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.
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 …
Amuleto, A Luxury Boutique Hotel in Zihuatanejo Have you noticed the price of travel this summer?! It’s outrageous. We had started planning a trip to Italy, but it’s hard to enjoy something when all you can think about it how ripped off you feel between flights and hotels. So, I set out on a mission …
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 …
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 …
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 …
a legendary extended stay in hollywood When Hollywood is your home, it’s easy to drive past buildings and film studios on your morning commute and ignore the fact that this place ignited the Golden Age—bringing with it lavish architecture that would satisfy the high-falutin taste of oil tycoons, bon vivants and movie starlets. In 1926, …
