As promised, here are my secrets for finding a great hotel room online. These time-tested tips have been closely guarded until now - so get ready to travel like Miss Expatria!
We’ll use Paris, France as an example.
First, I go to Wiki Travel. This is just like Wikipedia, but with a focus on each [...]

Hotels, And My Love Of Them

Hotels are my passion. From Motel 6’s to five-star luxury resorts, I love everything about them.
I love maid service. I love room service. I love turndown service. I love having a drink in hotel lobby lounges, even if I am not staying there. I love hotel restaurants, with their overpriced [...]