Articles Mentioning San Jose Hotels

7 Apps That Can Bring Pampering Services Straight to Your Hotel Room

Courtesy of Flickr/Zenspa1 Like sock hops and soda fountains, house calls seem charmingly old-fashioned. Yet the rise of on-demand smartphone technology has brought the practice back in a big way. Now you can summon not only medical practitioners, but also an army of hair, makeup, and wellness pros with just a few quick taps and…

7 Super Bowl Hotels That Still Have Rooms Available

Photo Credit: Chris Martin This weekend’s games will give us a clearer idea of which teams will be making it to Super Bowl 50 on February 7, but one thing we do know is where the match will go down — at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, in the Silicon Valley’s Santa…

No Need to Rush: Six Hotels Where You Can Stay for a Month — Or Longer!

Sometimes a hotel just feels like home. And that’s the idea behind our favorite long-term stay hotels; these properties actually encourage guests to crash for weeks at a time. Whether you have what feels like a never-ending work trip or just want to take a break from the norm, there are plenty of hotels that…

7 Weird Things that Hotels Give Away

Everyone knows that we here at Oyster.com love freebies. After all, we talk about them a lot — and we mean a lot. But when you’re shelling out hard-earned cash for your hotel room, it’s nice when the hotel recognizes that and throws in some perks “just because.” We’ve already gone through the freebies we…

5 Hotel Health Risks You Never Knew About, And How To Avoid Them

Let’s face it: Traveling can bring out the inner germaphobe in even the most adventurous of us, and for good reason. There are lots of health risks encountered in your hotel room that you won’t necessarily find at home, from mold to industrial cleaning product residue. Didn’t even cross your mind ’til now? Well, fear…

15 of the Best Luxury Hotels in the U.S.

Who hasn’t dreamed of traveling like royalty, sleeping in some of the world’s most expensive suites, and eating in Michelin-starred restaurants? The time and money for that kind of trip can be tricky to come by, but it’s always good to be ready just in case the opportunity arises, right? We here at Oyster have…

11 Things We Love About Hotels

As the Hotel-Tell All, Oyster is very well-traveled when it comes to hotels. We’ve seen it all — the good, the bad, and the ugly. So around this time last year, we came up with a list of 11 things we hate about hotels. And trust us, we really hate them (don’t even get us…