The Old Clare Hotel is the only Design Hotels property in Australia that's linked to Marriott, allowing you to use/earn points or status. It's a unique place and definitely recommended for those looking for a different Sydney experience. READ ON →

While the rooms are clean and fairly spacious, the staff are friendly and there's nothing particularly wrong with the place, there's also nothing to get you coming back here when Melbourne's hotel scene is pretty competitive. READ ON →

Stylish design, a convenient location, great food and drink, a beautiful wellness centre, and pretty good wifi are the attractions of this hotel but my experience was let down by a couple of customer service bungles. There may be some more... READ ON →

As part of the Marriott takeover of Starwood Hotels, the Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards programs are merging with points transfers now opening up new opportunities for using points with Marriott Hotels. READ ON →

The Westin Wall Centre Vancouver is a perfectly serviceable, relatively new airport hotel that did the job for me during a quick stay earlier this year. READ ON →

The Westin Whistler is a skiier's dream - here's my review of the hotel from our family stay in March, in a One Bedroom Suite. READ ON →

The Starwood Preferred Guest program is one of most generous hotel loyalty programs out there, and with eight full months of the year left to achieve and enjoy Platinum or Gold status, it is worth playing your cards right. Gold status with SPG READ ON →

After our long flight from Sydney to San Francisco, and then a much shorter and less interesting flight with United from San Francisco to Vancouver, we finally arrived in Vancouver. I had selected the Element in Metrotown for a number of... READ ON →

I had booked us into the Sheraton Towers around 6 months before the Grand Prix when room rates were getting borderline outrageous - at least $450 (AUD) per night. The Sheraton Towers still had Starpoint availability, and at 12,000 points per... READ ON →