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Where to Stay in Mexico City? The Luxe Hotel Choices Keep Growing

Back in 2007, when we first put up our page linking to reviews of the best luxury hotels in Mexico City, we didn’t have to write very many articles. The pickings were slim, to be honest, surprisingly slim for one of the world’s largest cities. You were rather limited on the locations for where to [&hellip

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Revisiting Singular Santiago Hotel (With Video)

When it was time to leave the Scenic Eclipse cruise ship after exploring the coast of Peru and Chile, one thing that eased the sting was that I knew I was checking into the gorgeous Singular Santiago hotel in the capital city. Back when the first Singular hotel opened in Patagonia, it was a striking reinvention of [&hellip

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Come Tour Itz’Ana Resort in Placencia, Belize

Several new resorts have opened in Belize in recent years, especially on the Placencia Peninsula, where there’s also a lot of real estate development. Combining both those trends is Itz’Ana Resort and Residences. The housing units are still in construction mode, but after several delays (including from Covid), the anticipated Itz’Ana Resort is open and [&hellip

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The Best Oaxaca Luxury Hotels

Oaxaca City is fast becoming one of the most popular destinations in Mexico for visitors from all over the world. The exquisite regional food, folklore, and artisanal crafts that have always existed here now sit alongside luxury lodging, cutting-edge restaurants, and a mezcal explosion — Mexico’s iconic spirit is now being “discovered” by alcohol connoisseurs [&hellip

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The Best Guadalajara Luxury Hotels

Guadalajara is one of Mexico’s largest cities, but it has trouble even making the top-10 in Mexico when it comes to high-end lodging. We’ve spent a lot of time in the city and can tell you for sure which are the best Guadalajara luxury hotels and it’s not a very long list. Plenty are designated [&hellip

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Your Hotel Restaurant May be a Roaming Butler Instead

What is a “hotel restaurant” these days when hotels and resorts have had to make so many adjustments? As long as there’s a kitchen and a wait staff, do meals have to be in a fixed location? When we look back on this era in future years, we’ll probably classify the travel industry trends in [&hellip

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