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Laurie Wiluan Imports Original Design for Personal Space MB

Joclene Davey May 8, 2020

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Travelers Choice: Villas Del Mar Cabo Dream Homes or Kauai Coconut Beach Resort

Wendy Bowman January 23, 2020

A duo of mountaintop lots awaiting custom Cabo dream homes is now available in the exclusive enclave of La Montaña at Villas Del Mar.

A Reimagined Resort & An Island Utopia

Wendy Bowman January 8, 2020

Following a $21 million re-imagination and renovation of its 357 guest rooms, conference center, and executive board room, the former Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa reemerges this month as San Diego Mission Bay Resort.

Cheetah Plains Lodge—A New Safari Experience in Cape Point South Africa

Karine Monié December 12, 2019

Exquisitely situated in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve bordering South Africa’s Kruger National Park, Cheetah Plains is as sleek and captivating as its namesake and every bit as steeped in the natural environment of which it is so strikingly part.

Miguel Angel Aragonés, Hotel, Mar Adentro, los cabos, mexico

Miguel Angel Aragonés-designed Hotel Mar Adentro in its Own Universe

Jenn Thornton December 4, 2019

Both Hotel Mar Adentro and architect Miguel Angel Aragonés are revelations in their respective realms, and the same can be said of a site that captured the imagination. Behold the modern masterpiece that it became.

Relaxation On Two Coasts—Your Next Getaway Locales

DIGS November 14, 2019

The 23-acre Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa on Maui is capping off the second phase of its overall renovation with a multimillion-dollar transformation of its new lobby. Plus, the new Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos features 639 rooms, a Rock Spa with 36 treatment rooms.

Pasadena’s Holiday Look In Home Tour Returns

Wendy Bowman November 14, 2019

Festive floral designs, live music, and an arts and crafts boutique are just some of the flourishes one can anticipate from Pasadena Symphony Association’s 52nd annual installment of the Holiday Look In Home Tour—

Foster + Partners Create A Temple for A Tech Giant

Jenn Thornton November 13, 2019

Washington DC has no shortage of statues and memorials and museums—the nation’s capital is nothing if not in love with its institutions. Among its most impressive physical tributes is the original Carnegie Library, a historic Beaux-Arts beauty on Mount Vernon Square

A Peaceful Perspective At La Granja Ibiza Hotel

Karine Monié November 13, 2019

La Granja Ibiza is a place like no other. Launched in collaboration with international association Friends of a Farmer, the property—a Design Hotels member—is spread over almost 25 acres and dates back to 1816.

Serene Resorts: Stanly Ranch & Hotel Lanai at Koele

Wendy Bowman October 31, 2019

The new Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection development—situated on 90-plus acres of the historic 712-acre Stanly Ranch property…the new Four Seasons Hotel Lanai at Koele, A Sensei Retreat will feature a re-envisioned design by Todd-Avery Lenahan of TAL-Studio, complete with 96 guest rooms and suites.

TWA Hotel Has Landed

Jenn Thornton October 30, 2019

At the midpoint of the 20th century in this country, few figures were as high-flying as billionaire business magnate Howard Hughes, who brought his flair for Hollywood drama to the world of aeronautics and took control of the major American carrier Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 1939. It was Hughes who tapped pioneering Finnish-born architect Eero Saarinen

Sophisticated Decor At The Palihotel Westwood Village

Karine Monié October 30, 2019

The Palihotel Westwood Village is at the heart of everything in Los Angeles—three miles from Rodeo Drive, two from Brentwood and seven from the beaches of Venice and Santa Monica.