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Do you enjoy staying at luxury hotels and dining at exceptional Michelin-recommended restaurants while traveling? Are you looking for outstanding accommodations and acclaimed dining experiences that offer excellent value for money? Then you have come to the right place.

Here you will find detailed reviews and insights into luxury hotels and fine-dining establishments that are truly worth the expense.

From time to time, you will also discover recommendations for local activities, with a particular focus on exploring destinations on foot. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said, “Only where you have walked have you truly been.”

Keep traveling—and do it in style.

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Review of Shore Hotel, Santa Monica CA, USA

UPDATE: meanwhile there is a restaurant onsite, Restaurant Shoreside Santa Monica Modern hotel in top location with friendly staff but without restaurant: For a couple’s stay we chose the Shore Hotel. Actually, we wanted to book a…
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Review of Tower23 Hotel, San Diego

UPDATE: multi-month renovation in 2018 updating to an "elevated beach chic" and integrating a sushi kitchen Sleek, modern hotel on the beach in a busy Pacific Beach area: My husband and I booked a room at Tower23 Hotel after an extensive…
28. January 2016
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Review of Argonaut Hotel, San Francisco

UPDATE: guest room renovations in 2025 Huge Bay View Suite in central location with friendly staff: Our three-person family actually fancied a five-star hotel for our tree days’ stay in San Francisco. But we did not find one that appealed…
28. January 2016
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Review of North Block Hotel, Yountville CA, USA

First-rate facilities around nicely arranged grounds for uptown tastes: For our stay in Napa Valley we chose Yountville. This because the small town is not only charming but offers a lot of high-end restaurants too. In terms of hotel we…
28. January 2016
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Review of Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino CA, USA

UPDATE: we actually returned (see my post), nowadays the property is managed by Enthusiast Hotel Collection; instead of an open buffet they offer "Mendo Boxes" with a selection of tapas-style dishes Upscale accommodation & culinary enjoyment…
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Review of Ocean View Inn and Suites, Crescent City CA, USA

First choice on site, spacious and well-equipped rooms: When traveling on the north west coast we needed to stop at Crescent City. This was not because of its beauty but due to the necessity to rest. There are few accommodation options for…
28. January 2016
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I am a luxury travel and gourmet blogger with a passion for the finer things in life. I seek out exceptional luxury hotels and Michelin-recommended restaurants that merit the experience – and the cost – , and I prefer to explore destinations on foot whenever possible. Occasionally, curiosity takes over, and I find myself diving deeper into the stories behind the places I visit.

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