Viceroy Santa Monica embrace your inner fashionista or recording artist with a stay at Viceroy Santa Monica. Frequented by fashion models, entertainment industry stars and execs (and the rest of L.A.’s tragically hip), the Viceroy is the hotel to see and be seen at in Santa Monica. Modern design meets classic sophistication throughout the hotel’s 162 guest rooms.
The Lodge at Tiburon is nestled at the tip of the scenic Tiburon Peninsula around the cove from Sausalito, on the San Francisco Bay, The Lodge At Tiburon is ideal for those seeking quiet relaxation from the modern frenetic world.
North Block is a modern boutique hotel located in Napa Valley’s idyllic town of Yountville; wine country’s most coveted epicurean locale. Situated at the north end of this culinary mecca, North Block is a perfect destination for food and wine connoisseurs: a short stroll to top restaurants and small production wine tasting rooms and home to Redd Wood, the latest restaurant from acclaimed chef Richard Reddington.
The Horton Grand Hotel is an older, yet still beautiful place is actually two former hotels refurbished and combined and placed in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter. The buildings are linked together by a lobby filled with attractive wicker furniture. The bay windows out front add a tasteful and refined touch to the hotel’s appearance.
The Montage Beverly Hills creates a welcoming respite amid Los Angeles’s most exciting and sophisticated pleasures. Release into a highly customized, stress-melting massage at Spa Montage. Retreat to a private, poolside cabana on the rooftop and savor panoramic views of the Hollywood hills.
Beautifully landscaped Boutique Resort in the Anza Borrego Desert of Southern California. 48 luxuriously appointed guest rooms and 19 private casita offering 1-4 bedrooms each with a pool, whirlpool or both in their backyards. Forty-two landscaped desert acres with a total of 26 sparkling pools and 14 water features.
Located on the 23-acre Vintage Estate, Villagio Inn & Spa has been dubbed by Town & Country Magazine as a “pleasure seeker’s heaven.” This Tuscan-inspired Yountville hotel property features flowing water fountain pathways weaved throughout lush Mediterranean-style gardens. Experience the warmth and richness of Villagio’s guestrooms and suites that the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine describes as “massive, terribly tasteful and terribly elegant.”
Planning a backpack hike in the mountains doesn’t have to be difficult and you don’t have to have a lot of experience to do it. Following some basic guidelines and planning can make you trip to nature much more rewarding and fun.
