My stay at the Westin Milan was to be the luxury celebration to a month in Italy so I redeemed points for the weekend stay at the posh hotel. After a month of mixed lodging from boutique hotels in Naples, a B&B in Sorrento and Venice to my amazing canal […]
Springtime in Paris conjures up warm sunny days of a romantic city as you walk through the Tuileries to enjoy an evening at the Louvre. It’s easy to love a city at its peak – sunny days, temperature just right and the locals enjoy the cafes and parks. It’s much harder […]
Paris boutique hotels continue to impress me with their style, warmth and service levels. Finding a new luxury gem to add to my Parisian collection has become my new obsession in Paris (it takes hours of research before I commit to try a new hotel). Hotel Therese in Paris made […]
Travel diversification means having a points balance in a few hotel, credit card and airline programs can allow you to be spontaneous in your travels. That’s what happened when my Starwood (now Marriott) account drew me to Malta (a country my family had to Google to figure out where I […]
Traveling to London for work, I’ve stayed in a variety of hotels throughout the city over the years, it wasn’t until I discovered the Firmdale chain of boutique hotels owned by the UK designer Kit Kemp that I found my home away from home, albeit a much more stylish, luxurious […]
After laughing outside of The Elephant Camp tent by the sheer size and realizing that my first night in Botswana was an actual tent you buy in the store – I tried to be a bit more calm with the guided tour of my room at this boutique luxury camp […]
Each year I visit New York City for the New York Times Travel Show and stay at a different hotel each time on my quest to try new properties in the city. After my stay at The Muse, a Kimpton hotel, where I was given a rooftop room with patio, […]
I didn’t leave the hotel, I probably should have since the city of Milan was outside the doors but I was pretty much useless. This was one of those days that would qualify as my “day off” from travel. As much as I schedule my days, it’s just as important […]
If my vacation to Malta had started at the Kempinski Gozo, I wouldn’t have fractured my foot, my time on the island and subsequent travels would have been vastly changed as well as my relationships. After a nightmare Airbnb experience, we left early (FLED or ESCAPED is a better term) […]
Calling the luxury Sofitel Heathrow Hotel at Terminal 5 (T5) an “airport hotel” is just cruel and unjust. For me the term “airport hotel” often conjures up a beige hotel which lacks character, is depressing as an in-transit passenger and makes me want to escape as soon as possible. I’ve […]