I have stayed at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto and imagined myself living there. I spent a week at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel for my birthday one year and was über impressed by the hospitality of the staff. I have had drinks and appetizers in the poolside cabanas at the Viceroy and Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs and in early 2011 rented a lovely two-story condo on lovely Dover Beach in Barbados,

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Updated 03-31-2013 at 06:54 PM by onebrowngirl

Tags: antigua, caribbean, elite island resorts, galley bay resort & spa, st. james' club & villas, the verandah

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"Do you want to go check out The Crane?" my husband asked on our third day in Barbados. "I dunno," I shrugged. "What's The Crane?"

The Crane, my lovelies - now that I'm hip - is a spec-tac-u-lar luxury residential resort located on a famous pink sand beach in St. Philip's Parish, Barbados, BWI. In fact, it is the oldest Caribbean hotel on the island, ...

Updated 03-27-2013 at 03:25 PM by onebrowngirl

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Little Arches Hotel, an adults-only 10 room boutique hotel and spa located "on a south coast hideaway bay...adjacent to the flawless white sands of Enterprise Beach" on the Caribbean isle of Barbados in Christ Church, has stolen a piece of my heart. It's a good thing I have a lot to give.

Not just because there's a rockin' wrought-iron chandelier hanging over the pool, ...

Updated 03-31-2013 at 06:53 PM by onebrowngirl

Tags: barbados, caribbean, enterprise beach, little arches, one brown girl, pack for a purpose

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Travel Philanthropy

I’ve never considered myself lucky. Not unlucky, just not lucky. Then I received an email from Luxury Link last August. I had participated in Luxury Link’s Hotel Games, where Luxury Link travelers choose their favorite hotels from some of the most popular on the site.

One lucky winner would win a 5-night stay at their choice of one of the 15 hotels that ended up as finalists on the Hotel Games list. Unbelievably, that lucky winner was me!
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Updated 03-14-2013 at 11:38 PM by TravelerBen_ll

Tags: antigua, caribbean, hermitage bay

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by Diane McDavitt
Luxury Link President
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It’s been a long time since the term “all-inclusive luxury” was considered an oxymoron. And the benefits of an all-inclusive holiday – convenience, value – are obvious. That said, there are still some uninitiated travelers out there. This blog is for you.

Let’s take cruises. There are enough options for every type of traveler, but when it comes to “luxury” and “cruising” you’ve got the best ...

Updated 02-14-2013 at 05:33 PM by dmcdavitt

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