Hotel Rooms

February
St. Barthélemy, French West Indies

Having had the distinct pleasure of traveling the Caribbean (almost in its entirety) for my book, Caribbean Hideaways, two years ago, I can say, with honed certitude, that ST. BARTH’S is my favorite island in the Caribbean. Although St. Barth’s is a volcanic island, [...]

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The Jefferson Hotel
Washington, DC
May 1st 2010
Finding myself in DC this weekend for personal reasons, I decided to check out the newly revamped and highly lauded, JEFFERSON HOTEL in downtown DC. Located just south of Dupont circle on 16th Street, the Jefferson offers a pleasing location for both tourists and DC regulars, not far from shops [...]

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Marrakesh, Morroco
April 12-16th
A large, toothy grin followed by subsequent nods to myself  – I fear I even paused mid-route to the my room. Yup, I am positively smitten with this hotel and have that wonderful, googly, love-at-first-sight in Marrakesh’s La Mamounia Hotel.
Spoiled beyond my dreams (and my very high, professionally-based expectations), being a guest at [...]

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Berlin, Germany
January 31st 2009
Despite my brief stay, one night only, I managed to engage in a dramatic love affair with Berlin’s Hotel de Rome. Perhaps it is because it is one of the few luxury hotels in Berlin that’s housed in an original building. As the former head office of the Dresder bank, original building’s [...]

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NANTUCKET
JUNE 2009
Kate Brosnan kindly had me back on PLUM in Nantucket to chat about my upcoming work with the brand. Despite the brutal weather, we managed to have yet another fantastic conversation. It’s always a pleasure to chat with Kate and I hope she really does travel with me sometime soon.  (Try not to judge [...]

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MIDDLE ENGLAND
JULY 21st
This wonderful abode was mine for a night last week. Its soothing blue and white palette kept me nice and snug when the weather turned typically English (rain). The sheets were some of the softest I’ve ever slept in.
LAKE WINDERMERE
JULY 24th
This pristine palace of a room has two sets of iron framed windows [...]

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