Housed in a landmark Soho building with history, the Mercer Hotel is where to fashionistas hang out and cool kids flock. The six story Romanesque Revival building was designed in 1890 by William Schickel as family offices for John Jacob…
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best bed: Villa Cora, Florence, Italy
Villa Cora is my favorite type of hotel…scandalous history, immaculate restoration with over-the-top glamour, yet unpretentious and comfortable with perfect service. Baron Oppenheimer, of the banking family which financed the Suez Canal, built this villa to impress his new Italian…
best bed: Lindblad/National Geographic Endeavor II, Galapagos, Ecuador
Let’s face it you are not traveling on Lindblad for the ship. The biggest draw of their expeditions are the naturalists. They are knowledgeable, informed and fun. But I review places to sleep…this moving base camp is a surprisingly wonderful…
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best bed: The Beekman, New York City, USA
The Beekman is quirky, eccentric and fun. And full of history. A theatre built on the site hosted the first performance of Hamlet in the USA back in 1761. Edgar Allen Poe published his paper The Broadway Journal from this…
best bed: Sparkling Hill Resort & Spa, Vernon, Canada
A taste of true European style spa in one of the most beautiful parts of Canada. Sparkling Hill is the pet project of Gernot Langes-Swarovski… of crystal fame. This patriarch of the family fell in love with the beauty of…
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best bed: Hyatt Paris Madeleine, Paris, France
Dream location, fabulous value and Paris. What more could you ask for! The Hyatt Paris Madeleine surprises on every front. So not the American chain hotel you might expect when you hear Hyatt. Built in the 1850’s, this Haussmann building…