Frommer’s describes the Pan Pacific San Francisco as “artistically glitzy, enormous, and somehow romantic, all at the same time…â€? This classic four-diamond hotel is at the epicenter of the city’s Union Square shopping mecca. At just $129/night from November 2005 through January 19, 2006, with upscale furnishings, a first-rate restaurant, bar, fitness center, personal butler…
Kayak.com calls itself “the most objective and comprehensive source for cheap airfare, discount hotels and car rentals.” It’s a free travel search engine that lets you: “Search with us, book with them.” Their Web site promotes how to: • Search for travel deals from over 100 online travel sites; • Quickly refine your search to…
While I love traveling to big cities with teeming nightlife and culture, a rest in the country is sometimes the cure for what ails you. Briol is that type of destination. It’s been family-owned for more than 100 years and is located in Italy’s Isarco Valley north of Barbiano. The owner’s grandmother imposed some rules…
One of the remote places in the world is also one of the most beautiful. Located at literally the end of the Earth, the Explora Hotel is in Patagonia’s Torres del Paine National Park at Chile’s southern tip. Hotel guests can marvel at the majestic mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, lakes and more, while choosing from five…
Kimptom Hotel Group of San Francisco is a unique collection of lifestyle hotels created with their guests in mind. Their motto is that a hotel should have character, personality, and a soul of its own. To that end, Kimpton is launching its own online shopping Web site and catalog at www.kimptonstyle.com. Here, guests can buy…
In the old city of Belgrade’s quaint bohemian quarter, Le Petit Piaf is a pioneer of a boutique hotel. It only has 12 rooms and a handful of suites, but each is sleek, modern and offers high-speed Internet access. The fare of about 150 Euros per night includes a hearty breakfast. This Skadarlija district is…
When you’ve been voted the world’s #2 destination spa by Travel + Leisure Readers, you must be a pretty swank and unique joint. That accurately describes Mii amo, a destination spa of Enchantment in the mystical Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness of Sedona. As a Native American word in the Yuman dialect, “Mii amo” means…
Desperate Housewives’ star Eva Longoria and boyfriend Tony Parker of the NBA’s Spurs were recently spotted at the tre luxe Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, Caribbean Resort. They spent an off-season week on the 30-acre estate. When they weren’t snorkeling and feeding the fish in the sparkling blue waters, they were in a one-bedroom suite that goes…
Arriving now through January 2006, Marriott Hotels and Resorts will be featuring the new Revive Collection Bed as part of a redesign to make their rooms more inviting to guests. Marriott obviously wants to be more like a boutique, so this bed features an indulgent mattress, designer duvet, hypoallergenic fully pillows, and luxurious linens.
Though the weather outside here in California is in the 80s, Mount Tremblant Resort in Quebec’s Laurentian mountains, 90 miles from Montreal, is now advertising its Ski & Stay Packages with savings of 30% on skiing and lodgings if you book by October 31. This was voted the #1 ski resort in Eastern North America…
In the stylish travel industry, female friendly hotels are a new buzzword. In fact, with women now comprising 50% of frequent fliers, more hotels are catering to them. One is the stunning, spectacular and new five-star Grange City Hotel, near the Tower of London. Here, 68 additional bedrooms have been designed with the woman traveller’s…
When the free breakfast is described as “a three-course raft of delights to be enjoyed in the privacy of your room,” it stands to reason that The Tonic Hotel is a destination boutique bolt hole. Set on a river about 2 hours north of Sydney in the vineyards of Lovedale in Australia’s Hunter Valley, this…