DC is a great place to plan your next family vacation, but it’s also a city where a lot of people do a lot of business. If you’re heading to the capital city for the latter, the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City location provides convenience and luxury for the business traveler with discerning standards.
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
As a city, Seattle manages to balance perfectly between cutting edge and perfectly grounded. Home to some of the world’s most successful tech companies and a thriving organic food industry, the seaside metropolis pulls off both style and substance beneath a seemingly constant drizzle of rain.
While not technically in Seattle proper, the Hyatt Regency Bellevue is a perfect reflection of the city’s functional sleekness. The front lobby features floor to ceiling glass as well as babbling water features and greenery. The Twisted Cork, one of the hotel’s restaurants on the main floor, easily flips from hip nightclub in the evening to spacious dining room for breakfast in the morning. The staff is friendly, accommodating, and just as quick and efficient as you’d expect from a property that likely sees a lot of business travelers.
The Hyatt Regency Bellevue is a short drive from the Nintendo Americas Headquarters (where I was visiting), as well as Microsoft offices and other East Seattle corporations. It’s also within walking distance from restaurants, shopping and relaxed nightlife, a convenience often missing from airport hotels and other locations catering to conference crowds.
I stayed in a king room during my visit and found the bed comfortable, the bathroom plenty large enough, and the room itself spacious enough to accommodate working, relaxing, and unpacking. I would request a better view since I’ve learned that some of my fellow travelers were able to see the mountains from their rooms, whereas I was greeted each morning by office buildings.
If you’re visiting Seattle, the Hyatt Regency Bellevue’s out-of-the-way location wouldn’t be convenient. However, if you’re in town doing business in Bellevue, you can book a stay at the Hyatt with confidence.
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Giant bed with great linens at the Marriott Napa Valley!
Two things are high on my must have list for hotel rooms:
You might think luxury hotels would always have these two oh-so simple features, but you’d be wrong. It’s hotels that cater to business travelers that always seem to come through for me.
I’m pleased to say that the magical place where you can find all of these delights is in my backyard: the Marriott Napa Valley Hotel and Spa.
The view from the top of the Carleton Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Whether you want to take in Kruger National Park, visit the Apartheid Museum, the Johannesburg Zoo, Gold Reef City, see the Nelson Mandela Bridge or the Mandela Family Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa, has these sights and many more to offer. Most hotels in the area offer day trips at a cost to get you where you want to go. Here are some choice hotels in the area:
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