The elite member's guide to hotel stays.
Hacienda in San Jose, Costa Rica We flew from Florence, Italy to San Jose, Costa Rica via Madrid in November. As we had booked a week in the Manuel Antonio area and it was about a 3 hour drive from San Jose, we decided to stay locally for a night on either end of the …
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Castles in Lieser, Germany We flew from Florence, Italy to Luxembourg one weekend this past October to visit Schloss Lieser, an Autograph Collection hotel. It was the last weekend that direct flights were available for the season. It was our first flight since COVID…our first in more than 7 months. Certainly a record in my …
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Weekends at the Renaissance Tuscany In a little town called Barga, close to the famed wall city, Lucca, is the beautiful Renaissance Tuscany property. Only a couple hours from Florence, it makes for a perfect weekend trip. The Renaissance Room We were given a lovely King suite as an upgrade after requesting during mobile check-in …
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Old World Italian Charm Nestled within the Dolomites in Northern Italy, not far for the Austrian border, you can find the charming city of Cortina. The unique Cristallo resort, part of the Luxury Collection, lives up to its reputation as you step back in time. This is a property that excels in old world charm …
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New Year in the Nile After a 3 night Nile River Cruise between Aswan and Luxor in late December 2019, we traveled back to Cairo, Egypt to visit the local sights. We chose to stay at The Nile Ritz Carlton in Cairo at the end of our trip, for 2 nights and only 35,000 points …
December in Venice On a sunny December day, we traveled by train from Florence, Italy to Venice to stay at The Gritti Palace. If you haven’t been before, it’s certainly worth a visit! Such luxury and beauty everywhere you look. We took a water taxi from outside the train station in Venice and arrived directly …
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Heaven on Earth When you think of true paradise, there are a few places in the world that come to mind more beautiful than The St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort. The Maldives easily competes with the most spectacular islands in Bora Bora and Fiji. It certainly was on our bucket list, and we often imagined …