Embassy Suites

Whenever I think about holiday travel, I conjure the image of the McCallister family, from "Home Alone," running through the airport to catch their flight only minutes before its takeoff. With suitcases full of gifts and busy travelers trying to make it home in time for the holidays, it can be an...

I've known for a while that debit cards and hotels don't really mix, but now I've learned it the hard way.Last weekend, I stayed at an Embassy Suites in Florida, attending a magazine writers' conference. I had a wonderful, spacious room with all of the amenities, and the service was great, but like...

Fast food restaurants and grocery stores test-market products all the time by slipping them onto the shelves. So often, in fact, that average consumers may not even notice when they've tried something impermanent. But hotel rooms are a different beast. Renovations are expensive, so they can't just...