Review and Photos by Stryder Bartow
The Avalon hotel is a very quaint, homey hotel located central to everything Catalina has to offer.
I arrived to the avalon in the late evening to a friendly receptionist who was incredibly helpful in escorting me to my room. I was led down wood paneled hallways lined with soft azure [...]

The Barcelona City bike tour runs through city and beach spanning approximately seven miles over a four hour period. If Google maps married Lonely Planet, this tour would be their free free spirited love child. Hosted by highly knowledgeable tour guides who let you in on the secrets you need to know about the city [...]

British train travel isn’t as glorious as its continental European counterparts, but a trip on a Virgin Trains is as rock and roll as it gets on the island.
Services in Britain were privatized 15 years ago to mixed reviews: Higher fares resulted, as did safer services, longer repair times began, though customer service was also [...]

LUXX XL has that homey feeling that is sometimes hard to find when you are thousands of miles away from home. It’s hard to believe that this minimalist cool structure would have this feel to it, but you have to stay here to believe. It’s far from that annoying bed and breakfast feel where you [...]

Andrew Derrick
The New Majestic Hotel in Singapore offers Design with a capital “D.” But while it offers a hotel experience filled with artwork and decor by all sorts of different artists, theatre directors, and designers of furniture and clothing, the feel is accessible without pretension. There is definitely a touch of whimsy with rooms [...]

Review and Photos by The Cobrasnake
L’Hotel Caron de Beaumarchais is very well decorated. From the lobby with old paintings and books everywhere to the rooms with amazing wallpaper and vintage furniture. You feel at home in this old fashioned hotel.   The hotel is located in one of the best neighborhoods in Paris making it [...]

Andrew Derrick
This boutique hotel of serviced apartment suites is the epitome of “cool”. It is located in the middle of Bangkok but off the beaten path, giving this place a very VIP feeling. The styling and design is both ethnic and minimalist. The whole theme of the hotel is based on the Southeastern Asian epic [...]

Jennifer O’Neill
To say a stay at Malmaison Oxford, is like no hotel stay I’ve ever experienced before, would be quite an understatement. This unique hotel located in the idyllic town of Oxford, England, is actually a former Victorian prison, which has been seamlessly transformed into a luxurious boutique hotel. I know you’re probably [...]

Everything needed for a luxurious and relaxing stay in West Hollywood can be found at the Sunset Marquis Hotel. This legendary, sprawling Mediterranean-style “hidden” hotel has been the ultimate destination for music and movie royalty for over thirty years. Strolling around the outdoor, villa style hotel and you’ll feel like you’re in an [...]

By Jessica Ainlay
Photos by Daniela Heinrich

Every once in a while I have one of those perfect weekend getaways where everything goes exactly according to plan. My recent trip to Manchester was by no means one of them. The train ride on Virgin Trains was flawless, but the blizzard began 20 minutes outside of Manchester [...]

A Robb Wirt Experience

As my London escapades come to an end, I relocate over to the Paddington area to check out Hotel Indigo, a 4 star branded boutique hotel. No! I didn’t get kicked out of my last hotel. You’re so silly. First thing I noticed was how close the hotel is to the tube. [...]

When i checked in to Concourse Hotel in Madison Wisconsin it felt like a standard hotel nothing out of the ordinary. Lobby and reception looked and felt like most sub par hotels I’ve been in. They booked me on the top floor with a decent view. The room was a bit bigger than your average [...]

Review and Photos by The Cobrasnake

The Hidden Hotel. What can I say. It’s hidden on a quiet street in the 17th Arrondissement of Paris. Its only been open for a few months but it has some character. The concept is that you should feel like you are in a cabin or something. I didn’t really feel [...]

When it comes to the effects needed for a cozy stay away from home, Phoenix House by Cheval Group located in the posh Kensington area of London has all the necessary boxes ticked: Café’s, bars and shopping on Sloane Square right at your fingertips? Check. Five minute walk to Harvey Nichols, Harrod’s and other shopping [...]

There is no denying that the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Manhattan is serious about luxury with an added Far-East flair: chandeliers, Oriental marble and tapestries; over-attentive staff who aren’t uncomfortably stiff; glorious flower arrangements; divine bathrooms; ludicrously comfortable beds and floor to ceiling windows in some of the largest rooms in all of New York. [...]