It was the middle of Ramadan, so Bandung (and most of Indonesia) had little action, allowing plenty of spare time for me to spend. Thankfully, I was staying at Four Points by Sheraton Bandung—a centrally-located hotel with gorgeous colonial architecture—that made my stay in Bandung worthwhile. Four Points by Sheraton Bandung sits along Jalan Ir. Read More
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Fairfield by Marriott Surabaya: Comfortable Midrange Hotel
We currently do not have a Fairfield by Marriott hotel in the Philippines, and I’ve never stayed in a hotel under that brand before, so I was really eager to try out Fairfield by Marriott Surabaya and compare it with other brands within and outside the Marriott family. Luckily, my recent travels brought me to Read More
Four Points by Sheraton Jaipur: Affordable, Quality Hotel
If there’s one thing that I learned on my recent trip to India, it’s that accommodations should be planned properly. See, unlike most of Southeast Asia, options in India can either be good but expensive or cheap but bad—and trust me on this, as I was faced with the most disgusting hotel room in New Read More
Moxy Bandung: Exciting New Hotel for Millennials by Marriott
It seems every major hotel company is trying to capture the millennial market and adapt to our needs, as we are, after all, the generation that travel most frequently nowadays. Marriott, a hospitality company well-loved in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world, is currently focusing on its millennial-driven brand called Moxy. Although its rollout Read More
Renaissance Johor Bahru: The City’s Finest Hotel
Although Johor Bahru is vastly being developed as a family holiday destination, reputable hotels are still few and far between. Hence, on my last trip, I was thrilled to be staying at the Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel, one of the few internationally-branded properties and the only five-star property in the area. And the Renaissance experience, Read More