Picture this: You’ve just checked in to your hotel room, whether that’s for a weekend business conference or a week-long vacation. You likely greeted the front desk employee, showed your ID, put down a card for incidentals and headed to your accommodations after a long day of travel. If that sounds familiar, you’re probably like … Read more
On the bright spring morning I arrived, the jagged topography of the mountains on the other side of the lake stretched as far as the eye can see, with wisps of cloud swirling above them and Garda’s glittering waters below. At night, the lights on the opposite shore begin to twinkle gently as the property’s … Read more
What do a pet lizard, a car tire and an Hermès Birkin bag have in common? Apparently, these are all items that hotel guests have left behind in their rooms after checkout. That’s according to Hotels.com’s annual “Hotel Room Innsights Report,” which reveals some of the most common and most strange items left in hotel … Read more
It’s safe to say that no one’s a bigger expert on hotels than the people who work there. From housekeepers and front desk clerks to the people who own hotel properties, they’re the first to say there are certain do’s and don’ts when it comes to hotel room behavior. To be clear, when you’re staying … Read more
Picture this: You’ve just checked in to your hotel room, whether that’s for a weekend business conference or a week-long vacation. You likely greeted the front desk employee, showed your ID, put down a card for incidentals and headed to your accommodations after a long day of travel. If that sounds familiar, you’re probably like … Read more
Thousands of hotel workers around the country walked off the job Sunday amid labor disputes with several major hotel chains. The union Unite Here said the strikes hit 25 hotels in eight cities: Boston; Greenwich, Connecticut; Honolulu and Kauai, Hawaii; San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, California; and Seattle. Around 10,000 workers are involved … Read more
Thousands of hotel workers in a dozen U.S. cities are preparing to go on strike as early as Labor Day weekend as they battle for new contracts with major hotel companies. Roughy 15,000 workers who are members of the union Unite Here have voted to authorize strikes against Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Omni properties. The … Read more
Perched on a fishing beach called Punta Lobos about 15 minutes south of town is the 32-room Hotel San Cristóbal from famed hotelier Liz Lambert, where every single element—from swirly tiled floors to brightly woven blankets and terra-cotta-potted cacti—has been painstakingly executed for maximum sensory enjoyment. There’s a specifically modern delight that comes from noticing … Read more
The term “travel agent” evokes a different time. A time, perhaps, when people still smoked on planes. A time when, for better or worse, we did not rely on the TikTok masses to clue us in on every “must-visit” spot at our various vacation locales. But the travel expert industry has seen a resurgence in … Read more
If you consider yourself a tidy person, when you’re at home, everything likely has its place. You know exactly where to put your clean and dirty clothes, leftovers go straight into the fridge, and towels are hung up on racks and over shower doors. If you have kids, their toys are (hopefully) put away on … Read more
