Hotels
Sugar Editorial Picks
Do You Use Hotel Babysitting Services?
"Vacation, all I ever wanted. Vacation, had to get away!" In the dead of Winter, a vacation away from the home you have been cooped up in for the past few months can seem like heaven.
7 Money-Saving Front Desk Questions
Are you familiar with the saying "You never know until you ask?" Well, keep it in mind on your next hotel stay! I've rounded up seven questions I've posed to hotel concierges in the past — and gotten positive responses.
Top 10 Celebrity-Owned Hotels
After listening to recommendations from editors and travelers, TripAdvisor recently named its list of the top 10 celebrity-owned hotels in the world. From mountain lodges and kitschy motels to luxurious resorts and beach-side escapes, a few famous faces have made a name for themselves in the world of travel — and I don't just mean by jet-setting. Check out these fabulous accommodations owned by celebs-turned-hoteliers!
Home Away From Home: Hotel La Mamounia
While you were spending Thanksgiving with family and friends, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, and other celebrities were in Morocco, celebrating the reopening of the Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakech.
What's so fabulous about this hotel that Hollywood's A-listers decided to drop everything and drop in? Pretty much everything.
Which Hotel Features These Artists?
Yesterday, as part of a subversive campaign to take back advertising locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the Public Art Campaign had local artists, including Mint and Serf, seen here, paint over ads. Mint and Serf also painted their work in a hotel recently. Can you tell me the name of the hotel?
Which Hotel Is Don Draper Working With?
On last night's episode of Mad Men, Don met with Connie, who he met at Roger and Jane's country club party. The two men chatted about an advertising campaign for Connie's chain of hotels. Can you tell me what hotel it is?
The Shops at Ritz-Carlton Now Online
Short of strapping bell boys, pricey continental breakfasts, and having your bedding turned down each night, now you can experience the Ritz-Carlton every day in the comfort of your own home. The legendary luxury hotel chain has just launched the Shops at Ritz-Carlton, an online shop selling the lavish amenities we praise it for: spa treats, feather down pillows, 400-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets, plush shawl collar bath robes, and hypoallergenic down comforters, including exclusives like the very mattresses you'll find in their executive suites. Honestly, why leave home?
Home Away From Home: Gwyneth Paltrow's Fave NYC Hotels
In today's edition of Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP newsletter, she has offered six of her favorite hotels in New York City to her readers, should they be planning a trip to the Big Apple anytime soon. So, I thought I'd offer a little of my design insight on each locale. Paltrow says she's stayed in all but one of them, as she's been redecorating her apartment for a year or so.
Do Tell: What's Your Favorite Pet-Friendly Hotel?
When LilPeaPod came back from her adventure with Samson at the Worldwide Fido Awards, she told us all about the great staff at the Le Merigot – where she stayed while filming the show. I know some hotels have a "Pet-Friendly" policy, but aren't too friendly when you check in. Thankfully, that wasn't the case when she arrived:
I was very impressed with the staff of the Le Merigot Hotel in Santa Monica, who went out of their way to make us feel comfortable, and treated Samson like a king – it was definitely all about him while we were there.
Guess What This Hotel Is Made From?
This Travelodge hotel in England is made of a very unusual object. If you look carefully at the photo, you may be able to identify it, but here's a hint: You would usually find this very large and practical object on a train or the deck of a ship.
More on PopSugar
Top Brands
Temperley London
Reading this from the UK?