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Summer Time Cool at the Hyatt Palm Springs

By Greer Wylder

August 14, 2014

By Sue Facter Hyatt Palm Springs, the only all-suite downtown hotel, you’re as cool as a cucumber inside the lobby with oversized couches and a celebrity wall as impressive as the city itself. A-lister photos , shot at the Annual Palm Springs Film Fest show Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood, Colin Furth, Bradley Cooper, among others. Suites are lovelier than some apartments we’ve seen. The living room turned out to be my temporary office with its own TV, lots of great lighting and plenty of couches. A comfy king-sized bed with tons of pillows, great linens, turns down service each night.…

Spotlight on Tacoma

By Greer Wylder

July 18, 2014

On a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest, we visited Tacoma which doesn’t get the same tourist love as its better known cousin, Seattle, but it’s loaded with beauty, charm, a great artsy boutique hotel and some world class museums worth checking out. Whether you’re a car enthusiast or not, you shouldn’t miss the LeMay Museum, hands down one country's best auto museums, as well as the world largest, with up to 350 cars, trucks and motorcycles from private owners, corporations. It also houses the renowned LeMay private collection which achieved a Guinness Book of Word Records of more than…

Stay in Beverly. Hills, that is.

By Greer Wylder

May 16, 2014

When it comes to a getaway to Beverly Hills, you’d be hard pressed to find a better location with more to offer than the Montage Beverly Hills. It’s already been 10 years since the luxurious resort opened on South Canon Drive, right in the epicenter of Beverly Hills’ finest shops, restaurants and just steps to the world-renowned Rodeo Drive. The grand hotel is a vintage Hollywood meets modern style that boasts 201 well appointed guestrooms, including 55 suites and 20 residences, two signature restaurants, afternoon tea, live entertainment nightly at Parq bar, a 20,000 sq. ft. spa, and Rooftop Grill…

Catalina across the Sea, an Island of Romance

By Greer Wylder

May 14, 2014

By Sue Facter It had the feel of Bermuda, but is much closer and more convenient to the O.C. There are few cars and no traffic lights in Avalon, Catalina. You get around by golf carts, bikes, boat or on foot. The Catalina Express picks you up in Dana Point (as well as Long Beach and San Pedro). If you’re fortunate to get a seat in the Commodore Lounge, you’ll get priority boarding with entre to a VIP lounge with snacks and either a great Bloody Mary, a glass of champers or soft drink. There are free rides on your…

RITZ-CARLTON LIVE!

By Greer Wylder

April 18, 2014

Plan a luxe staycation at our favorite Downtown L.A. hotel, The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles that literally towers above the city’s fantastic L.A. LIVE entertainment complex. It’s a serene oasis where Staples Center, Nokia Theatre, Club Nokia, The Grammy Museum, Conga Room and Regal Cinemas are within steps from the property. It’s the best place in the city to escape for a luxurious retreat, while still being close to the action. The LEED certified hotel boasts 123 sophisticated and modern guest rooms with high tech and comforting amenities such as concealed and vanishing TV’s in the bathroom mirrors, sumptuous beds, refreshment…