The Refined Traveler 

For many, the idea of traveling without their pets is too gut-wrenching to bare. Thankfully, there are a slew of pet-friendly hotels that welcome dogs, cats and even feathery friends.

by Refined Travel by Ashley Image courtesy of Rosewood Luang Prabang If all of your searches for an unforgettable honeymoon experience keep coming up with the same short list of traditional places (Hawai'i, Paris, Mexico), I feel you. You want your honeymoon to be different, unique and interesting. These are a few unexpected places that still give you the opportunity to kick back, relax and be surrounded by luxury. Check out the below list for some favorite picks of unique ho

Image Courtesy of Nayara Tented Camp Glamping is having a moment, and I'm here for it. Luxury tented camps around the world are redefining what a tent can be. Forget the single-post A-framers of yore, and even the high-tech provisions sold by the likes of The North Face and REI. Now is the era of chic, canvas-walled oases in stellar locations, from Africa to Costa Rica. Indeed, many of my favorite tented camps are blissfully isolated, perched among relatively untouched wilder

Photo Courtesy of Angama Mara There are some hotels you never want to leave. Angama Mara, a luxurious safari lodge overlooking Kenya’s...

Our latest partners are masters of taste. Their individual styles — regal Italian, cottage-chic, Art Deco — differ, but all offer a...

Photo Courtesy of Angama There are five-star hotels, and then there are hotels for which “five-star” doesn’t quite cut it. Some...

Photo Courtesy of the Greenwich Hotel When you first enter the subterranean Shibui Spa, in Manhattan's Greenwich Hotel, you feel like...