Hotels:

• Marriott Phoenix Airport: #1005

• Marriott Tacoma Downtown: #1922

• Marriot Warner Ctr/Woodland Hills: #1507 ; nice lounge, quiet

• Hyatt LAX: #515

• Hyatt MCO: #8076

Restaurants:

• "Zermatterstuebli" (Kalbsgeschnetzeltes mit Roesti; Rindersteak; classic old school swiss restaurant with great food)

Others:

• Matterhornbahn (Altitude sickness and playing in the snow:))

Hotels: 

• K+K Hotel Cayre Saint German des Pres (nice rooms, good breakfast, good location); 

Restaurants:

• "Jules Verne" in the Eiffel Tower (good food and free access to the viewing platform during and after dinner)

Hotels:

• Westin Palace Hotel near the main train station: Nice staff, room upgrade to high floor corner junior suite, Italien Breakfast (free for Platinum) ; good dinner at hotel restaurant "Terraza PanEVO"

Food: 

• Naschmarkt (Pho) 

• Cafe Sacher (Sachertorte, not glutenfree but light and worth it) 

Hotels:

• Marriott Courtyard by the Messe was ok (nice rooms, good AC) but a little far to city center (2 Tram lines; 20-30 min)

Others:

• Staatsoper: "4 Jahreszeiten" (super performance and old school atmosphere)

Hotels: 

• Premier Inn Dresden City Zentrum (Dr.-Külz-Ring 15a; watch out, there are two close to each other!) (#312 good) ; good location, 15 min to Hauptbahnhof, 5 minutes to Altmarkt. Decent chainl, little budget, no fridge. 

• Hotel Super 8 in Neustadt near Neustadt Bahnhof (7min walk but need Tram to City Center)

Restaurants:

• Restaurant "Gaensedieb" 

• Kinh Do Restaurant across (Pho) and surrounding area;

Hotel: 

• Hotel Adlon (Rooms and breakfast are great; had a room facing the art museum which was quiet and light) and "Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer" (under Reto Braendli) 

Waldhotel Sonora (one of the "Best of the Best")

Restaurants:

• Cafe Spruengli am Flughafen (Macarones)

• Cantinetta Antinori (off Bahnhofstrasse): Great lunch; high quality, Banker clientele

Hotels:

• Marriott Courtyard Zurich North (#122)

Food:

• "Roy's Ko Olina": Great mixed drinks

• "Noe"a t the Four Seasosn Ko Olina: Great Italian food and gluten free pasta; great service

• "Senia" Honolulu: Great food! 

• Food Trucks near Hilo, North Shore: Great Poke

Hotel:

• Residence Inn Kapolei (#341)

Food:

• "Viale" restaurant in Cambridge: Great roasted half chicken 

• "Verveine" Cafe and Bakery: Great Glutenfree bakery (eveyrthing is GF)

• "The Capital Grill Boston": Great food and awesome service

• "La Royal": Peruvian restaurant near Harvard

Hotels:

• Le Meridien Cambridge (#747)

Food:

• "Alba": Italien restaurant across from Harrod's (glutenfree pasta; great risotto and fresh fish) 

• "Wiltons" restaurant: A classic on Jermyn Street. Great food and service.

• "Palm Court at the Langham" : Glutenfree High Tea (sandwiches and pastries accompanied by classic teas; the pastries and cakes could compete with the best; sandwiches had top notch ingredients)

• "Libby's" bakery in Notting Hill: Glutenfree bakery (light pain au chocolate and awesome  jelly donuts)

Hotels:

• RIU Plaza London Victoria: Nice rooms, good AC, quiet, good breakfast, great location (#611?)

Transportation:

• Heathrow Express: Buy tickets through the app. Business class tickets get you access to 'Fast Track' at Heathrow Security (no lines when we were there)

• Subway (Tube): Pay as you go with contactless credit card or phone; billing cuts off at around 8 pounds (equivalent of a 24h ticket) so no need to buy 24h tickets. Multi day passes might still be good for longer stays

Gatwick Airport:

• Hotels, Restaurants:

South Terminal (BA, Trains to London): 

• • Hilton Gatwick Airport (#3161 - good; Courtyard facing rooms are also good; the few Atrium facing ones should be avoided) ; good breakfast and the restaurant that serves breakfast is also good for dinner (Chicken Tikka Masala) 

North Terminal (EasyJet):

• • Hampton by Hilton: closest and best value (good breakfast included) ; decent dinner (burgers and sandwiches mostly); rooms have wooden floors though; avoid south facing rooms (airport noise) (#513 good)

  • Sofitel: very close. too; better dinner options; avoid Atrium rooms and rooms facing railway to South Terminal; didn't stay here, only had lunch and dinner.

• Airport: Buy Security Fast Track; definitely helps; Passport fast track made no difference coming from USA or Europe

Heathrow Aiport:

• Breakfast Land-side: Good breakfast at the Sofitel (Terminal 5) 

• Restaurants Air-side: 

  • Terminal 5: Not much; Decent Gordon Ramsey sit-down fast food with glutenfree fries and a Five Guys (didn't try) 

  • Terminal 3: More sit-down options; "The Bridge Bar" (right side roughly in the middle of the terminal  coming from security) had great burgers and fries. 

Food:

• Hotel Hermitage - Lobby Bar/Restaurant: Friendly, good food, outstanding glutenfree Tiramisu. Hotel seems quieter with a more refined clientele.

• Hotel de Paris/Le Louis XV: Light Fench/Mediterranean cuisine (lemon, acidic) with top notch service and wines. Hotel seems more like a "see and be seen spot".

Food:

• Apopino: Michelin recommended; decent northeen Italien food; small, make reservation

• Little Hanoi: Good asian lunch food

Hotels:

• Apollinaire: good hotel, good location, good breakfast, friendly. Rooms to street are bigger but a little noisy and AC might blow on bed (don't remember room number, but is was on 2nd /3rd (?) floor at the end of the corridor facing the street)

Resturants:

• Le Caveau Provencal: Good food; good prices; standard french bistro food

Hotels:

• JW Marriott is nice and friendly; the restaurant is ok; ask for free breakfast as platinum member (not automatic it seems) 

Restaurant: "Ferdinanda" - near main train station; good solid food

Hotel: 

• Crown Plaza (#250?' get room facing courtyard, not street), good hotel, good rooms, good breakfast

Restaurants:

• Houdini: Nice upscale restaurant in a fancy boutique hotel (Marrols); good food; dress smart

• Pollito Cheesecakes: Great Mousse cakes 

• Dolnozemska Restaurant: great food; in the middle of old town

• Mondieu Cafe at Hviezdoslavovo námestie (by the embassies): great glutenfree cheesecakes

Hotel : 

• Bo18 Hotel Superior: Good hotel; good breakfast (ask for glutenfree bread and you get a basket with great weckle and cinnamon rolls) ; avoid floor 5+6 (under the roof, hot) (#208 good); lobby smells a lot of signature perfume; friendly

Restaurants:

• "Free" Glutenfree Bakery (Lazar u. 4): Great light muffins; cinnamon rolls; awesome Quarktaschen; good espresso and lunch sandwiches

• STEX Restaurant: Decent food close to hotel

• Szamos cafe: Great cakes; had Dobos cake (great); good esperesso

• Borkonyha Winekitchen: 1 star; good solid 1 star with 2 star desserts 

• Getto Gulyas: good solid hungarian food