Cooking Schools and other educational vacations
Whether you’re in France, Italy, Asia, Spain or Ireland; every country including the US and multiple cruise ships offer fabulous opportunities (and they are growing as we write) to expand your cooking skills and knowledge. I visited Ballymaloe...
Mega Spas and healthful living
From Yoga to Tai Chi along with the usual array of massage and beauty treatments, hotels are seriously focusing on your well-being by offering every kind of personalized treatment package including diet coaching and outdoor excursions. ESPA at the...
“Rein” in hotel “souvenir” theft
Today just about anything in your hotel is available for purchase. Like the cozy robe or monogrammed towels? We had someone ask at the Dylan if the lounge furniture was for sale. The restaurant Salt at the Ritz Carlton on Amelia Island will be happy...
Eco-Friendly But…
Don’t interfere with my luxury features or add to my bill. High-efficiency light bulbs (ut brighter please), non-toxic paints and carpeting, low-flow showerheads and toilets, non-toxic cleaning materials, organic cotton towels and linens (laundered...
Wired
The technology boom continues. Free wireless Internet, remote paperless check-in and check-out, on-line reservations, Ipods and docking stations, movies on-demand and in-room Play Stations are now expected by today’s upscale traveler. At the...
