Westin Palace Hotel

It's a lovely warm day and a public holiday, as we have an option excursion to Wilanow Palace, the residence of Polish king Sobieski.  Beautiful palace, much like the French palaces, later we have a sightseeing of the city.  Later in the ...

... cliffs and headlands. The rest of the way along the coast, there was simply no sea to see. Next stop, the Alupinsky Palace, belonging to one Count Mikhail Voronstov, governor of southern Ukraine and Crimea during the first half of the 19th century, ...

... still the preferred method of travel in my mind. To Stay: I stayed in 2 hotels while here. The Westin Palace Madrid is a beautiful 5 star hotel centrally located close to sights, great food and nightlife. It is directly opposite the Museo del Prado and ...

... with meals and drinks just like on the plane!  Premiero classa esta sweet!  Oh my goodness, the Westin Palace is a true palace and after meeting Alvaro we were treated like absolute royalty!!!  Hardly wanted to leave our gorgeous ...

... ) (6) Beautiful temple not actually covered in silver. We could see this from out hotel. Gion (4)  Kyoto's most famous geisha district. The Westin Miyako Hotel was perched on a hill east of Kyoto with a beautifule japanese garden and ...

... where a king would perform the Rite of Heaven ceremony (over 100 years ago!),  that’s hidden behind the Westin Chosin Hotel.  The Altar to Heaven is where King Gojong offered rituals that demonstrated the Joseon state had upgraded to ...

... Once there -how do we get so lucky at Westin’s??  Must be R’s Starwood status level or sumthin?  At the Westin Palace (and it looks like a palace for sure – see pic’s over next day or so) Allvaro behind the Recepcion ...

... at our leisure in order to explore by foot places of particular interest to us. One such place being the Palace Hotel (an extravagant Westin family hotel for which a one night’s stay would probably cost the same amount as our entire trip). We had ...

... Polo airport for a RAC.  No hassles at Avis and it's off to Milan in our KIA phone booth. Arrive  at the Westin Grand Palace Milan, thanks to sweet Gio's voice inside  the Garmin. Big city, crazy people, and driving is a test of ...

... ;to share our compartment with. Have some good conversation and he's fun to chat with. We arrive in Milan at 2:00pm and our hotel, the Westin- (yes, staying in style!) is right down the street, which is a good thing since D's suitcase is now close to ...

... feel the ghosts lingering. Overall, it is worth going, particularly as part of a larger visit. One thing to note: The Ritz hotel (now the Palace) is neither Ritzy nor Palatial. Despite its claim of being a 5-star Grande Luxe hotel, it is not. The ...

... nbsp; On Friday we traveled to the town of El Escorial, a historical residence of the King of Spain and a functioning monastery, royal palace, museum, and school. The week flew by way too fast!  The sights were amazing, the paella, vino and café ...

... happy hours. Part of the time we are lost but hey, we are lost in Milan! We pass Leonardo DaVinci's home and many churches in the dark. A final walk back to out hotel at a very late hour- yikess- in bed about 3am! Six AM will come very ...

... , but we quickly saw the advantages -- primarly not having to worry about making arrangements - luggage magically delivered to our hotel room, no waiting in lines for tickets to attractions, etc.  We had free time in every city to explore on our ...

... made things down right silly.  It was very common to see 70% off sale signs at the retail shops, and you can get a 5 star hotel room for less than 150 euros/day.   Our first stop in Spain was Madrid.   Located in the central region of the ...

... in the hotel. From there, our itinerary was to tackle some of Bangkok's premier sites, the Grand Palace and Wat Po. We piled into a taxi at the hotel, and were on our way for an adventure! It turns out that our taxi driver was somewhat psychologically ...

... to the Summer Palace a location so chosen for its cooler northern climate during Beijing unbearably hot summers.  The Summer Palace has become a weekend destination for Chinese people no matter the season.  It is a beautiful sprawling park which ...

... .  What a gorgeous ride.  What a wonderful city … so different from any we have ever visited. Our hotel is the Westin Europa-Regina, formerly two hotels which have been combined by Westin as part of their luxury chain.  It’s in ...