Tag: California
Six sunny girlfriend getaway ideas
Many hotels and resorts have special packages to attract women. If they don’t, you can design your own. Whether you’re traveling with one friend, a sister, mother, or daughter, or a group, here are some girlfriend getaway ideas to whet your appetite (Rates vary based on season, room category, and availability; taxes and gratuities may…
Guest Post: A grownup girlfriend getaway to the Beverly Hills Hotel
If you are in the vicinity of Los Angeles/Hollywood, go all out for a night or two at the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel. Expensive? Yes. But the service and ambience makes it worth every piece of gold you have to sell to get there. Cut corners on dining and forget spa services, but treat yourself to this A-list experience once in your life.
Sweet Yountville Promotion – Bardessono Hotel
TRAVEL NEWS – If you read my post about Green Luxury at the Bardessono Hotel in Yountville (Napa Valley), California you’ll know this is one of my favorite properties. The hotel recently introduced a Sweet Yountville promotion that includes: overnight accommodations, four $25 gift cards, redeemable at Bouchon Bakery, Napa Style, Kollar Chocolates, and for…
Graffiti art bringing edgy personality to hotels
The term “graffiti” generally brings to mind images of building facades, walls, and subway cars scrawled with spray paint or markers. But hotels across the country are increasingly embracing street art as a design element that brings a unique personality to their properties. “Creating a successful hotel has a lot to do with differentiation,” says…
New to the Napa Valley? Five reasons to fall in love
With its Mediterranean climate, Napa Valley in California is a congenial home to some 400 wineries. But the fertile vineyards and memorable wines of this region often overshadow its reputation as a mecca for sustainable foods and farm-to-table cuisine. The nation’s first agricultural preserve was established here in 1968, and farmers, ranchers and other local…
Green Luxury: Bardessono Hotel in Yountville (Napa, CA)
If “green luxury” sounds like an oxymoron, a stay at the Bardessono Hotel in Yountville, California, dispels that notion. The hotel is a perfect blend of elegance and energy efficiency. With geothermal heating and solar panels, the ultra-contemporary property, which opened in 2009, uses almost no offsite energy. Remarkably, it is one of only two…
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