Hotel Review: Outrigger Aina Nalu, Maui (Hawaii)
“My new home away from home” From the wonderful staff, to the awesome facilities, and of course its great location (a few short blocks from the heart of downtown Lahaina), the Aina Nalu has really done an amazing job in making sure their guests feel right at home. Their attention to detail really sets them ...
Hotel Review: Ibis Seoul Ambassador Hotel, Seoul (South Korea)
“Great Value for the Location” I stayed at the Ibis Ambassador for two nights in June 2012, and was very happy with my overall experience. As past reviewers have stated, the rooms are relatively small, but as I only needed a place to rest my head at night, the room was perfectly suited to my ...
Hostel Review: Lemon Spirit Hostel, Rio de Janeiro (BR)
“Awesome location and great staff!”I think the heading pretty much says it all. The best thing about the Lemon Spirit is definitely its proximity to the beach (only a block away). The thought of waking up, and making that quick stroll to Leblon beach still brings a smile to my face. The room I was ...
Hotel Review: Hotel Matum, Santiago (DR)
“Positive Stay at Matum”Although the exterior of the hotel is awash in the neon lights of the billboard, the interior really maintains it’s historic roots while offering a nice clean place to rest your head. The rooms are well kept, and the bed was quite comfortable. The gentleman at the front desk was extremely helpful ...
Hotel Review: Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and Casino, Santo Domingo (DR)
“Good service, but rooms could use a facelift”As stated above, the standout for this hotel is in its services. All the workers that I encountered at the Jaragua were quite friendly and more than willing to assist in any way possible. The primary reason I’m giving it 3, rather than 4 out of 5 is ...
Hotel Review: Be Live Hamaca Beach Resort, Boca Chica (DR)
“For the budget-minded A.I. experience” One thing I realized during my stay was that your experience can vary greatly based on the room you are provided. I stayed on the 4th fl in a “garden view” room and found it to have very basic décor, with no lock on the safe, rust in the tub, ...
Mapes24’s Hotel Review System
Just a little insight into my rating system: 5/5: Considered a home away from home 4/5: Would highly consider coming back and have no problems recommending to family and friends. 3/5: Met my general needs but would most likely look for other hotels if I were ever to return. 2/5: Able to complete my stay in ...
How to: Connecting Passbook on iOS 6 to the App Store
Finally downloaded iOS 6 for my iPhone as I’d been waiting for google maps to be released as an app (definitely one of the most useful apps for anyone living in New York). Everything seemed to work fine except for the passbook app, which would immediately shut off after stating that it was unable to ...
How to: Calibrating my monitor
Just wanted to give props to Han-Kwang Nienhuys over at The Lagom LCD monitor test pages for providing an excellent, in-depth tutorial on manually calibrating your monitor. I’ve always known that my monitor settings were on the bright side, but did not realize the importance of correct calibration until I recently ordered some 11″x14″ prints (as ...
How to: Fixing my stuttering headphones!
Anyone who has seen me walking around NYC knows that I’m rarely on the streets without a set of cans over my ears (my shadow pretty much looks like a beefy EP4 Princess Leia following my ass around town). Gotta say that regardless of how you may think they look or feel, there really is no ...
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