Hotels reviews

Several articles in the major media are discussing the high risk of sexual assault that housekeepers face in hotels. Sexual assault and harassment is rampant, maids are afraid to complain to management because of fear of losing their jobs and perpetrators think there is little chance they’ll get caught. More >

Have you ever thought about taking a romantic getaway to Playa del Carmen, Mexico?

I am a professional matchmaker and here’s what I know… More >

W Hotels Worldwide has announced that it will expand its presence in the Mexico City with the opening of its second property at the Santa Fe business district.

The hotel is part of a new build, mixed-use development called Liberty Plaza, designed by Richard Meier, Edmonds International and Krause Sawye. A dramatic staircase will be a sculptural centerpiece of the hotel’s multi-storey Living Room. More >

Q. I recently booked a four-star hotel in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, through Hotwire. Hotwire claims its four-star hotels are prestigious, respected properties. Not only that, but the map of the area looks as if it runs along the coast, virtually ensuring a resort near the beach.

After I made my purchase, I found out I had a room at the Hacienda Vista Real Resort & Spa, which is far away from the beach. According to TripAdvisor.com, they have at least 85 percent bad reviews. More >

Florida, Mexico City and the Pacific resort of Acapulco will be key for the expansion this year of Carlos Slim’s Ostar hotel chain, as the world’s richest man continues to take his empire well beyond telecoms.

Ostar, short for Orient Star — the name of the store that kick-started the wealth of Slim’s Lebanese immigrant father in the early 1900′s — bought a Ramada hotel in Kissimmee last year, located a mile (1.6 kms) from Orlando’s Walt Disney World. More >