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These days, unless you’re visiting Moscow in the dead of winter or Palm Springs mid-August, you’re going to pay a pretty penny if you decide upon an upscale stay. Even during the off-season, you can sometimes pay top dollar to rest your head in a top property. But there’s expensive, and then there’s ridiculously expensive.…
Perhaps the most well-known luxury hotel in New York City — The Plaza America’s April 15th tax deadline is fast approaching and those lucky enough to get a big fat check from Uncle Sam may be anxious to spend their wad. No other city in the U.S. does opulence, luxury (or high prices) quite like…
The 499-room luxury Yas Viceroy is the world’s only hotel built over a Formula One racetrack. Located on popular Yas Island, the Viceroy straddles a marina and the raceway, home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Architecturally striking, under an enormous, futuristic LED canopy, the Viceroy is the poshest hotel on Yas Island, with two…
Hotel fans, take out your bucket lists (which should always be kept in pockets): you’re going to need them. We’re about to elevate (the sometimes mundane) spending of the night in a hotel into a once-in-a-lifetime experience, which is kind of a big deal. Europe is undoubtedly home to some of the world’s finest hotels,…
Located 30 miles north of Tahiti, The Brando is one of the most exclusive private island retreats. Opened in 2014, it was named in honor of actor Marlon Brando, who purchased the island after falling in love with it while filming “Mutiny on the Bounty.” His dream was to create a sustainable luxury resort that…
It’s a fun job to do what we do at Oyster.com; every day, we add new hotel properties to our site — with comprehensive reviews, hundreds of photos (including bird’s eye view pics taken with our drone), and dozens of panoramas — so, no matter where you want to go, you can get an accurate…
Last week we shared the cheapest hotels in 10 popular cities around the world, but now it’s time to see the other side of the spectrum. Whether you have an anniversary coming up, are looking for somewhere to celebrate a birthday, or simply love the luxury hotel life, there are plenty of hotels that offer…
Photo Credit: David Brossard For those stuck in freezing cold cities this winter, you may find yourself constantly daydreaming about booking a last-minute flight to someplace warm and sunny. Well, the folks over at JetSmarter, a mobile marketplace that allows users to book private jets directly from their Smartphones, were thinking the same thing. After…
Did the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot have you dreaming of what you would do with that money? Us too. As typical travel enthusiasts, we imagined (re)visiting the hundreds of luxe island properties on our site that are typically frequented by celebrities and others with deep pockets. (Trust us, when we went, it was in the name…
We love historic hotels. From grand dames to iconic landmarks, hotels that have successfully withstood the test of time are few and far between. After all, maintaining a hotel over the years, through various stages of management, is no easy feat — and keeping them relevant is even more difficult. But there’s also something (well,…