Great Places to Stay on Business or Vacation

I was shocked to find out that some of my clients and friends had not heard of TripAdvisor or Vacation Rental By Owner. Just a quick note on both of these web sites.

Trip Advisor has the best reviews from recent guests that usually include good tips on which rooms to request and nearby restaurants. On my recent trip to the Flash Forward conference I read reviews on the recommended hotel (Holiday Inn) and quickly decided to find another. Thanks to Trip Advisor, I stayed at The Orchard Hotel and it lived up to its rave reviews. (Normally, I stay at Kimpton Hotels, mainly because I love the Alexis in Seattle, but Trip Advisor guests warned that many of the Kimpton Hotels in San Fran were worn or poorly run.)

NOTE: All Kimpton Hotels have the Trust for Public Land as one of our EarthCare partners. In June and July, a portion of every dollar spent at a Kimpton Hotel will be donated to their Parks for People initiative, a program dedicated to creating parks, gardens, and open spaces in cities and suburbs across America.

If you'd like to rent a house or an apartment for an extended stay, Vacation Rental By Owner is great. We've rented homes for vacation across the US and in Europe.