Part of the fun of having a quest like visiting the top 100 bars in the world, are the cool and unique hotels you get to stay at on the journey. Trust me, it’s a lot easier to work off that hangover in a nice hotel than it is in a Motel 6. If you […]
Hotel Reviews
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Review: An Absolutely Gorgeous Escape
My time at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge might be the single most unexpected trip of my life. For reasons you’ll see shortly, I got to be much more familiar with the hotel on this trip than I expected. It was early September, and I was on a 7-day golf trip exploring the best Banff and Canmore […]
Shangri-La Villingili Maldives: May it Rest in Peace
Here at Slightly Pretentious, we’ve largely just glossed over the whole Coronavirus pandemic thing. Most of us are spending a lot more time at home making cocktails, so I’ve chosen to focus on highlighting those for the time being – while hoping that in 2021 travel will be acceptable again, and I’ll be able to […]
St. Regis Singapore Review: Slightly Dated, But Totally Luxurious
Our recent trip to Singapore, basically sums up this entire blog in a nutshell. This is kind of how it went… “So 8 of the top 100 bars in the world are in Singapore….” “We should go!” “Agreed, we can get some pretty cheap flights in 3 weeks, that will help me retain my Delta […]
Shangri-La London Review: Every Bit as Good as You’d Expect
My first experience at a Shangri-La hotel was, well, a little over the top. We went to the Shangri-La Villingili for our honeymoon in the Maldives. It was hands down the bougiest (is that a word?) week of my life, and I felt much cooler than I really am while staying at the resort. I first […]