USA West Coast luxury travel: high-end hotels, gourmet (Michelin) restaurants & activities with value for money

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Review of Hotel Oceana, Santa Monica, L.A., USA

Good (relatively quiet) location, large rooms, fine staff: If you want to be in a hotel at the beaches of Los Angeles, they don’t make it easy for you. The place to be in Santa Monica is supposed to be either The Shutter’s or the Casa…
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Review of Hotel The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, USA

Nice setting, beautiful views & good facilities: There are several top-notch resorts in the area; we (my husband, my teenage son and I) had already been at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel and had wanted to try another one. It proved difficult…
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Review of Hotel Palm Springs Rendezvous, Palm Springs, USA

1950s feel, fine accommodation, great food: Our family (two adults and a teen) normally is not into bed & breakfast establishments but when their reviews are better than most of luxury hotels on site we make an exception. We happened…
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Review of L’Auberge de Sedona, Sedona, USA

Splendid setting, beautiful Vista Suites & friendly staff: The location of this hotel along a lovely creek is quite stunning. It is also well situated for exploring Sedona, at least the commercial district of it. As there were three of…
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Review of El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon National Park, USA

Historic hotel in fantastic location: This hotel is all about history and location. It looks back on more than 100 years and its setting right at the south rim of the Grand Canyon is not to beat. When you first set foot in the impressive…
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Review of Inn Sunflower Hill, Moab, USA

A good choice in a place where such finds are rare: As Moab is not exactly a place where you can find an abundance of first class accommodations, Sunflower Hill stands out from the vast number of mediocre lodging facilities. My husband, my…
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Review of The Rochester Hotel, Durango, USA

Historic hotel in good location: My husband, my teenage son and I chose this hotel for our one night stay in Durango and weren’t disappointed. The Rochester is a place with quite a long history and this can still be seen although it’s…
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Review of Inn on the Alameda, Santa Fe, USA

Quaint place, convenient location, fabulous breakfast: We (my husband and my teenage son) spent two nights in this lovely hotel and that in a One Bedroom King Suite which is quietly located with no view whatsoever. But as there are probably…