Laura Whitmore | The Game-Changing Hack for Affordable 5* Hotels

Laura Whitmore | The Game-Changing Hack for Affordable 5* Hotels

From Travel Secrets by Tanya Rose

January 13, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

Laura Whitmore shares her travel secrets and tips for booking affordable luxury hotels.

The wonderful TV presenter, model and actress Laura Whitmore joins Tanya Rose to share her travel secrets this week. In this episode, Laura unpacks her first work trip flying to Los Angeles to interview Coldplay, recalls her epic 14-day road trip across America and shares her hack for booking cheap 5* hotel rooms… Plus, Laura discusses her love of her home country of Ireland and tells the story of how she found her favourite restaurant ever in Bali during monsoon season! Don’t forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube. Places mentioned: London, England Dublin, Ireland Wicklow, Ireland Kerry, Ireland The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland Ballyfin, Laois, Ireland The K Club, Kildare, Ireland Niagara Falls, Canada Pale Hall Hotel, Snowdonia, Wales San Francisco, California, United States Boston, Massachusetts, United States Reno, Nevada, United States Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, United States Wyoming, United States Bali, Indonesia Mozaic, Ubud, Indonesia Cape Town, South Africa Majorca, Spain Marrakesh, Morocco Thailand Los Angeles, United States Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:53 Secret 1: Number 1…

People in this episode

Host: Tanya Rose

Guest: Laura Whitmore

Topics covered

  • travel tips
  • affordable hotels
  • road trips
  • food experiences
  • personal travel stories

Keywords

  • travel secrets
  • affordable hotels
  • Laura Whitmore
  • road trip
  • food experiences
  • Ireland
  • Bali

Mentioned in this episode

Places: London, England, Dublin, Ireland, Wicklow, Ireland, Kerry, Ireland, The Merrion Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, Ballyfin, Laois, Ireland, The K Club, Kildare, Ireland, Niagara Falls, Canada, Pale Hall Hotel, Snowdonia, Wales, San Francisco, California, United States

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