Stylish Stays are my collection of luxury, boutique hotels that have high standards of excellence in attention to detail, service, design, and style. They are hotels that have charmed me from the moment I arrived, and are ones that I often return to over and over again. While I do write about other hotels and resorts, anything approved for Stylish Stays means that it met a very high standard, and I am recommending it to you as your home away from home in neighborhoods across the globe.
If you’ve followed this blog for any amount of time, you know that England was a frequent destination for us prior to 2020. I was lucky enough to travel to London for work a few times, and we would always make a stop over on our way to other European cities. This was our first […]
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The Former Amuleto Hotel is Now a Private Villa In 2022, we were looking for a getaway, but prices were outrageous! A friend and travel editor suggested a hidden gem in Zihuantanejo. It is called Amuleto, and when we stayed, it was a boutique hotel that felt like a private residence. They are currently in
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A Boutique Hotel in Malibu I had been wanting to visit the Surfrider, a boutique hotel in Malibu since they opened with great fanfare four years ago. The thing about LA is that if you live on the Eastside, going to the beach can feel like a trek. Not only are you fighting traffic, but
One of the Best Boutique Hotels in Santa Barbara Like most of you, our normal cadence of travel and exploration close to home has been rudely interrupted these last two years. California has been extremely locked down, and even now, doesn’t feel back to normal. Every time we tried for a weekend getaway, the insane
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The Best Boutique Hotel in Portland High above Macy’s in Portland’s Pioneer Square lies a chic, luxurious dwelling, where those who appreciate art, design and Tiffany Blue can immerse themselves in this cultural epicenter. We first visited The Nines in 2009, a year after it opened to great fanfare, debuting as the best hotel in
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Farmhouse Inn, A Boutique Hotel in Sonoma, is an Easy Road Trip from Los Angeles On a recent road trip to Mendocino, a ten hour drive from LA, we stopped for one night in wine country to break up the trip. Farmhouse Inn, a luxury boutique hotel in Sonoma, had been on my list since
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We arrived at The Yeatman in Porto having just spent two glorious days at Six Senses in the Douro Valley. If this gives you any indication of the reputation of Six Senses, our bellman actually said, “Oh no, you came from Six Senses! We are always worried our guests will be disappointed when they arrive
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