Tag: accommodations

Staying at The Volcano House Hotel-Volcanoes National Park-Hawaii

Rolling out of bed is a luxury. It’s the best part about staying at the Volcano House hotel in Volcanoes National Park. After donning a t-shirt and hiking pants, I meander down the staircase. It’s early morning, and although the lobby is packed with day visitors from 9 am to 5 pm, at this hour,…
Places to Take Photos of The Frontenac Hotel-Quebec City

*** Some experiences were provided courtesy of Quebec Cite Tourism. All opinions are my own. You are in the city that contains the most photographed hotel in the world. You have to get thephotograph. In fact, you need a multitude of the photo. Your mission, find places to take photos of The Frontenac Hotel in…
An Evening at The Frontenac Hotel’s Bar 1608-Quebec City

Blue Cheese. It can be socially divisive. It can be socially bonding. This evening at The Frontenac Hotel’s Bar 1608, it is bonding. As you walk into The Frontenac Hotel’s Bar 1608, your eyes draw to the chandelier. The glass tubes, add elegant illumination to the circular bar below. (Our Guided Tour of The Frontenac…
Taking a Guided Tour of The Frontenac Hotel-Quebec City

As the group gazes up, during our guided tour of The Frontenac Hotel, our tour guide states clearly,“Chateau Frontenac, is not a castle.” The assumption is that the world’s most photographed hotel, was originally constructed to house royalty. Surely a King or Queen, or Duke and Duchess, used the building as their home. Though royalty,…
Afternoon Tea at The Frontenac Hotel-Quebec City

The colored sand, slips through the hourglasses, as the piano player delivers a passionate rendition of, Piano Man. During Afternoon Tea, at The Frontenac Hotel, in Quebec City, the most difficult task is choosing your leaves. The rest of the event unfolds with a display of artistic bites, flavorful sips, and the feeling that for…
Sleeping on a Lava Field-Open Gate Hostel-Hawaii

The paved road gives way to dirt and rocks. There are no street lights. The shapes of houses reveal themselves in our headlights. We ride toward a building in the distance that is brighter and larger than the others. The assumption is that the building is our destination. A sign with an arrow tells us…
Staying at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

We choose to stay at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort out of longing. We were supposed to be in the actual Caribbean. Spending a week in a treehouse, on a chocolate farm, on an island, in Panama. Unfortunately, there are some property issues, and rescheduling our stay doesn’t work. The decision is made to relocate my…
Custer State Park-Wildlife Loop-South Dakota

I keep my eye out all morning, as the car meanders through Custer State Park. As we round a hill on the Wildlife Loop, my heart happily flutters. I see them! Our day starts out with breakfast at The Bavarian Inn, in Custer, South Dakota. The Bavarian Inn is the Monday Motivation of hotels. It’s…
Off Property Disney World-Staying at The Point Hotel

One of the biggest decisions when planning an Orlando trip is whether to stay, “on property,” or, “off property.” There are pros and cons to both, and as the choices in Orlando are endless, picking where to stay can be a daunting task. Our reasons for staying off property this trip- The friends we went…