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We checked and stayed at several different rooms at the Royal Hawaiian hotel. The best was of course Historic wing garden Suite - it’s big, has a living room, additional amenities and we had a beautiful historic garden view. Resort view might just mean that you’ll be assigned any available room. Usually those can face a lonely tree or a wall / parking structure. But once all simple rooms are gone - you’ll probably get the same garden view. The hotel is beautiful and if you don’t plan on spending much time in the room - any option will work. If you don’t mind spending a little extra - we’d recommend getting a smaller room but with ocean view in the historic wing. The suite we got was very nice but almost x3 price. You can watch full review for suite and a detailed resort review here: ruclips.net/video/JTTmAHxxVl8/видео.htmlsi=b20NFaNHmOVlboD_ Hope this helps! Have a great trip 😍

3 different countries in Europe with full info on all the prices, local currencies and exchange rates, and even minimum wage rates in each country. Care to watch the video first ?

sounds like someone had a lot of fun 🤩

Oh no, seems like we were more lucky 🍀 on our visit it was fine.

Thanks, Ivan! always my pleasure. It’s just Hollywood, maybe one day it becomes cleaner and more safe to walk around. Otherwise, sometimes beautiful hotels open in wrong places :(

Thanks, Ivan! We had fun making something new for the channel 😅 the prices in the US are much higher and we miss high quality food in Europe. We did get prosciutto in Spain - it’s sliced ham for like $2.5 We do cook a lot and love going to our farmer’s market to get organic fruits and veggies. We get groceries only at Trader Joe’s and Wholefoods as they have a good mix of everything and seem to be healthier.

Haha, I feel your pain… In Europe historically all grocery shops are smaller and have not so much variety (because do you really need so many choices? ), but almost anything you take is high quality as they have higher quality standards and ban the use of many chemicals, preservatives, dyes etc that are allowed in the USA. They are not boutique, just regular neighborhood go-to grocery stores. The closest equivalent in the US is Trader Joe’s that we absolute love. As you noticed, we didn’t go to Wholefoods or Gelson’s or similar much pricier stores. Why Walmart is the most expensive ? The food for thought.

@@CheckerTravel Don't generalize) In northern Europe there are plenty of grocery shops, where you have temptation to use car in a shop. And small ones, they are expensive and with little choice. Do I need a lot of choice? Hell, no, in case shop has exactly the products, I want.

Ideally yes, but there is no Aldi or Lidl in Ukraine, so we just went with the popular options. Carrefour in Spain is great, but there was none in the walking distance as most of them are far from the central part, and the smaller Carrefour express stores are too small with little choice. Of course, it’s an approximate comparison as we just wonder and grab similar random items from the shelves that seem to be the best value. But in general, you get the idea of the prices and how much one can spend for basics.

Thanks for your kind feedback 😍 we love discovering new food and flavors! especially in Europe the quality of food is soo much better! everything tastes divine and is healthier than 99% of food in the US. We rarely see coupons but they do have sales, especially when something new is introduced or maybe not selling well and they need to clear the shelf. The prices in LA are so high that we estimate spending at least x3-4 times more on groceries in the US compared to Europe.

@@CheckerTravel a lot of Americans commute too far, work too much, and have too much to do! Many find that it's so much easier to just grab convenient, inexpensive, low quality food. Spending time and money sourcing quality food and preparing it is exhausting in addition to everything else we have to pack into a day. It's not a good way to live :(

@@EllabellitaLovesSlots unfortunately :( we travel a lot and had lived in Spain for almost two months at some point. They are so much happier! like taking life easier, celebrating more each day and always having a nice meal with a glass of wine 🍷 😃 At the end of the day, we don’t need much to be happy ❤️

@@CheckerTravel that’s definitely the way to live 💕

Thanks, Kenya! the cost of the produce in the US is just getting out of control. It seems like the prices keep increasing without obvious reason. And the quality of groceries in Europe is SOO much better and much cheaper. Milk shelf life is 7-10 days as it should be. The food we are catered here in the US is just (literally) killing us. And when we try to eat healthy, it costs an arm and a leg. We miss the food in Europe the most!

and it’s ridiculous that we are surrounded by 2 oceans, but don’t have affordable high-quality fresh fish straight from the fishermen 😩

The quality of food in Europe is x100 times better than in the US, as they have more strict laws and ban the use of many chemicals, preservatives, artificial flavors and dyes that are allowed in the US. And the food is not only much cheaper, but tastes like real food. Milk shelf life is 7-10 days max, not months. German and French people eat tons of bread and butter, but they are not obese, because it’s natural butter and high quality bread which costs pennies. You’ll be surprised that even US brands like Kellogg’s, Mars make healthier variations of the same cereals and chocolates for the EU market, while selling loads of sugar, poisonous dyes, palm oil and corn syrup to kids in the US at much higher prices :( On a separate note, we rarely shop in Walmart, as we don’t have it around and don’t like the range of produce, but it’s the most popular in the US and is considered to have the lowest prices. We shop in Trader Joe and Wholefoods.

@@CheckerTravel Cool. Europe takes better care of it's citizens than the US, that's for sure. I know many of them denied Tesla cars from using their roads until the self driving was disabled. The US however allowed all car makers to us US highways for testing without notifying anyone they were being used as test dummies. I know Walgreens is popular, because few people care that they put millions of people out of jobs by shutting out competitors and forcing companies like Nike to manufacture in China in order to get shelf space. But as you mentioned, the price differences really have to do with average incomes rather than manufacturing costs, I never thought about that. great video as always, thanks for the feedback.

@@jlsc4125 Thanks for your great feedback ❤️ We really think that our everyday consumer choices will eventually make big companies change (or disappear).

@@CheckerTravel While I wish it would create a movement, I'm not that naive. But I feel better about myself for at least taking a stand with my own money,

We found it on Airbnb in Puerto Rico. You may search for El Yunque Treehouse in Rio Grande. Have a great trip 😍

@@CheckerTravel Thank you.

yes, they’ve recently updated their prices unfortunately.

Yes it was great. The name of the room is “Studio King”. The rooms are located in a far corner of the hotel which has a second elevator and exit not far from the Buffet. But we do not recommend MGM Buffet :( It’s not worth it at all, noisy the food is average and you are better off just having a regular smaller (but tastier) breakfast somewhere else. Our full review of MGM Buffet is here: ruclips.net/video/Sd29idscbl4/видео.htmlsi=FswARlqH9bWWttxK Have a nice trip!

It doesn’t make sense for most people in transit to leave the airport. First, some tourists need a Visa to leave the transit area. Second, you need to go through security and passport control again which takes a lot of time. Most transit connections at Doha are only 4-12 hours, you are better off staying at the airport lounge or such capsule hotel to have a nap for a few hours. Yes, it’s more expensive compared to what the city has to offer. But coffee and water in the airports are more expensive too. It’s just how airports work.

@@CheckerTravelI still wouldn’t do it, as personally I can live without sleep but I can’t live without a shower. But the shower costs nearly same price as hotel room. So answer, if u have time or don’t need visa it’s cheaper to stay overnight at hotel and catch a plane next day. That’s what I did in Dubai n glad I did. You’re talking to an Aussie who flies the longest distance.

oh no! 😟 sorry to hear about that!

great! the pool and the sand beach is truly unique here 😍 enjoy your next trip 😃

this flight didn’t have flagship first, but thanks for your kind input 😂 and this would not change the seats positioning anyways, but who cares, right? #hatersgonnahate 😝

yep, most ayce have 90-120 min limit

Oh no! 😬 which hotel was that? MGM Grand ?

why? we actually enjoyed our trip

Thanks, Fernanda! We are not big fans of Hilton hotels… usually they are dated and their customers rewards program is one of the worst.

It looks pretty nice now 👏🏻 Can’t wait for the lobby renovation

Downtown LA is safe during the day, and most of it is pretty safe during the night as well. Some areas have lots of homeless though, so you gotta be careful. Do you need to stay in Downtown LA? In general, it’s not the best place if you are a tourist with a rental car…

@@CheckerTravel thank u for your response

@@CheckerTravel ur a beautiful couple by the way ♥

@@CheckerTravel I'm staying at tommie hollywood same place as u guys. 7 nights going alone 1st October. Just wanted to explore downtown, hollywood sign, santa monica, beverly hills and walk of fame. Got worried when I heard downtown is not safe from some people. But yh ill be careful thanks.

@@badarasif1455 have a nice trip! the weather is finally great here ❤️

it was free for us as we were staying at the hotel, but at some point they had close to $30 entrance fee and a food & drinks minimum. It’s best if you call in advance, make the reservation and ask any specific questions

directly with MGM. We are MGM rewards members so we get lots of special offers

wow, how did you like it ?

Haha, we do surf a little when traveling to Hawaii. Not in California, it’s freezing 🥶 And you, Ivan?

@@CheckerTravel yeah, I’ve been surfing since I can remember, my family is from Monterey so we lived near the ocean, never knew the water was cold since that’s all we knew as I got older I found out the water was super cold haha, but enjoy it! Love doing it when I get a chance, I’ll do it as long as my body still allows me to do it haha! Love your videos! One of these days I’d love to take a pic with you guys!

@@GT_755 Thanks, Ivan! We love coming to Big Sur and Monterey. Be careful, Santa Cruz nearby has some of the monstrous waves. By the way, surfing was brought to Santa Cruz and California by Hawaiian royals ;) Always happy to snap a photo ❤️

Thanks, Tia 😍

@@CheckerTravel Can i ask you some questions about the hotel?

@@tiac7497 sure, go ahead!

Thanks @liamseth7600 😍 It’s getting hot 🥵 in here.

@@CheckerTravel ...You're welcome! And yep! Palms Spring it's a city in the middle of the desert it's hot. ☀️🏜🌴🌴

you don’t leave when you are on a mission to find the second cockroach 🪳 😂

The property itself is beautiful and the view from the pools is amazing, but unfortunately you no longer get what you pay for… there is a level of high standards that is attached to Ritz-Carlton name :(

the common grounds and the pool is still beautiful, you can always come here for a dinner or breakfast if you’d like 👍🏻

Have fun on your trip! (it’s starting to get hot 🥵)

Haha, so true! for some reason we tend to find yellow stains in luxury hotels 😅 wish it was a free stay for what you are getting, at least we have fun making videos 😍