Walking in the door to the South Florida Museum, I was met by a mastodon skeleton. Maneuvering my way to the second floor, I connected to Parker Manatee Aquarium where Snooty, a 57-year-old manatee waved from his 60,000 gallon tank. Scooting back downstairs, I discovered the door to Bishop Planetarium where my mind boggled at…
How’s this for chutzpah? In Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle, an ex-California realtor ran a dominant ad offering pre-construction pricing on affordable housing — on the Intracoastal Waterway in Ft. Meyers, Florida, the fastest-growing area in the U.S. The Monaco Resort and Spa is a 300-unit waterfront hotel and condo with a posh spa and resort…
Maybe I’m watching too many Twilight Zone reruns. Or maybe the recently opened Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs looks like an exotic space ship from a sci-fi movie. This place is tragically hip. Its 163 oversized guest rooms uniquely blend plush textures with cool stainless steel, oversized furnishings with trendy faux fur throws. Amenities include…
We all dream of staying in five-star hotels, but we can’t always afford it. So for those who want the very best with your next Priceline.com hotel bid for the very least, you must read the bulletin board site known as Bidding For Travel. Here, bidders communicate with each other about recent bids, sharing inside…
When it’s snowing and in the 20s, wouldn’t you love to be sunning yourself in southern Florida’s 70s? I would. I love getting away to warm climes during the holidays to exfoliate my stress. A great place to do just that with renowned pampered service is Kimpton Hotel’s Mayfair Hotel and Spa in the popular…
If you’re hitting the road this summer, your favorite pet can travel with you in style. Loews hotels is offering several “pampered pet� packages in locations such as Nashville, South Beach, and Philly. The packages include a room service meal for your four-legged friend.
Old money? New money? Trust fund? Doesn’t matter. If you have enough money from any source, splurge on a visit to The Breakers Palm Beach, one of the world’s foremost hotels/spa/golf resorts in the old-fashioned tradition.
Talk about a waterbed! Jules’ Undersea Lodge on Key Largo, about an hour south of Miami, is the only underwater hotel in the world. This Florida landmark was and is a research habitat that’s now a unique hotel. To get there, you have to dive 21 feet