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Rome is one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations for good reason — and the Eternal City certainly has its fair share of secrets and surprises. There is so much to see and learn here that even tourists who have paid multiple visits may feel as though they’ve only scratched the surface. These lesser-known facts…
View from Grand Hotel Saigon’s Rooftop Cafe So far this year, Oyster has significantly upped its coverage of Asia. We’ve added luxury hotels in Phuket, and cheap treehouse digs in Chiang Mai. We’ve visited all-inclusives in the Maldives, and the world’s most over-the-top resort in Dubai. And now, we’re fresh from a trip to Vietnam’s…
Many of us have dreamt of living in a castle…after all, it often comes with quite a few perks! Well, we’re all about making dreams a reality here at Oyster.com, so we scoured Italy — from the countryside to the cobblestoned city streets — to find stunning castles you can actually stay in. These six…
We’ve never been good at keeping a secret. So we figure there’s no reason to start now… Though these hotels successfully hid passageways behind bookcases, entrances via underground tunnels, and speakeasies by password-protected doors for many years, we’ve cracked the code on their secrets. Get the inside scoop below!
Last week we announced some pretty exciting news: Oyster now has over 10,000 hotels! How is it possible that we’ve grown our coverage from only 250 properties when Oyster.com first launched in June 2009 to this staggering number (with nearly four million photos to boot)?! It’s because, every day, we’re adding dozens of new hotels…
Most people associate springtime travel with crazy parties like spring break, but these five cities are perfect for visiting this season — and will leave you without the boozy side effects. These are some of our top cities to poke around in while the weather warms up. NEW ORLEANS
Many of the most iconic hotels in the world are housed in historic buildings — which means they’ve had plenty of time to rack up a story or two. We’ve told you about hotels with storied pasts, but there’s a fine line between what’s storied and what’s plain disturbing. Here we bring you six hotels…
When Oyster.com launched in June 2009, our young site covered only (albeit extensively) 250 hotels in a limited set of destinations. But today, we are proud to announce that Oyster has reviewed 10,000 hotels — across 76 countries in six continents. That’s a lot, especially when you consider that our investigators visit and photograph each…
The Buffalo Bill Suite at The Cliff House at Pikes Peak The Cliff House at Pikes Peak is proud of its Western past. In the 1800s, the hotel was a stagecoach stop and famous past overnight guests included P.T. Barnum, of the Barnum & Bailey circus, and Charles Dickens. Today, the hotel is the most…
Cozy English manors have long been sought-after retreats, but ever since Downton Abbey got the whole world truly obsessed with the idea of a massive countryside estate — full of secrets and scandals, no less — these historic residences has become even more popular. While the show’s fans have been quick to book stays across…