Understated Luxury in Mexican Riviera: Financial Times
This high-end hotel seeks to minimise its impact on the environment, says Ondine Cohane MORE…
This high-end hotel seeks to minimise its impact on the environment, says Ondine Cohane MORE…
I just spent two weeks in New York and, as always when in town, I ate up a storm. The city is truly a foodie paradise, and I am happy to report that despite the recession, new eateries are opening their doors at a good clip. I was struck by how crowded the best spots ... ...
As I wrote back in December, Colombia was high on my travel wish list for 2009. After a recent two-week visit, I am happy to report that I liked the place as much as I had hoped. In fact, it has quickly jumped on to my favorite destinations list and I am hoping to get ......
One of my favorite offshoots of the boutique hotel trend is something I like to term the “cheap chic” generation, properties that have grown up in the last few years and are aimed at people traveling on a budget but who don’t want to compromise on style....
After my stop in Los Angeles, it was back on the plane to Puerto Vallarta to check out the new St. Regis Punta Mita and the towns farther north. I was last in PV for my Condé Nast Traveler piece on surfing and driving Highway 200 along the West Coast of Mexico; I love thi...
Heading to Los Angeles? I was just there last week and have some new discoveries. First stop: I checked into the Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica, which is undergoing a huge $30 million renovation. Not to be confused with the brand of the same name, this is a family-owned...
Last fall, starting in September, I traveled and wrote a story about affordable European destinations for Condé Nast Traveler’s February issue. By October, with the economy tanking, it was clear that the piece would have even more relevance, and how all of us–...
Between November and April I tend to live a pretty nomadic lifestyle, traveling both for work and to visit friends and family. On a recent trip to the Mayan Riviera (as I mentioned in my last entry), I stayed in numerous places, both high-end and low-key, so I thought a l...
A s soon as it opened in 1954, the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami was bathed in A-list glamour.MORE…
Everything you would expect, plus a whole lot more for a whole lot less: Ondine Cohane finds four rising destinations that rival the qualities of the familiar classics without either the crowds or the cost. How does $2,500 a week sound, including the flight across the pon...
