Last week while I was in Philadelphia and Chicago, my staff, led by Danielle Ross and Cheryl Cink, managed an event for our client Nokia in San Francisco. Intercontinental San Francisco GM Peter Koehler knows how to run a hotel there. He’s much like pal and hotel mentor to me, Steve Pagano, now at the … Read more
UPDATE–Apparently W Hotel City Center GM Edwin Frizell agrees with me on my displeasure. He refunded my entire stay. That’s class. Given I expressed upfront that there were certain levels of expectations that needed to be met, he felt they didn’t deliver. What was also disturbing is he never got any message that I asked … Read more
Great hotel this Sofitel in Philadelphia. Every time I stay here I get the Accor Favorite Guest upgrade. What’s more the staff, especially the concierge and front desk staff is so, so helpful. As for broadband, it passes the test. Download is a steady two megs and upload is over 500k which means it gets … Read more
I know I’m in the minority, but I really don’t want ads with my WiFi. Personally, I’d rather pay and get a really good and consistent experience, or just check-in and turn on or have it done right the way AT&T has done it with Starbucks, where you’re being gifted the access for your loyalty, … Read more
One of the hotels I always enjoyed in New York City was the Righa Royal. Well, like many things it has come, and gone. It’s time has passed and the owners now have a shiny new hotel called the London NYC. Well folks, the London NYC, like the Hotel 1000 in Seattle, is Working_Anywhere Approved. … Read more
I ended up taking the late afternoon flight from Seattle to Newark (EWR) and instead of paying for an extra night in New York City where I’ll be the next three days in meetings, I decided an airport hotel, the Spring Hill Suites by Marriott, Newark Airport, would suffice, thus saving a few hundred dollars. … Read more
It’s not all technology all the time, but being a Global Nomad means using the technology available to you to find other essentials that make your life easier and since you’re on the road, who says life has to be rough. What’s more who said it need to be a burden. Over the past few … Read more
Mashable has a great list of tools and sites that help you stay connected and Working Anywhere.
I admit I’m a bit more towards the side of high maintenance when it comes to what I want in a business grade hotel but as a person who is spending more days a month on the road than in my own house I’ve pretty much nailed down what I want and need in order … Read more
An absolutely terrible experience in the heart of Silicon Valley. In the middle of my mail sync with Exchange I got a pop up saying the hotel has detected improper activity coming from my computer (a Mac Book) and slowed my speed to 56k (not that it was great before with speeds in 200k download … Read more
