7 Stash Partner Hotels Win Conde Nast Readers’ Choice 2016 Awards

October 18, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

These seven Stash Partner Hotels, all distinctive, all fiercely independent, made the grade—the “Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award 2016” grade.

5 Hotels That Take Spa Time as Seriously as You Should Take Mother’s Day

April 22, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Remember that time mom stayed home when you had a scratchy throat and made you chicken noodle soup? That time she woke up at the crack of dawn to get you to your practice? Or remember the time she birthed you? Ok, fair enough, you probably don’t remember that one. But it did happen. And it wasn’t easy. Thank you, mom.

2015 Partner Hotel Awards Recap

January 22, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s no secret our partner hotels are authentic and personalized. That’s the mission. From rock star havens (Sunset Marquis) to off-the-grid Panamanian eco-adventure lodges (Casa Cayuco), from elite urban oases (Condor Hotel, The Lenox Hotel) and classed-up college town digs (The Hotel at Auburn University) to picturesque Maine-coast cottages (The Dunes on the Waterfront) and white sand beaches in the U.S. Virgin Islands (The Buccaneer), our partners exemplify our Travel Less Ordinary mantra. And we’re happy that Conde Nast Traveler readers, likely some of you, appreciate this mantra, too.

The Local Menu: Lobster Rolls, French Fry Sandwiches, The Dutch Crunch, Fluffernutters

November 3, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Save for the occasional bag of peanut M&Ms, I avoid eating at airports and on airplanes. And it’s not only because the food generally makes me feel like the before picture in an ad for heartburn and the price gouging is as absurd as the size of a large popcorn and Coke at the cinema. No. […]

Hotels to Dine For

October 30, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

I love to cook, under certain circumstances. Circumstances that I find hard to duplicate in my California bungalow kitchen. These include but are not limited to: ingredients prepped by a professional chef. Said professional chef on the scene offering instructions and light banter. Six or so friends to cook with, someone else to do the dishes, fast and […]

5 Awesome Spas to Rest & Recharge

August 13, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Spa tourism—a staple of the white flannel trousered set in the 1920’s—is making a comeback. Everyone’s talking mindfulness. Even the World Economic Forum. What’s good for the head of the World Bank is good for you: deep relaxation is an important way to recharge for work and life. A trip to the spa is practically […]

Family Travel With the Young Sophisticate

March 5, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.

Raising a cosmopolite? If you’ve spent your child-rearing time in symphony halls and sushi bars, family travel doesn’t mean you have to suddenly like drinks in giant, environmentally-lethal plastic cups with frightening cartoon faces on the sides, long sweaty line-ups and a hotel room that looks the same as the last one—and come to think […]

What you won’t read in Condé Nast about our Readers’ Choice 2013 Award Winners

November 1, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

We get the appeal of luxury here at Stash. Thick carpets, quiet corridors, full attention from expert staff …. But here’s what you’re not likely to read in Condé Nast: the secret ingredients that make our Readers’ Choice 2013 Award Winners an experience beyond traditional pampering. Sunset Marquis, West Hollywood CA If there was ever an […]

10 Foodie Hotels to Satisfy a Seasoned Palate

October 1, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

You search menus for locally sourced ingredients and farm-raised meats. Foraged fresh herbs are staples. Oysters on the half shell weaken your knees. Hand-made pasta drizzled with truffle oil and sprinkled with parmesan is (almost) a religious experience. Traveling to a winery just to taste a vintage critics rave about seems reasonable. Foodies of the […]