Moroccan Design: Richard Branson’s Kasbah Tamadot

When the Godfather of Innovative Luxury, Sir Richard Branson, set his sights on this Moroccan resort in 1998, there was no doubt it would quickly capture the imagination of oasis-seekers. Beckoning from the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, just an hour outside of Marrakech, the Kasbah Tamadot shimmers like a fanciful mirage, promising luxuries that [...]

Haute Hotel Alert: Bela Vista, Portugal

Searching aimlessly for luxury hotels is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Blame it on my dominant travel genes or my tendency to consider a well-designed hotel lobby better “eye candy” than Channing Tatum. Gasp! You’re crazy! I know. So while researching – and daydreaming about – Portuguese beaches, I stumbled upon Hotel Bela Vista, [...]

News Alert: Hotel Zetta San Francisco

San Francisco’s chic-factor is about to go up a notch! The Viceroy Hotel Group, who brought us the Kelly Wearstler- designed Viceroy Santa Monica and Viceroy Anguilla, will soon bestow their hospitality genius upon travelers to Northern California with the opening of the cutting-edge Hotel Zetta on February 18. Once operated as the Hotel Milano, [...]

Fairytale Destination: Wheatleigh Hotel

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away (unless you live on the East Coast and it’s simply known as The Berkshires) a girl accepted the proposal of a dashing Spanish Count. Her father, overjoyed for his daughter and her betrothed, gave them the perfect wedding gift: a humble little place to spend [...]

Elegant Escape: Maldives

Pause for a moment, close your eyes, and imagine the hypnotic sound of seawater gently lapping against your own private villa in the middle of the Maldives. Life slows down and stretches as far as the horizon and the only decision to make is whether to linger in your cloud-like bed or slip into your [...]