Luxury Latin America Blog » luxury hotels http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog Luxury travel news and reviews for Mexico, Central America, and South America. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:03:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 A Triple Vote for the Best Hotels in Latin America http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/12/11/a-triple-vote-for-the-best-hotels-in-latin-america/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/12/11/a-triple-vote-for-the-best-hotels-in-latin-america/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:29:52 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2656 Is there a definitive answer on which hotels and resorts are viewed as the best in Mexico, Central America, and South America? Sort of. I’ve said before that there’s a lot of hanky-panky that goes on with “best of” readers polls in magazines. Ballot stuffing is a part of the job when you’ve got a [...]

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]]> http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/12/11/a-triple-vote-for-the-best-hotels-in-latin-america/feed/ 0 Stunning Views From Tierra Patagonia in Chile http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/10/30/stunning-views-from-tierra-patagonia-in-chile/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/10/30/stunning-views-from-tierra-patagonia-in-chile/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:07:39 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2589 As I mentioned a while back on a round-up of new hotels in Latin America, Chile has really been coming on strong with new luxury hotels and resorts. It’s a testament to their strong economy and rising tourism numbers. One of the most impressive developments has been the opening of Tierra Patagonia, sister hotel to [...]

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]]> http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/10/30/stunning-views-from-tierra-patagonia-in-chile/feed/ 0 How Thorough Is That Hotel Review You’re Reading? http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/08/28/how-thorough-is-that-hotel-review-youre-reading/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/08/28/how-thorough-is-that-hotel-review-youre-reading/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:38:33 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2475 The problems with user-generated reviews have been well-documented here and elsewhere, but what about the ones written by professionals? Well, that can be a crap shoot too if they haven’t spent much time on site. I’ve read reviews in major print magazines that put the hotel in the wrong neighborhood, talked about a pool that [...]

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]]> http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/08/28/how-thorough-is-that-hotel-review-youre-reading/feed/ 1 Where Luxury Travelers Are Headed in Latin America http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/08/21/where-luxury-travelers-are-headed-in-latin-america/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/08/21/where-luxury-travelers-are-headed-in-latin-america/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:21:01 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2455 It’s hard to tell from tourism visitor numbers how many luxury travelers are headed to various places in Latin America. The overall numbers include shoestring travelers and billionaires, business travelers and honeymooners. So it’s always kind of fun to look at our stats and see which countries are getting searched on the most. You can [...]

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]]> http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/08/21/where-luxury-travelers-are-headed-in-latin-america/feed/ 0 Best and Worst Luxury Hotel Travel Trends http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/07/03/best-and-worst-luxury-hotel-travel-trends/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/07/03/best-and-worst-luxury-hotel-travel-trends/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:23:40 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2390 When Conde Nast Traveler published their 16th “Hot List” issue in April, they included a feature I loved on what hotel trends have emerged in that time that were loved or hated. I found myself nodding along a lot and some of the “Terrible 10″ echoed features we’ve complained about plenty in our luxury hotel [...]

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