Exceptional luxury is what I expected at Le Royal Monceau. After all it has been chosen as one of only 25 hotels the French Government has given the distinction of Palace. Five stars on steroids, the best of the best…
Tag: curated hotels
best bed: La Reserve, Paris, France
I’m pretty sure La Reserve is what heaven is going to look like, smell like, taste like, BE like! The hotel truly is divine. Originally the home of Napoléon III’s half-brother, the Duc de Morny, it was built in 1854…
best bed: The Old Cataract, Aswan, Egypt
A huge wonderful step back in time yet with everything the modern traveler needs. Late 19thcentury… Victoria’s empire was dominating the global scene when Thomas Cook built the first concrete hotel to house rich brits exploring the wonders of Egypt.…
best bed: The Park Hyatt, Chicago, USA
Jay Pritzker was one smart hotelier. In the late 50’s he figured out that people needed nice hotels near airports. He bought a small motel near LAX and started the Hyatt chain. 20 years later he saw a market for…
best bed: Le Roch Hotel & Spa, Paris, France
Anything but cookie cutter, Le Roch Hotel & Spa oozes style and personality. The hotel, pronounced ‘le Rock’, is found on one of those perfect quite Parisian streets you’d live on in your dreams. Yet it is the shortest walk…
best beds…finding the perfect place to sleep
Every would-be traveler begins with three questions: Where to go? Where to stay? And, what to do? The first and last queries are quite easy to answer. The merit of a destination is measured by its cultural dynamism and a traveler’s itinerary is…
