Wondering where to go for luxury travel in Americas? Here you find recommendations where to stay & dine in style with value for money. In addition, there are tips what to do (often involving walking).

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Review of The Rochester Hotel, Durango, USA

UPDATE: owner change in 2019 from long-time owners Diane Wildfang & Kirk Komick to Rochester Hotel Property Co. LLC, followed by a comprehensive overhaul in 2022 (scale down from 33 rooms to 15 more luxury ones, new Peeples Bar) Historic…
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Review of Inn on the Alameda, Santa Fe, USA

UPDATE: still owned & operated by the Schepps family, who founded it in 1985; restoration in 2020, which maintained its historic southwestern character; update of Joe's Tequila Bar into a full restaurant around the same time Quaint…
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Review of Hotel Crosby Street Hotel, New York

UPDATE: also check out my newer and more comprehensive post about Crosby Street Hotel Gorgeous design hotel in quiet SoHo location: When I was looking for a hotel in the Soho area, I came across of the Firmdale Hotels. This rang a bell with…
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Review of Four Seasons Hotel, Washington DC

UPDATE: 2024 refresh in rooms and common areas (adjusting room count from 222 to 212), spa and residential-style suites update in 2025 Perfect stay in great location: It is not the first time for us (family with a teen) staying at a Four…
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Review of The RoseMary Inn, Columbia NJ, USA

UPDATE: since 2020 owned and operated by Rich and Jeanne Baretta, still a luxury B&B (communal spaces and room styling were updated) and The Farm Shoppe with coffee bar was launched Splendid B&B in wonderful surroundings: We (family…
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My Google Maps of New York and Washington DC 2010

Where to stay and dine in style in New York & Washington DC: Here you will find my Google Maps of Washington and New York with recommended accommodation and restaurants along with some suggestions for activities in New York:New York Washington…
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My Google Maps of eastern Canada and Morocco 2009

Where to stay & dine in style in eastern Canada & Morocco: As I mentioned in my introductory blog I'm also doing my own Google Maps of our trips i.e. so far of Canada and Morocco. For those who aren't familiar with this, in Google Maps…
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Review of Auberge Ripplecove & Spa, Ayer’s Cliff, Canada

Fantastic location, but no total satisfaction: This really perfectly situated hotel (by the lake, due to a bay you have access to the water on two sides) is very nice to look at (probably an ancient manor) and has all the infrastructure to…
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Review of B&B Frontenac Club Inn, Kingston, Canada

Good location, up to hotel standard: It’s the first time for our family staying at a B&B, normally we prefer to go to hotels but as there wasn’t a hotel in Kingston that suited us we went for the Frontenac Club. Considering the stay…