If you have one night in a city, make the most of your east meets west experience with the ultimate hotel stay – preferably with a dazzling rooftop for sunset and breakfast. Two of our recent favorite hotel stays include Hotel Grand Bretagne Athens and Crowne Plaza Ortakoy Istanbul. Learn more on JohnnyJet.com and MSN. Continue reading Experience the Best Rooftop Views in Two Cities
Hit the open road, escape city life and settle into a small scenic town, where it’s easy to unwind and fall in love with California’s laidback charm. Get a taste of the good life—from wine country to the rugged coast—and plan your next getaway around a memorable boutique hotel, to relax or seek adventure in a less-visited destination. Read the full article on Small Town … Continue reading Small Town Stays along the California Coast
There is no better place in California to get away from it all than Terranea Resort, located on 102 lush oceanfront acres in Rancho Palos Verdes. Boasting the best ocean views in California, the Spa at Terranea has emerged from a $4.5 million refresh with a relaxing color palette of soft blues, sandy neutrals, and organic materials. The top-to-bottom update of this expansive oceanfront oasis … Continue reading The spa with the best ocean views in California just received a refreshing $4.5 million renovation
Arriving to a room dusted with rose petals and red shiny helium heart balloons floating from every angle of the bed brought flashbacks of a similar event my husband planned when we first started dating. Champagne is chilling on ice as the sunlight filters through the room overlooking San Diego’s Harbor Island Marina. We watch kayakers glide through the parked boats and an occasional yacht … Continue reading Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina elevates the seaside experience with a multi-million dollar transformation
There has been a renewed interest in Sicily, especially after the second season of the hit HBO show White Lotus. While everyone may want to stay at San Domenico Palace Hotel (A Four Seasons Hotel), not everyone can afford it. Check out some of these unforgettable hotel stays that won’t break the bank we stayed in this past summer 2022 in our article Best Hotels … Continue reading Where to stay in Sicily that won’t break the bank
The pandemic spurred an even greater love for far-flung destinations away from city life. These areas breathe air/life back into your soul and quite frankly, they may not have been on your radar until the pandemic. The great California Road Trip is having a bit of a renaissance and the Golden State features hundreds of unique escapes. We went on the road and off the … Continue reading Relive California’s past with 5 reimagined hotels
Los Angeles tourism debuts LA Love with a campaign calling on Angelenos to pledge to safely take a staycation when they are ready to help jumpstart the local economy. New data shows if every employed Angeleno stays 3 nights in an L.A. hotel, supports 3 restaurants, and visits 3 attractions, it would inject 1.4 billion back in the L.A. economy and create more than 20,000 … Continue reading For the Love of LA – Support Tourism with a Staycation
This article was first published on MoneyInc, May 2019. Mexico is an underrated destination. A cultural haven, Mexico is THE place to visit for food, music, art, adventure, ocean excursions, biodiversity, animal migrations, and UNESCO World Heritage sites. It’s a beautiful country that is easy to get to, with many direct flights and over 50 international airports throughout the country. Besides being affordable and outright … Continue reading Four Mexican Getaways
This article was first posted on Resident Magazine online, November 2017. As I get older, I prefer a more unique hotel stay, one that feels like it might be my own home or villa. Now with AirBnb and Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., enjoying a luxurious uncommon property is totally possible. Recently, I learned of Leading Hotels of the World, a category of independent, … Continue reading Staycation: LA’s 4 Leading Hotels of the World
The holidays are finally over. Christmas and New Year’s eve sometimes feel like prom, where your expectations can be so grand and there’s always some sort of let down or sigh of relief when it is over. We all know we need to feel better after last year’s SH$TSHOW, so we thought what better way to start 2017 by giving away some of our favorite … Continue reading WIN: LaLaScoop’s 12 Days of Giving in January
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