Property of the day: The Sainte Claire, San Jose California

While attending the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose, California, I stayed at the Sainte Claire, a historic hotel operated by Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants.

The Sainte Claire is indeed a very nice hotel, located right in the heart of downtown San Jose. Rooms are bit small, but they make up for it with lots of little touches -- robes, a big-screen TV with DVD player (DVDs & CDs are available at no charge) and much more.

It's next to the San Jose McEnery Convention center, and only a few blocks away from many area restaurants and businesses.

You can view some pictures of the Sainte Claire that I took during my stay, or visit the official website.

Blogging SES 2007

Of course I'm not the only person blogging from SES 2007 in San Jose, there are lots of others doing the same thing.

Below is a list of other bloggers, which I'll attempt to update as I find them:

ask.com
toprankblog.com

More to come!

Still live from SES!

Well, it's Day 3 here at the Search Engine Strategies conference, and things are still rolling along.

Yesterday was a big day -- the exhibit floor opened up, the sessions were very informative, and, last but not least, last night was the Google Dance!!

Wow, I was definitely impressed. They have a beautiful campus. There was lots to do and see. What caught my eye was the number of Google employees -- they were everywhere! I had no idea there'd be so many.

Anywho...another session is about to start, I'll check in again later!

Live from SES!

Howdy, folks. I'm reporting live from San Jose, California at the Search Engine Strategies conference. I just checked in, and I'm going over the course materials.

Already met and chatted with some nice folks, and just hanging out a bit before the first session starts!

I'll check in when I can...till then!

Worst of the Worst

I'm shining a spotlight on 2 hotels this issue, the Sands Ocean Club Resort & the Sand Dunes Resort Hotel, both in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

I have no doubt that these two hotels are fine, upstanding places. In fact, Sands Ocean Club is currently ranked #77 out of 212 area hotels over at tripadvisor, and Sand Dunes Resort is ranked #114 -- not bad, but not great, either.

We've currently received several bad reviews for both, so I thought I'd let you read for yourself!

Sands Ocean Club Resort reviews

Sand Dunes Resort Hotel reviews


I'll be out of town all next week -- many of my coworkers and I will be attending the Search Engine Strategies conference out in San Jose, California. We're looking forward to it!

See you next time...