I didn’t expect the hotel spa to send me on a trip with my dead grandmother. I had imagined that the gentle sounds of the spa’s new meditation program would be calming, soothing. I had expected this trendy new treatment might even put me to sleep. Instead, I found the intensity of the gongs to…
Tag: luxury hotels
6 Stunning Luxury Hotels in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
These 6 hotels satisfy the diverse tastes of today’s luxury travelers.
15 Great Hotel Rooftop Bars in Central and South America
Looking for great sky-high views of Central America and South America? Check out these 15 hotels.
Dreaming of Traveling Again? These 6 Mexico Hotels Will Make You Go “Wow”
Looking for inspiration for your next dream vacation? These 7 great hotels in Mexico might do the trick.
HOTEL REVIEW: Quinta Real Guadalajara, an Urban Oasis of Elegance
If you’re looking for an elegant step back in time in Guadalajara, this is probably the best hotel in the city.
Luxury Travel for Less: Panama Just Might be Latin America’s Best Deal
Looking for a luxury travel vacation at a great price? Panama might be the best deal.
HOTEL REVIEW: St. Regis Mexico City Combines Service, Style & Celebrity
Looking for a luxury travel experience in the heart of Mexico’s capital? Look no further than the St. Regis Mexico City, where upscale travelers and celebrities check in.
HOTEL REVIEW: Secrets The Vine — All-Inclusive Luxury for Adults in Cancun
Secrets The Vine quickly became one of our favorite all-inclusive luxury hotels in Cancun. Here’s why this is one of the best vacation choices on the beach.
Hotel Review & VIDEO: Olive Boutique Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
One of the newest luxury hotels in Puerto Rico, the Olive Boutique hotel is small, upscale and has a great restaurant. Here’s my hotel review.
My Experience with Safety in Acapulco, Mexico
If you’ve been following my blog posts from Acapulco last week, you may have noticed I didn’t pay much attention to recent reports about drug cartel-related crime here in the state of Guerrero. There’s a reason for my keeping mum. I haven’t been reporting the news; I’ve been reporting my own personal experiences as a…
HOTEL REVIEW: El Encanto, Acapulco
After some nine years with no new openings, the city of Acapulco has welcomed no less than three new upscale properties within less than a year’s time: The villa-style Banyan Tree Cabo Marques, the retro-chic Boca Chica (which is where I’m staying now — more on that later) and El Encanto. So even as Acapulco has…
5 Hot Hotels in the Atacama Desert, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
The craggy bluffs, dusty trails and sandy terrain of the desert aren’t usually associated with luxury hotels. But in Chile’s Atacama Desert — by some accounts the driest desert on earth — a remarkable thing has sprouted in the past few years: An oasis of upscale desert lodges that combine amenities and style with a…
Sun and Sand Take on New Meanings in Chile’s Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert in Chile offers postcard-perfect photo opportunities. On Wednesday, I flew from Santiago de Chile to Calama, the main airport serving the most tourism-friendly region of Chile’s northern deserts. After the two-hour flight, we took a one-hour van ride to San Pedro de Atacama, where a growing number of luxury desert resorts have been…
HOTEL REVIEW: W Santiago
It’s late night at the rooftop bar at the W Santiago, and a woman who claims to be a baroness is tugging on my hair, telling me that it was destiny that she would meet my colleagues and me tonight. “No really,” she says when I laugh. “It was destiny, and I am so happy…