Expert advice on family trips, girlfriend getaways & romantic escapes
February 14, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Continuously in operation since it opened August 12, 1892, The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa has never closed for renovations in its 120-year history. That's not to say it hasn't been updated and refurbished through the decades (I can attest to the contemporary [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels | 6 comments
February 13, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
Travel blogger Amy Whitley checked out the Grand Velas all-inclusive luxury resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as a preview for the Mom Blogger Camp to be held September 2012 at its sister resort Velas Vallarta. She had a terrific vacation in Mexico! Here's [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 8 comments
January 26, 2012 | Author: GoBigGal
“Rare” is the best word to describe the romantic getaways I get to take with just my husband. Even on the occasion when my parents are available to stay with our kids, finding a destination we both like remains a challenge. The Foxwoods Resort in [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels, Romantic Getaways | no comments
January 9, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
There are many hotels and resorts to choose from for a vacation on Hawaii's Big Island. The best of the upscale resorts are all north of Kona, along the Kohala Coast. This is because "Kona side" is the most reliably sunny part of the Big Island (also called [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels | 9 comments
December 27, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
The Big Island of Hawaii has many nature trails and hiking paths. One hiking path on the Big Island (also called Hawaii Island) is the most child-friendly leg of the Ala Kahakai Trail. This mile-and-a-half part of the trail connects two oceanfront hotels on [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 4 comments
December 9, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Contributor Dana Rebmann recently stayed at Kimpton's Hotel Monaco San Francisco, and it was such a delightful holiday family travel experience that she couldn't wait to tell The Vacation Gals about it. Dana writes for the Ciao Bambino family travel website: [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 56 comments
November 14, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
I'd never heard of the new "Element by Westin" hotel brand before booking a stay at the Element Denver Park Meadows with my family last weekend. We wanted to use some of my Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints for a quick shopping trip to the big city, and [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels | 5 comments
October 7, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
The Ko Olina resort area of western Oahu has long been renown for the wonderful, luxurious, and thoroughly appealing JW Marriott Ihilani Resort. Now, of course, Disney has stepped in and opened the Aulani Resort & Spa right next door (and by right next [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels | 11 comments
October 3, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
The SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills is as hip as it gets. Luxury automobiles pull up to the curving driveway, young turks glide out, toss their keys to valets, and saunter in their chic suits and sunglasses into the hotel. Inside, the lobby gleams. The posh [Read more]
Posted in: Girlfriend Getaways, Hotels | 5 comments
August 16, 2011 | Author: ChicagoGal
Home ownership, like parenting, provides its share of joys and troubles. I knew vacations would never be the same once we closed on our fixer-upper 1950s Cape Cod. So I figured that just like many parents-to-be take a prenatal last hurrah in the form of a [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 3 comments
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