Did you know that Texas was once its own country? No, this isn’t a joke, but a fun fact — that Texas used to be even recognized by England and France as an independent country. So what does this have to do with the Hotel 1, Place Vendôme in Paris? The answer is: everything, as the building once served as the Embassy of Texas. Fast forward to today, to a faded plaque designating the Texas embassy, the building has its…
There are some places that are effortlessly and unapologetically themselves. That is certainly the case with Keepers, the new West Village pizza and Negroni tavern. After all, when you serve your food on paper plates and kitsch is the theme of your decor, you have to have a certain confidence. In New York City, you also need to back that up with what’s in the kitchen if you have a shot at making the sky-high rents in the West Village…
The Upper East Side has been described as many things, but only recently has “cool” been added to the list of adjectives. We’ve said it before: it’s like Uptown is the new Downtown with the level of restaurants opening north of 60th Street. So, when Dear Margo arrived, we had high hopes of a Motek-level restaurant in our back pocket on the Upper East. Because every neighborhood needs a restaurant like Dear Margo — the kind of place you can…
Padel has officially gone global. As the world’s fastest growing sport, now played in more than 90 countries, it has grown far beyond local clubs to become part of the luxury travel experience. From Caribbean hideaways to Scottish estates and Mediterranean escapes, these hotels prove that a great padel court can be just as good a reason to book a trip as the beach, the spa or the ski slopes. These are the hotels with the best padel courts. Photo…
There are dog-friendly hotels, and then there are hotels where your dog may have a better vacation than you will. A bowl in the room and access to the service elevator no longer cut it. The best properties offer canine room-service menus, massages, custom accessories and, in at least one case, an actual dog butler. From urban hotspots to sprawling ranches, these hotels understand a simple truth: dogs aren’t accessories to a family vacation. They’re guests. And like any discerning…
Every August, celebrity hotel choices during the US Open become almost as fascinating as what happens on the courts. The tournament descends on the city like a second Fashion Week (which, not coincidentally, overlaps with it). And for two weeks, the question isn’t just who’s winning on the courts at Flushing Meadows. It’s who’s sitting in the box seats and who’s in the hotel lobby. The tournament itself draws the kind of crowd that defies easy categorization. Tennis, with its…
What started as a brasserie on the Champs-Elysées in 1899 is now an empire. Fouquet’s isn’t just the name of one of France’s most famous restaurants any longer — it’s the hospitality brand behind five luxury hotels, located in the world’s most sought-after locations: Paris, New York City, Courchevel, St. Barths, and Mykonos. And because one Fouquet’s hotel in the US isn’t nearly enough to satisfy our thirst for elegant and exclusive French properties, there’s another one in the works…
San Sebastián is also known as “Donostia to the Basques” to those who call it home. It sits about 20 kilometers from the French border on Spain’s northern coast. And most importantly, it plays by its own rules. Skip the sprawl and the crowds you’d find in other famous Spanish cities like Barcelona or Madrid. San Sebastian is a city for long lunches, cold cider, and a beach walk before dinner. And, it has one of the highest concentrations of…
COMO Cordeillan‑Bages settles into the Médoc again, moving with the quiet confidence of a seasoned château. After a six‑year pause, the 17th‑century estate has reopened as a 28‑room retreat. It’s shaped by COMO Hotels & Resorts and the Cazes family of Château Lynch‑Bages. Surrounded by 2 hectares of vines and just 1.5 km from the Gironde estuary, the château lets mornings rise in vineyard brightness. It used to be that the most expensive wine had the least luxurious accommodations. Well, not…
Everyone who takes a vacation abroad has the same aspirations: relaxing and having fun in a setting that’s nothing like home. You want to feel transported to somewhere special where you can forget all about your daily routine. And there are plenty of ways to do that. You can jump on a luxury ship, or book an opulent seaside escape, for example. But if you want to experience traditional luxury at its best, you make your way to a castle…
