Trip reports
Where my clients and I have traveled
Properties I have stayed in myself or booked for clients, with the conclusion first. What is genuinely good, what is oversold, which perks actually landed, and who each one suits.
Château de Valmer
A vineyard estate on the Saint-Tropez peninsula.
Costa Rica
Rio Perdido in the Miravalles volcanic field, Nayara under Arenal, Andaz out on Peninsula Papagayo.
Fiji
Nanuku on Viti Levu's south coast, Royal Davui on its own island in Beqa Lagoon.
Four Seasons Lanai
Manele Bay, on an island with two hotels and not much else.
Four Seasons Philadelphia
The upper floors of the Comcast Technology Center.
Hotel Magnolia
A restored 1929 building in Santiago's Lastarria district.
Mas de Torrent
An eighteenth-century masia in the Empordà, inland from the coast.
Maui
The Resort at Kapalua Bay on the north shore and Four Seasons Wailea on the south.
Napa Valley
Alila Napa Valley, Lavender Inn and Solage, across three parts of the valley.
Paris
Hôtel du Louvre on the Right Bank, Relais Christine on the Left.
Park Hyatt Tokyo
The top floors of the Shinjuku Park Tower.
The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage
Up on the ridge above the Coachella Valley.
Timbers Kauai
Hōkūala, on the island's east side.
Tu Tu' Tun Lodge
On the Rogue River, seven miles up from the coast.