Research is conducted before every trip to determine whether properties are likely to be suitable for review. Sometimes, places fail to live up to expectations.
Inevitably a proportion of the properties that I visit each year proves a disappointment. Here are a few examples of the times when my plans went awry.
Along with pleasure and excitement of Andrew Harper's 2014 travels came frustration and disenchantment. The following highly rated hotels stand out as the most forgettable of 2014.
Inevitably, along with pleasure and excitement came frustration and disenchantment. The following highly rated hotels stand out as my most forgettable of 2013.
The Temecula wine country in between San Diego and Palm Springs would be a fine place to stop for an evening, if there were a charming place to stay.
We circled back from Palm Springs to spend the night before our departure in downtown San Diego, close to the airport.
Inevitably, along with pleasure and excitement came frustration and disenchantment. The following highly rated hotels stand out as my most forgettable of 2012.
A few of our biggest disappointments from 2011.