Four Hotels with Green-Thumb Gardens

There’s something innately therapeutic about digging your hands into soil or watching plants peacefully compete for the sun’s attention. In today’s fast paced world where people are relentlessly connected to work and stressors, it’s easy to forget the value of spending some reflective time outside – in silence. Luckily for us, there are independent hotels […]

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The Insider’s Guide to the Biggest Little City in the World

Emerging as a city with a distinct culture of its own, Reno has come alive in recent years as an affordable playground for foodies, libationists, music enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers. Get there by train, plane, automobile, or even hot-air balloon. (Reno hosts the World’s Largest Free Hot Air Balloon Festival.) However you arrive, Reno is a […]

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3 Unique Getaways at the World’s #1 Island Destination

Looking for an amazing island getaway? All of us at Stash are thrilled to share that Providenciales, Turks & Caicos is the #1 Island Destination in the World, according to TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice! We are delighted on behalf of three Stash partner hotels that provide one-of-a-kind experiences in this incredible destination. Alexandra Resort For the […]

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Word of Mouth: New Orleans

At Stash, we believe that the best travel experiences are found via word-of-mouth, not guidebooks. That’s why we’re giving you the inside scoop from the locals.  Today, the pros from the New Orleans Hotel Collection share the inside scoop on the Big Easy. 1. It’s not as touristy as you’d think… Take a daytime trip on the […]

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Hotels that Rock (n’ Roll)

Alright, all Stash partners rock, but some truly have a unique history with Rock n’ Roll. Grab your guitar, fire up the old tour bus and stay like rock-royalty. (And remember, trashing hotel rooms was never cool.) “There are places I remember…” Edgewater Hotel most certainly qualifies as a place to remember. Seattle’s only over-water […]

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Resorts for Family Reunions

I don’t know about you, but in my family reunions were a one day affair held in the backyard with a couple of grills going, picnic tables scattered about, and lots of children running around.  We played all the classic picnic games, handed out homemade ribbons, and doled out Poppy’s coleslaw like it was going […]

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5 Hotels with Personality Hit the T+L World’s Best 2015 List

An in-house stand up paddleboard guru, bathtubs for dolphin-watching, croissants served on rooftops and a famous après party sandwich. These 5 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Hotels and Stash partners are distinctive, luxurious, and breathtakingly beautiful. But we love them for their striking personalities. We’re confident you will, too. LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort in Naples FL has […]

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Why Neighborhoods Love Independent Hotels

When an independent hotel arrives in town and starts unpacking swanky lobby furniture, beehives, and doormen, neighborhoods get excited—and real estate prices go up. Everything’s about to get better—food, architecture, the economy—all those tangible things that make up that Jane Jacobs-ian “I feel really good on this street” vibe. So if you’re looking for a good reason to […]

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Best Beach Escapes

There’s a time to be brave. To see things through. To hold the fort. And there’s a time to throw in the (beach) towel and run screaming to the airport. After this winter, no one, not one single person, will blame you for taking off for a beach vacation. It’s the perfect time to cash in your Stash […]

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Sky High Fare

One famous airline CEO hired a celebrity chef after a well-known ad exec described the in-flight meal as “a culinary journey of hell,” involving “yellow shafts of sponge, dessert with a tomato, a sour gel with a clear oil on top, a cuboid of beige matter….” Another instructs his airline to serve KFC as a tasty Yuletide treat. There’s a lot going […]

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