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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Conference Survival Guide

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 […]

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5 Memorable Meeting Venues

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 […]

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A New Kind of Spring Break

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. […]

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Inspiration for Romantic Getaways

“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 […]

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