City of stars West Hollywood, California, USA There is something very special about West Hollywood, California. True to its Tinseltown beginnings, WeHo is really is...
Fifties and fabulous Palm Springs, California, USA For an entire generation of classic Hollywood movie stars, Palm Springs was a cheeky weekend getaway. We hole...
Real-life taste Beverly Hills, California, USA Steffen Michels feasts on Beverly Hills’ latest dining experiences, learning with each bite a little something about the...
Castle in the sky Los Angeles, California, USA We’d be the first to excuse you if you go to L.A. and end up staying right at...
Spas and recreation Beverly Hills, California, USA Don’t think a Beverly Hills spa is the real deal? I beg to differ. When in 90210, it’s...
The hills have culture Beverly Hills, California, USA There’s no point beating around the bush: art and culture probably aren’t anyone’s top priorities on a trip...
Border song San Diego, California, USA When Lynn Houghton first visited the sunny SoCal metropolis of San Diego, it was neighbouring Mexico that was...
Desert modern Palm Springs, California, USA Zach Cahill makes his way to the Californian desert town of Palm Springs, which he comes to think...
Valley inspired Napa Valley, California, USA Uwern Jong explores California’s Napa Valley and discovers its creative, pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit. Dawn is breaking over...
Where’s Dorothy? West Hollywood, California, USA Down in California, Uwern Jong uncovers the fun-filled secrets of West Hollywood. Yes, I’m a friend of Dorothy....
Avalon Hotel & Bungalows Palm Springs, California, USA The infamous Californian desert oasis and getaway has a long reputation for escapism, especially for the rich and...
Kimpton La Peer Hotel West Hollywood, California, USA We’ve learned that West Hollywood is the sort of place where both residents and visitors have travelled the...
El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel Santa Barbara, USA Belmond is synonymous with taking something from the history of hospitality and injecting luxurious, modern vigour into it...
Villa Royale Palm Springs, California, USA We are often accused of harping on about hotels that have a sense of place. And it’s hard...
Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills, California, USA The streets of Beverly Hills have their fair share of rumours floating around them, but if there’s one...
The Guild Hotel San Diego, California, USA It’s rare to find history glorified in California, which is why The Guild Hotel in San Diego is...
Palihouse West Hollywood West Hollywood, California, USA Our return to the Palihouse West Hollywood – the self-billed ‘new-fashioned’ members-club-esque hotel – was not without some...
The Peninsula Beverly Hills, California, USA There’s an old-worldness to Beverly Hill’s luxury establishments that the Hollywood A-list just adores and millions of others...
The Chamberlain West Hollywood, California, USA The Chamberlain is one of our go-to landmark hotels whenever we think of Los Angeles. It’s not very...
Andaz West Hollywood West Hollywood, California, USA We can’t say that we’ve ever really had the urge to throw a TV out of a hotel...
Solage, an Auberge Resort, Calistoga, USA Silicon-valley millionaires mix with social-media fashionistas at this country-club style property. A team of cute staff in crisp...
The Scarlet Huntington, San Francisco, USA On our ascent to the chic and lofty heights of Nob Hill, we were faced with a whimsical...
Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, USA This is one of those properties with a reputation that precedes it. Everywhere we went in California, the...
Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford, USA We knew before we arrived at the Auberge that we were staying at one of Napa’s finest, when...
Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay, USA If you are a golf fan, you’ll absolutely love this property. But even if you’re not, its setting...
Four Seasons L.A, at Beverley, Los Angeles, USA We’re not great at celebrity spotting, but at the iconic Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverley Hills, we...
Meadowood, St Helena, USA As if Meadowood is not a spectacular enough a property, the Meadowood Spa would be reason alone to...
The Palace, San Francisco, USA If like us, San Francisco was your entry point into Burning Man, a great place to top or...
The London, West Hollywood, USA It was impossible not to hear a quintessentially La-la-land conversation when soaking up the California sun on the...
The Standard, West Hollywood, USA On our balcony overlooking the hotel pool, we wake to an up-close-and-personal view, and some of the best...
Mondrian, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA Years in from its last refurb, this place is still fabulous. Despite becoming somewhat of an LA landmark, it retains so...
InterContinental Moscone Center, San Francisco, USA This is an unconventional choice for us, but there’s something really charming about the suites in this hotel....