my love of travel is no secret. and my love of staying in hotels is a big part of that. even now, with years and years of travel under my belt i still feel like a kid in a candy store when i close the door behind me in my very own hotel room. even when i just have a quick overnight stay for a work trip, i still get a little thrill just from having a hotel room all to myself- it feels like a luxury to me!
so, it’s with great excitement that i tell you that the radisson hotel has asked me to take part in their 50 years, 50 days, 50 rooms giveaway! the winner will receive a one night stay in any standard, double occupancy room at any radisson or radisson blu in north america. to enter, leave a comment below telling me where in this fine land you’d want to go. a winner will be chosen at random on friday. GOOD LUCK!
*please don’t forget to leave your contact information so i can get in touch if you’re the winner! and for the purpose of full disclosure i want you to know that the radisson has also graciously gifted me a hotel stay for my participation in this giveaway.
** the giveaway is now CLOSED. big congrats to the winner, Beth!
I'm dying to plan a trip next summer to San Francisco! I would definitely utilize a night's stay at one of their lovely hotels =)
Thanks for the opportunity!
See my daughter in Regina
San Fran – I'd head up from LA for an overnight stay!
rachel[at]rachelphipps.com
new york would be amazing. great shopping and nightlife.
Maybe Washington
Montreal would be nice.
How fun! My husband will be finishing up grad-school soon and we have noo idea where we want to move to and settle down afterwards. We have a lot of traveling and exploring ahead of us in the upcoming year, which is uber exciting for us! I think our first trip will be to either New York or Seattle. Both seem awesome and we'd love to stay at the Radisson
Thanks for the great giveaway, Sarah! xo
I just want a cozy date night with the hubby! Or maybe I could just fly to San Francisco for a day of shopping
xo
P.S. I miss you
P.S. your hair misses me
I love staying in hotels too! Especially the ones with yummy room service, comfy beds and plush robes! There are so many places I'd love to see here in the states… bur Austin and Portland currently top my list!
I'd love to stay at the Radisson in Chicago. I love that city and haven't been there in so long! Shopping, dining, site seeing, Chicago has it all!
I would LOVE to go visit my girlfriend in Austin. We haven't seen each other for about a year! I just want to go put on my dancin' shoes …
I would love to visit The Windy City!
I'd love to spend a weekend in Denver!
I'd love to stay at the one in Chicago! We live just far enough away that it's not convenient to take a day trip there. Oh man, that would mean contemporary art museum, picnics at Millennium park, and record store shopping in Wicker Park!
I would love to even just stay in a nice hotel here in Austin for a night, before our first baby is born in January!
Wow! Would be nice to hang out in San Francisco.
A nice weekend in New York would be fun.
Oh, I would love to spend a night in Quebec City for a little getaway!
Hmmm probably a romantic anniversary evening in NYC or Montreal with the Boy or exploring Halifax in Nova Scotia. Fingers crossed! (julipmade@gmail.com)
Chicago!
I choose the only Radisson Blu in the US… in Chicago!
I've always wanted to go to Quebec, but haven't been yet, so I would use the voucher in either Montreal or Quebec City. My contact email is: travelerahoy@hotmail.com
I'd explore San Francisco and spend the night with my darling at Radisson Fisherman's Wharf.
Our favorite pastime is driving up north to the central coast in California. We love to go wine tasting. It's amazing to see the many vineyards, farmlands and open space. Coming from Los Angeles, sometimes I can't believe we are still in California. We enjoy a nice dinner and always stay at the Radisson in Santa Maria. The Radisson here is very comfortable, away from everything, next to a small airport. We enjoy the views from our room of the runway with mountains in the background. The jacuzzi is very relaxing after the wine tastings and before our steak dinner. In the morning there is live music during brunch. Then off to shop before heading home. Our mini getaway revives us til the next time.
I would love to meet our friends in Tampa. We don't see each other that much so a nice stay in their area would be very great!
btw: a very nice website you have!
I would love to spend a weekend in NYC with my boyfriend. We live in Philly, but the cost of travel and lodging generally doesn't allow for anything other than day trips. Winning this would be awesome!
I would love to spend a night somewhere in the Northwest where I have never been! Perhaps Portland or Seattle!
I think Id like to go to Chicago!
What a fun giveaway! My hubs & I have been wanting to visit Chicago & New Mexico, and would love a stay at the Radisson wherever our journeys take us
I would love to visit San Francisco for a much needed dose of sunshine!
I'm heavily involved with the NYC tech scene and I've never been to San Francisco. I think a free night in a hotel would give me the extra push to just do it!
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I would like to spend the night in Los Angeles
I would love to go for a weekend getaway in New Orleans!
Vancouver!!! Even if there's only one Radisson and it's by the airport…I'll take it =]
Or NYC. Or Hawaii. Or San Francisco. Or Santa Barbara. Gah, I can't decide!
(email: existational.life@gmail.com)
I'd really love to visit Portland, OR!
Since we live in the suburbs of Chicago, it would be nice to take my wife downtown and stay overnight at the new Radisson Blu. It looks very cool from the outside
My manfriend and I LOVE to travel but with moving to a new place this year our budget has been pretty limited. This would allow us to afford a nice weekend away from the Detroit snow this winter!
I would LOVE to visit NY….most of my dad's family are in NY and NJ. We were the wild ones that moved here to the West Coast and while I love being in So Cal, it would be great to visit them (I haven't been there since I was 16 and I am now at the ripe old age (LOL) of 49!!
GOOD LUCK to all entrants.
I would go to Austin.
San Francisco or Hawaii are two places that I've always wanted to visit. A free stay at a Radisson would make that trip a lot easier!
i want to go to your sweet home state of maine to eat lobster and celebrate gay marriage!
I would go to Seattle to visit friends!
I would love to get away to california
Washington D.C. (Possibly for the inauguration!)
What a fun giveaway!! I think if I won it would give me the push to go visit Seattle, WA for the first time ever!! It seems like such a great city and would give me an excuse to wear my most rain-chic outfit
courtney.e.perkins07@gmail.com
It is so hard to pick just one place! I would love a weekend getaway to NYC, and a free hotel night would be amazing! A weekend trip across the state to Tampa would also be at the top of the list
kathleen@kathleenfrankphotography.com
I live in the Washintong Metropolitan area, regardless I would like to stay in Downtown DC, preferrably close to George Town. I love this area…
I love traveling, but unfortunately it can get pretty expensive with gas prices and hotel costs. I really hope I win this giveaway because I'm dying to get back to Seattle. I haven't been in over 10 years!
I'd love to stay at the Radisson in n.y
I'd love to explore San Francisco and spend the night at the Radisson Fisherman's Wharf.
I'd love to stay at the Radisson in paris
I would love to visit San Francisco again! What a great city
Recently visited Montana – Glacier National Park and it was absolutely amazing there!! Would love to go back again and explore more. My next dream trip would be to Wyoming to see the Grand Tetons.
My husband and I are itching for a night away from our suburban world. We love a good road trip and I've never been to Chicago. It's practically a sin considering were both born and raised in the midwest. On second thought I do need a good excuse to bust out the ol' wellies so maybe Seattle instead?
I would love to go to Chicago
Chicago is the big city I would luv to visit.
Fun!! I would love love to go to either New Orleans or San Diego with my hubby
I would love to visit a Radisson in the Big Apple as I have never been and would love to see the World Trade Center Memorial.
Hi Sarah, Such a great give away! I love your blog, it always adds a bright spot to my day
I have been dreaming of going to Seattle for the first time this year. Cheers
I would love to go hiking in Denver, Co!
email: rhatano@ucmerced.edu
I would love love love to go to the great wide west and see Montana, Wyoming and the wide open spaces!
I would love to go to Chicago!
napa!
I just moved out to the west coast (Seattle) so I'm dying to do some more exploring… San Fran, Portland, Vancouver… sign me up!
I think I'd either hit Santa Fe or Moab!! Easy to get to which leaves more time for playing!! Yeah!
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago!
We want to visit San Francisco, so the Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Warf would be great! Thanks.
Always wanted to go to Dallas.
The Blu in Chicago is calling my name
I've always wanted to go to Chicago to stand next to the Cloud Gate…the BIG bean!
In New York.
i would definitely go for a night in san francisco! jhuester@gmail.com
the pacific northwest has been calling me. northern cali (sf even) / oregon (portland) / washington (olympia). or even a nice little camper in the middle of the redwoods would be perfection.
I would love to visit my best friend in San Francisco!!!
A romantic night in NYC.
i'd love to go to san francisco. i've never been to the west coast, and i weekend trip out there to catch a giants game would be fantastic. thanks.
Wow, how much fun?! Im not sure where id go, maybe Austin. Id take my oldest daughter whos a junior in high school and we would have a little mom/daughter vacation.
Thanks for the chance!
Lana
Austin or Portland! xoxo
I always love going up to San Francisco during the holidays. There's something magical about being in a big city that's got it's party clothes on (so to speak) that you just don't get from a small town.
Just lookimh for a nice cozy place where to share with my beloved wife, just us two and celebrate her birthday Jan 18.
I think I would have to go to Nashville! My best friend since birth is pursuing a career there and I've always wanted to roam the city of country music!
xx Molly
molly@heartofablonde.com
Portland! I have never been and would love a weekend getaway there with my guy!
I have always wanted to go to NYC at Christmas time and see the Holiday department store windows and skate at Rockefeller Center.
shannonc.ambush@gmail.com
The hubby and I would get away to Portland (again!). Love all the kind people, unbelievably good food and biking trails up there!
Thanks for sharing Sarah!
Oooooo! This is a good one. I want to see the Grand Canyon! I've driven by it twice (well close enough to have visited) but never made it and lately it's top on my domestic travel list!
Thanks Sarah!
x
I've been putting off Portland, OR for ages. I really want to go visit! A free night would of course make this way easier!
This is such an awesome giveaway! I'd go somewhere I've never been before like New Orleans or Austin!
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I'd love to go to San Francisco to see friends and not have to crash on their couch! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
I would like to travel to Denver Colorado in the fall to see the aspens again
Um, AWESOME! I would kill to have room in Vancouver, BC next year (not really, but I'd like it a lot).
AMAZING! Yes please! I would love to go to NYC for a weekend getaway.
angiegammage at gmail.com
Seriously?! This would be ah-mazing! My husband and I would love to go to New York or Seattle! Thanks so much for the giveaway
My new hubby turns 40 this year! I'd love to take him to Vancouver since we live in Seattle. It will be a fun little road trip!
I want to go to the Radisson in Philadelphia in Rittenhouse Square!!! Love it there – amazing food, great art, great beer!
I'm itching to go to Miami!! globalwhitney@gmail.com
xo
I would love to explore the city of Chicago with my husband. He has never been there, and I think we would have a wonderful time.
my e-mail is chasitykendrick@live.com
I have always wanted to go to the USA West coast from I was a teenager. My friend & I have finally planned to go 2013. I want to go everywhere on the West Coast, but so far I've narrowed it down to San Francisco, L.A. and of course Las Vegas. Ive been talking about it so much that my boyfriend wants to join us in San Francisco then travel on to Chicago.
My ideal would be to stay at the Radisson Blu in Boston. I am working day and night on selling my paintings and my only buyers are in Boston. One night there, would give me time to bring my paintings and meet with interested buyers. Also, I would love to visit a mutual friend I have with you and Lou… Carolyn Dowd! Anyways, as a starving artist, the Radisson would love to have me as a guest because I would be so appreciative!
What a fun giveaway!
ohh I would love to stay at the Radisson Martinique on Broadway in NYC!
vandango33@gmail.com
a night in chitown, the windy city, would make my heart happy!
I would love to visit Radisson Blu Chicago
I would love to visit Providence, RI
I'd like to go to Seattle! I've never visited Seattle and I'd like to see it, plain and simple!
I would take my new husband on the honeymoon we could not afford. I'm thinking we'd go to San Fran! Oh, please pick me (us)!
My first choice would be NYC! I go with my mom every Christmas to see the tree, stop at the Magnolia Bakery and shop. After that long day we always take the train to Jersey and then drive back to our homes in upstate NY. It woudl be such a treat to be able to stay overnight and really enjoy the day!
Runner-up would be Boston for a weekend of exploring the city!
I will never stay at any Radisson hotel – ever again!
After staying at Radisson LA Westside (now Doubletree) and claiming the 100% guarantee since things weren't alright with our room – WE GOT THROWN OUT.
Took me four months to get the attention of anyone who could settle the matter properly and by then I'd lost all faith in this cheap franchise.
Give it to someone with low standards – maybe it'll stick…
I would love a winter break from school and work with a visit to Vancouver, Canada or Seattle, Washington or even New Mexico! How exciting!
I'd love to stay at the one in Charleston, SC! Southern food galore.
oh my gosh it would be so hard to pick just one place. Obviously I could say the typical places like NYC or Chicago… but I've actually never been t Austin, Santa Barbara, Portland or Seattle… all cities I really really want to visit!
Thanks for hosting!
nikymarie@gmail.com
The Radisson Blu in Stockholm is where I want to go to seek out all of Stieg Larsson's haunts.
like you, my 8 year old son and i love hotel rooms; they can be the best part of travel. he would happily spend the day jumping on the beds, playing games, or ordering room service. because i live in canada i would opt to go to the united states of america (btw, congrats on the obama win!)… i love portland, san francisco, and santa monica but have always wanted to visit palm springs (so jealous when you moved there!). i could escape the rainy season here in vancouver and enjoy some heat… and swim at the ace! i imagine the shopping would be fun and taking awesome pics wouldn't be too hard in palm springs (i love photography… my son calls me 'photo mama'. anyway, i am babbling now. fingers crossed i get picked! what an awesome give away.
i just left a comment but forgot to leave contact information… cspataro@shaw.ca
Wow, THIS would be amazing! My husband and I are so in need of a mini getaway. Anywhere would do. As sleep deprived parents, just sleeping in on a luxurious Radisson bed and room service would be fantastic. Fingers crossed!
I want to stay at the one in St Martin! Sounds so magical… and would be such a fun vacation! (p.s. does that count as North America??)
Otherwise: SF! I'm always down for a staycation in my favorite city!
I'd go to Austin, TX!
I'd love an overnight getaway in San Francisco with my hubby (he's never been!)
monicarr1983@yahoo.com
I would love to finally get down to New Orleans, over to Seattle or up to Chicago!
I'm feeling especially patriotic after last night and since I've never been to DC, I'd love to go this spring when the cherry blossoms are blooming.
I would take anywhere that is warm and cozy by the fire or right on the beach!!
I would love to go to New Orleans!
I would love to go to to Portland Oregon. I've never explored the Northwest & I'd love to photograph it!
I'd take off to the east coast – DC or Baltimore. I used to live out there and have been feeling homesick lately! Or maybe just an overnight in Nashville. Thanks for the opportunity!
I'd love to stay in Chicago or Cleveland. My husband is applying for grad programs in those areas and I'd love to see them before committing the next 6 or so years there.
My Heart Belongs to San Francisco:-) Would love to get away with my Husband, its been a LONG year! Awesome giveaway, Thank You.
I'd love a night away with my hubby in San Antonio.
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
For my San francisco comment my email oops…
I would pick a room here in Seattle for my mom visiting over the holidays.
oooh! Great question! I guess, as far as domestic destinations, I would choose New York. Although there is conference I want to go to in Austin, and Austin is a pretty cool town.
Thanks for the giveaway, and enjoy your room!
New York City!
i would love to spend a night at the radisson blu in chicago. it's my hometown and it's magical during the holidays. a night downtown would be the perfect winter escape and a good excuse to christmas shop and finally visit BHLDN in person. fingers crossed!
I love that a lot of people want to come to SF – yay!
I would love to visit LA, I miss my friends and family there xo
I want to take my son to Chicago. It'd be a huge contrast to our last trip together, which was backpacking through the desert. I think we should explore a different kind of journey this time.
Thank you.
won2xx at gmail dot com
I've been in need of a mini getaway and here you are! I would love to go up to SF and just enjoy the cooler weather, the sights, and the food! Here's to hoping I'm chosen!
Thanks!
Brittany
turtleandleaf@gmail.com
I would go to Portland, since it has been a few years, and that city has the best vegan food around
I would go to the Radisson in Austin, TX! I've always wanted to go to Austin and the Radisson there looks fab!
Chicago!!!
I'd stay at hershey, pa
thismomwins@gmail.com
NYC or DC.
I'll have to board that Chicago train. As a St. Louisan it's the perfect getaway spot.
I've been around the world, but never to the west coast! I'm dying to discover all it has to offer.
I love the feeling of opening the door for the first time to reveal your hotel room…. Alway so exciting!
I'd love to hang out in New Orleans, wander around and of course eat!
if i wana spend some time home away from home may be radison in new york with my brloved wife
immi bordiwala ny
How lovely! We've had our eye on Tahoe or somewhere in Cali (the boy's never been). But then again, just about anywhere would be lovely with Minnesota winter right around the corner.
I'd love to spend a fabulous evening in Beverly Hills, relaxing with some spa services, and taking in all the glamour of Hollywood!
Ed
sdsunguy@gmail.com
I would love to travel to N.Y.C. so I can be close to my relatives and friends who were adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy. Fortunately, there were no personally known fatalities, but a few of them need lots of help rebuilding their homes and lives.
i would LOVE to see nyc with my man and babe. i love to travel too but have somehow never been?! plus i want to help penelope see the world!!
I would love to use a free night at a hotel in Manhattan. It would be great for a girls night.
Amazing! I would looooove to win this! My husband and I have a heart for travel. He is in grad school now while working full time, so our funds for adventures have been put on hold. This would be such a delight!
I would love to go to Austin…..listen to some good music!
I would love to go to San Francisco for some California goodness.
Chicago Baby!
Hello! I would love a night at the Radisson Blu in Chicago! I live in Idaho and it is one of my favorite city's to visit!!
For a quickie getaway, I'd fly up to San Francisco and enjoy the city! For a longer getaway (which I desperately need), I'd love to get back to New York City, where I haven't been in longer than I'd like to admit (and I'd get to visit my college boy who is away from home for the first time!)!
I would love a simple overnight in Minneapolis. My husband and I first hung out together as part of a group at that hotel, and it would be so fun/meaningful to revisit it as we approach our 10th anniversary. Thank you!
If I could spend the night anywhere, I'd spend it in Savannah, GA. Sometime when it's hot!
I live in Florida and would be so grateful to get to a place in the mountains in the cold of winter with snow! I would like to get to possibly Colorado near a ski resort.
I'd love to spend the weekend in San Francisco with my husband, who will soon be returning from military deployment overseas! After not seeing him for a year +, it would be such a wonderful gift to be able to treat him to a weekend together at a Radisson!!
This is awesome! I would love to travel to Charleston, SC. One of my best friends lives there and it's been too long since we've reconnected. Also, love the idea of a girls' weekend there! Shopping, history, good food, good friends – what more could I ask for?
I'd go for another visit to Philadelphia! I love Reading Terminal Market and the gritty feel of the city.
I would love to visit Washington D.C. and Virginia with my husband!
brynndexter(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love a chance to go on a mini honeymoon to NY with my husband
I've been wanting to go to San Diego for a while now. Especially now with the first snow fall happening already!!!
oooh I'd love to head to San Francisco for a weekend away with my husband. We so badly need a break together.
I'd go for a night away from the kids somewhere close to home!
I have never been to Austin and am just dying to check it out! I've heard nothing but amazing things about the city and the people there.
email: emily.rietz@gmail.com
Port Townsend (if I spelled it right), Washington to see me daughter that I haven't seen for 4 1/2 years, would be nice.
Vancouver!
aubreyrd@gmail.com
A getaway to Florida with my little sister for some relaxation in the sun would be fantastic!
What an awesome giveaway! I would love to go to take a trip to NOLA!
I would love to land in San Francisco. Oh it would be so nice.
I don't even know there are so many places I want to go! I want to go skiing badly this year. But somewhere warm and beachy is always nice too!
Going to the Grand Canyon and walking on the Skywalk…
I've never been to California and it would be such a joy to escape the blustery winters we have in Minnesota for a long weekend out west!
Portland, Maine. Or the big island of Hawaii
I would love to be able to go to Portland with my husband!
I would love a ski getaway to stay at the Radisson in Canmore, AB!
Contact: alex_bain@hotmail.com
My top pick is NYC!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
School and work has been really crazy and it would be nice to stay at a hotel in my city for a night with my boyfriend. Right now that sounds like the best mini vacation!
Me and my husband would love to go to Dallas or Chicago to explore! =] P.s. I made the oat balls yesterday! fab!
I would absolutely adore staying in NYC for a short trip!! I finally ventured up into the northeast for the first time this year but NYC is still #1 on my list of places to visit!
Santa Barbara <3
I'd love love love to go to Chicago. My husband and I NEED a fun weekend away. xoxo!
Oh anywhere would be nice. I especially love the Santa Barbara area so maybe up there! Great giveaway!
Oh my, I will go anywhere!! Just a night away would be wonderful. Maybe San Diego?
NYC!! If I had a free hotel room, I'd shop, shop and shop some more (plus eat at fabulous restaurants and see a show).
What a fun giveaway! Thank you for posting.
I'm in the mood to go to Texas, so I think I'd pick Austin for my stay at the Radisson. But honestly, a hotel room anywhere is great!
What a cool giveaway! I would love to enjoy a hotel stay in San Francisco with my fianc. We're going on four years of long distance and I'm just sick of it!
I'd have to visit NYC. My background is in theatre, my Bachelor's degree is in theatre, my theatre friends are in NYC. I just somehow, in my 30 years of life, have never made it to the city. And I'm dying to!
My, oh my! I believe the question is, "Where would I NOT want to go?" What a great gift! My first choice would be San Francisco. I'd fly north to meet up with close friends, enjoy a nice ballet and explore the city until I could not walk any longer. Second choice, Denver. Snow, cocoa, toasty fire? Yes, please. (karamichelle31@gmail.com)
Ooh, I've had my eye on the Radisson Blu hotels! My current travel wish list: Nashville, Charleston, Savannah, Seattle, Palm Springs! Or maybe just a stay cation here in Chicago.
What an awesome contest! I would love to spend my 40th birthday on a vacation in New York City or San Francisco!