A memory trick to never forget a face. Why you should eat dinner more than once. Whether you’re a conference novice or ninja, we’re confident you’ll enjoy the collective wisdom of our crack team of event-goers. (And if you’ve been tasked to find the ideal meeting spot, check out 5 Memorable Meeting Venues.) Danielle Pitonyak: Hotel Partnerships […]
Offsite meetings: a time to bring the brains together to collaborate, cooperate, negotiate, or celebrate. Whatever the reason, you’re setting up a space to do something special. Why settle for uninspiring spaces often found at chain hotels when you can gather in a truly exceptional place? You can count on ANY Stash partner to make your meetings […]
Spring break. For many, just reading those words is enough to be mentally transported to a warm weather destination, with a blended, umbrella-adorned beverage in hand, lounging poolside. All in all a great vacation, but why not think outside the box this year? Skip the typical spring break hotspots and plan a trip less traveled. […]
“And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, in dimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” ― Pico Iyer To my romantic heart […]
From the first convent for African American nuns on not-so-saintly Bourbon Street to a temple-turned-treehouse, these Stash hotels have some holy history. The Priory Hotel | Pittsburgh, PA Alright gumshoe, you guessed it —The Priory Hotel was once a priory. In 1888, the Benedictine monks built the priory as an addition to St. Mary’s Church. […]
If tearing up the best Black Diamond trails, snapping idyllic snowy photos you captured on your 8-mile cross-country ski trek, and easing your aching muscles by the fire after a long ice-climb are all part of your picture-perfect winter vacation—this one’s for you! Whether you’re planning a snowmobile trip with some buddies or a family ski vacation […]
While the season doesn’t officially start until December 21, for many of us, winter has already arrived in full force. A Nor’easter wreaked havoc on Thanksgiving travel plans, record overnight snowfalls hit the Great Lakes region in New York, and single-digit temperatures blanketed much of the nation. And, if that’s not enough to make you […]
It’s nice to see art in a great museum: hushed galleries, perfect lighting, small schoolchildren sitting cross-legged and sketching. It’s a knockout lifetime experience to stay in a hotel with great art—to see a Magritte from your shower, or hard-to-find masterworks of American photography on your way back from a beach cabana. Here, a tour of three independent hotels where […]
A dry bone-shaped biscuit? Feh. Try Grilled Chicken Paillard, or a Salmon Tartare Tower: both on the in-room pet menu at The James, Chicago. The hotel charged executive David Burke with creating dinners worthy of four-legged family members, and Burke Barks Bites is the result. (And the Filet Mignon is not for you. We know […]
“This hotel has bees!” might be a headline you’d expect to see on a horrific TripAdvisor review. Today, some hotels are boasting about their bee population as both an environmental practice and an unexpected amenity. (Put the Benadryl down, these bees live far from guests!) Bees are key-players in agriculture and food production — one […]