California

Wednesday newsletters always feature a luxury hotel and/or flight review. Today (June 11, 2014): Review of the Post Ranch Inn, a Big Sur legend (California, USA). Location: Google Maps Address: 47900 CA-1, Big Sur, CA 93920, USA Hotel website: Post Ranch Inn Tip: enjoy free VIP amenities when booking via Virtuoso The Post Ranch Inn, a resort built into the cliffs of incredibly scenic Big Sur, might be the ultimate destination for a luxurious escape. The 39-room resort is one of the most beautiful hotels in the United States and offers an intimate stay amid gorgeous natural surroundings, ideal for romance, relaxation or rejuvenation. The organic architecture is breathtaking, seeming to grow out of the ground beside the hotel’s surrounding redwoods. The Post Ranch Inn features in my top 10 lists of the world’s most spectacular cliff-side resorts, the best luxury resorts in the … [Read more...] about Hotel review: Post Ranch Inn (Big Sur, California, USA)

Calistoga is a super cute small town in the Napa Valley. Within the Napa Valley there are several lovely towns with restaurants and accommodation. However, I did find Calistoga to be the quirkiest and most interesting. Here are 11 fantastic things to do in Calistoga California:1. Eat at Solbar Solage CalistogaI stayed at Solage and I ate at Solbar alot. That would be five breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners. And everything was fantastic! Solbar offers outside and inside seating. We only ate inside once when outside was full and it was still a nice experience – but outside is definitely the better option!Let’s start with breakfast – what a fabulous breakfast menu! Lots of healthy options like egg white omelets, grapefruit and avocado and crab etc as well as delicious pastries and some brilliant pancakes. Lunch we went with snacky options – fish tacos were a highlight! Dinner is structure as first, next, main and dessert. You can take only one, two or three items … [Read more...] about 14 Great Things to do in Calistoga California

To this day, I haven’t had a Belmond experience that wasn’t really unique – from the British Pullman to the Venice Simplon-Orient Express trains, the iconic Reids Palace in Madeira, or the stunning La Residencia in Mallorca. This time around, I went stateside and explored my first Belmond property in the Americas: Belmond El Encanto, located in Santa Barbara in California. This is how my stay went. Getting to Belmond El Encanto We flew from London Heathrow to Los Angeles with British Airways and hired a car with Avis for the duration of our California trip (which was 17 days). We drove from LA to Santa Barbara, and that took us around 2h45m (we were lucky with the traffic) – we chose the scenic route, via Santa Monica and Malibu and followed the Pacific Coast Highway for most of the journey. Belmond El Encanto is located in Santa Barbara, in a residential area a few miles from the town centre. The hotel & check-in We arrived at the hotel and made our … [Read more...] about A hotel to remember: Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara, California

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