Feel Like a Princess from the Moment You Enter the Baccarat Hotel Slip into the black-walled vestibule of the Baccarat Hotel on West 53rd Street, and you’ll be tempted to look for a talking, singing candelabra. It’s all high ceilings and mirrors and crystal chandeliers, which will both leave you wondering if you are…
Category: Great Lodging
Romance at the Dromhall Hotel
A Bit of Old-Fashioned Bliss in Killarney Every now and then, a place actually looks like it might, like the vision you might have in your head: This is Ireland. This is Killarney. This most definitely is the Dromhall Hotel. It is pretty enough to get married in, with its fireplace and sweeping staircase. It…
Back at the Palazzo: Westin Hotel Europa & Regina
What is a stay in Venice without a palazzo on the water? A stay at the Westin Hotel Europa & Regina
Where to Stay When Flying Out of San José: Costa Rica Marriott San José
A Hotel with a Familiar Name—Marriott—Proves Perfect With So Many Hotels to Choose from, Why the Costa Rica Marriott San José? Planning a visit to Costa Rica, I begin to understand how confused visitors must be when they come to New York: It is both a city and a state, and the major airports are…
Key Biscayne Unbudgeted: A Stay at the Ritz-Carlton
When It Absolutely, Positively Has to Be High-End I will forever regret missing out on what would have been my first trip to Venice, Italy. A friend and I were alternating hotel qualities: one day slumming it, the next day staying in a nicer place. The day we were supposed to head to Venezia was…
Southernmost Shelter
Finding our bliss in Key West at La Mer, a part of Southernmost on the Beach