Introduction We were in Kyoto in early April for the cherry blossom season. I had heard this hotel was one of the better ones in Kyoto. You can read the issues I had trying to find award nights for early April on this post. I used 20K points for the stay and the hotel was […]
Introduction I had booked my mom on this flight about 4 years ago. At the time, she had flown to Asia almost 10 times, but this was her first F experience. She was under the weather then, so couldn’t partake in the champagne, but definitely loved the whole experience. Back then, an ANA agent even escorted […]
Introduction I’m only a Hyatt Explorist for 2017 since I had status matched to Diamond in 2016 and with the new rules, I only fell down 1 tier. This meant no free breakfast, but I do get 4 club room upgrades. I had assumed that a club room upgrade meant you get access to the […]
Introduction You’ve seen pictures and read reviews online already, I won’t rehash. See my AUH to Tokyo review for a more in depth review of Etihad F. This AUH to LAX flight was a pretty long 16 hours and change. This was the 9AM flight, so we got to the airport at around 6AM to […]
Introduction We had a 1 night stay here in December. Initially, I booked it using 20K Hyatt points, but then found a points + cash availability a few weeks ahead. I was going to use a DSU, but all of the suites were being renovated at the time, and so we just stayed in a […]