An Introduction

Choosing a great hotel for your vacation can be tough. They all look incredible online, yet most of the reviews on sites like TripAdvisor seem to be written by the rare person who has a bad experience. Who do you believe? I combine a decade of freelance travel writing experience with seven years of working front desk and concierge at properties ranging from independent 100-room hotels to one of the largest Walt Disney World Resorts. My goal is to bring you unbiased hotel reviews that answer all of the questions you didn’t even know you had to help you make an informed decision and have an amazing trip.

We're all friends here, so I'll be including some personal details in the reviews because I prefer to tell a story instead of just stating dry facts. If you just want the basics, scroll down to the bottom of each post where you'll find a simplified list of what I think you should know before planning a stay at that hotel. And since we're friends now, feel free to ask as many questions as you'd like and I'll do my best to answer or point you towards helpful resources. You can leave questions in the comment, send a DM to the blog's Instagram account, or reach out to shouldIstayatblog (at) gmail (dot)  com.