The Blog

Notes on hotel gyms, hotel bars, and traveling well.

July 12, 2026 · Hotel Review

Walt Disney World Swan: small gym, borrowed bars, unbeatable location

Gym 3/5 · Bar 4/5 · Overall 4/5. Epcot's back gate, a world-class running loop, and a karaoke sushi bar.

July 12, 2026

We asked travelers what matters outside the room. Two answers kept coming back.

~150 replies on r/hotels — and the gym and the bar kept resurfacing. Travelers don't ask "is there a gym?" They ask "is it any good?"

July 12, 2026

Lift. Lounge. Repeat. — why we rate hotels by their gyms and bars

Star ratings average everything into mush. We built an app that scores the two things that actually decide a trip.