wherever’s calling this week
The hotel is the trip
Guides centered around exceptional places to stay — and the trips worth building around them.
I look for the kind of stay that anchors a whole trip — small, family-run, a view worth the detour, a breakfast worth waking up early for.
What earns a place in the register
- A place with a rhythm of its own.
- The details you wouldn’t think to ask for. A welcome glass of wine. Cake hour. A handwritten note. A cozy reading nook. A firepit that becomes the evening.
The register
A running record of places worth remembering.
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Cap Juluca: A Honeymoon in Anguilla
Beachfront mornings, thoughtful service, and the little details that made our honeymoon unforgettable.
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Villa Mara: Three Nights in Carmel-by-the-Sea
The little things, done exceptionally well.
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Post Ranch Inn: A Night in Big Sur
Extraordinary mountain views and thoughtful in-room details, but a stay that left us wanting more.
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Deer Mountain Inn: A Winter Weekend in the Catskills
A winter birthday weekend in the Catskills, spent reading by the fire, lingering over breakfast, and finding little reason to leave Deer Mountain Inn.
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FORESTIS
Three nights of mountain views, slow mornings, and a restaurant we never left.
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ADLER Alpe
A chalet above the meadows, with Sassolungo just beyond the windows.
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Granvara Relais & Spa Hotel
Home base for hiking in the Dolomites.
Field notes
Itineraries, long weekends, and travel notes.
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A Long Winter Weekend in Park City
Four days in Park City without a pair of skis. Horseback riding through snow-covered mountains, snowmobiling, a few memorable meals, and plenty of reasons to return.
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A California Coast Road Trip: Carmel, Big Sur & Santa Barbara
A road trip down the California coast, from Carmel and Big Sur to Santa Barbara, with memorable stays, scenic detours, and some very good food.
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A Week in the Dolomites
Seven nights, three hotels, two unforgettable hikes, and the itinerary I’d do all over again.
I’m Lauren. I look for the kind of stay that makes you want to build a whole trip around it — the small hotels, the rooms worth going back for, and the places that make the whole trip better.
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