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West Indies Hotel Caters to Chocolate Lovers

A hotel room with more than one chocolate on the pillow © Siona Karen If you dream in chocolate, a hotel in Saint Lucia might be the perfect destination for you. Hotel Chocolat is a West Indies spinoff of a boutique chocolatier in the United Kingdom. The hotel lies on the 140-acre cacao plantation where [...]

Website Features Authentic Photos of Hotel Accommodations

The Sofitel Los Angeles© oyster.com A simple startup that began as exhaustive travel research around the world, led to an aha! moment for the founders of Oyster.com. The three founders discovered that it was hard to tell whether the hotels they booked, would live up to their expectations. So they set out to photograph and [...]

A Pool for Daring Swimmers in Singapore

The Infinity Pool at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel © dailymail.co.uk High atop the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, you’ll found a swimming pool not for the faint at heart, or those suffering from vertigo. Welcome to the world’s longest, elevated pool. Jump in and don’t be afraid–it is only an illusion that you [...]

Exclusive London Hotel Opens, Plans to Close in a Year

Vacancy with a time limit © fitopaldi Last week “A Room for London” opened as a temporary, one bedroom hotel commissioned by Living Architecture and Artangel. The hotel’s designers drew inspiration from Heart of Darkness which documented Joseph Conrad’s riverboat voyage through the Congo. The hotel is placed atop the roof of the Southbank Centre’s [...]

Chinese Travelers Stray Away From Group Travel

Chinese Tourists ©feserc Enormous Chinese tour groups traipsing around Europe and the USA could soon be a thing of the past, according to a new tourism report. ITB World Travel Trends Report suggested that the change in Chinese travel habits is due to the rising number of educated young professionals in China. These young Chinese [...]

Chaos Ensues as Guests Locked Out of Rooms at Denver Hotel

Sunrise Over Denver, Colorado ©respres In an incident reminiscent of the Y2K scares, guests at the Denver Tech Center Marriott were locked out of their rooms when their room keys malfunctioned at midnight. Revelers returning from their New Years celebrations to the hotel discovered that the elevators were not working and their room keys were [...]

Alternative Accommodations to Catch Some Shuteye [Gallery]

Treehouse suite, Tongabezi Lodge, Zambia© tongabezi.com Not all vacations require an extensive list of activities and siteseeing. Sometimes the best destinations are in far away lands that emphasize R+R. Literally sleeping with the fishes is possible in an underwater suite at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. Guests can view undersea life from a climate-controlled room. [...]

Get a Fake Marriage at Vegas’s Unusual New Wedding Chapel

Las Vegas Sign ©Mike_fleming Starting December 28th exhibitionist couples can say “I do” at the new wedding chapel located in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The glass-paned chapel will allow anyone passing by on the sidewalk to peek in at the ceremonies on the first-floor, Strip-side chapel. But this chapel isn’t just for quickie wedding [...]

UFO Inspired Hotel Takes Off in Sweden

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói ©Rodrigo_Soldon Beam yourself up to a UFO-inspired hotel in the mountains of Sweden. The new spaceship-in-a-tree hotel was built by Treehotel–a hotel company renowned for its innovative designs. And the aliens aren’t the only things that are green. The hotel is cast in durable compost material and features environmentally [...]

11 Days of Christmas-y Traveler Giveaways / Day 5: Win $100 Towards Your Next HotelTonight Booking!

In case you missed our latest announcement, we’ve launched our first ever 11 Days of Christmas-y Traveler Giveaways giveaway! For the next 11 days, we’re giving away one bit of travel-related awesomeness every day! And each day’s prize is guaranteed to be better (or at least as good as) the last. From headphones and HotelTonight [...]

Pop Up Hotels Next Big Thing in Travel

Tropical Cabana ©jonrawlinson The pop up phenomena has become a staple of the restaurant business. A temporary restaurant, usually centered around some kind of event provides the opportunity for young renegade cooks or very successful mainstream chefs to experiment and create without the need for huge financial backing or the fear of bankruptcy. Inspired by [...]

Freeloading at the Complimentary Breakfast Buffet

Breakfast Buffet ©Tong Tara Resturant If you thought you were being a savvy budget traveler by loading up at your hotel’s complimentary breakfast buffet, next time take a good look around you. Some of the people around you have taken savings to a superstar level–they are enjoying a free breakfast at a hotel they aren’t [...]

Feeling Tired? Try a Sleep Vacation

Grenada Resort ©jimg944 Feeling a little tired? Why not take a trip to a luxurious Caribbean resort, and then sleep away your entire vacation? Now exhausted vacationers can travel abroad to one of the most beautiful places in the world and opt for a immersive sleep experience at the “destination sleep school” at the Lasource [...]

Hotel Lodgings for Bullet Dodging: Choice Accommodations for Avoiding Gunfire

© VICE Karlos Zurutuza is a freelance reporter: … specializing in the Middle East and Central Asia, I often find myself in holy-shit-I-almost-pooped-my-pants-because-I-could-have-died situations. The stories I cover might be both extraordinary and terrifying, but the question I get asked more than any other is “Where do you sleep when you’re over there?” I usually [...]

Stable for Rent to Those Seeking an “Authentic” Christmas

The Nativity ©trippiit Convinced that modern Britain has forgotten the true meaning of the holiday season, Fiona Turton of Brighton, England, is renting out her stable to help families get back in touch with the “reason for the season” Ms Turton said: “I love the idea of renting out my stable to people wanting to [...]

Queen to Rent Out Palace During London Olympics

St. James Palace ©siegertmarc Her royal highness is renting out rooms in St. James Palace for corporate and charity events to make a little extra cash during the during the London Olympics. Historian David Starkey states that the opening the palace was perhaps inevitable, “We are in an age where everything is up for sale [...]

Hotel Offers Guests a “Flash Mob” Package

Flash Mob ©Valerio Pirrera What began as a way to enliven a company meeting at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort outside Naples, Florida has become a one-of-a-kind hotel amenity. Guests at this Florida Marriott can now take advantage of the resort’s new Mobbed at Marco Island group package, in which guests can participate in [...]

Pirate Tuck-Ins Offered at Luxury Florida Hotel

Pirate ©TheBusyBrain Kids staying at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Amelia Island, Florida have a lot more to worry about than just monsters under the bed. The hotel is now offering pirate bedtime tuck-in service as one of its guest amenities. For a mere $45 dollars per child, The hotel’s Pirate Luis Aury provides a bedtime [...]

Travelers Predict “The Next Big Thing in Travel”

Southern Lights Captured From Space © NASA Goddard Photo and Video In anticipation of its Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2012 guide, Lonely Planet has announced its Best in Travel Readers’ Choice Awards. During the voting for the awards Lonely Planet asked its readers to tap into their inner psychic and predict the next big [...]

5 Destinations Where You Can Sleep in a Work of Art

Looking for a unique place to stay? Isabel Eva Bohrer shares 5 hotels worth staying in purely because of their art and architecture.

Bolivia’s Brackish Hotel de Sal Is Made Entirely from Salt

Hotel de Sal© Valdiney Pimenta If you find ordinary hotels a bit too bland, the Hotel de Sal near Colchani, Bolivia may prove to be a bit more palatable. The entire hotel–from the walls to the toilets–is made from salt. The hotel sits on Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat located in Bolivia. [...]

9 Unique Reading Hotels and Resorts

Are you looking to read and travel? Look no further and stay at an official Literature Hotel. Isabel Eva Bohrer shares 9 establishments to get you started.

Before CouchSurfing There Was Homestaying: Successful Stays with Locals

Homestays were all the rage before couch surfing. Amanda Kendle explains why you should still seriously consider homestaying as part of your travels.

Budget Travel 101: 8 Ways To Save on Accommodations Abroad

Looking to save big on accommodations the next time you travel? Isabel Eva Bohrer shares tips on how to do just that.

22 Travel-Related World Records

Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas © o palsson In honor of the Guinness World Records 2012 edition’s publication, CNNgo has compiled a list of travel-related world records. What makes the cut? The most expensive hotel in the world where an overnight stay costs more than some peoples’ houses. An American woman who can get herself [...]

California offers BBQ Bootcamp for Wannabe Grillmasters

On the Grill © LifeSupercharger Aspiring grill gods (or goddesses) grab your extra long spatulas and ironic aprons and make your way to California wine country for a BBQ Bootcamp. From October 27-30th, Alisal Ranch is hosting its first annual bootcamp taught by chef Pascal Godé and grillmaster/owner Frank Ostini of The Hitching Post II [...]

Adventure + Relax + Fun + Nature = Costa Rica Tree House Lodge

“Adventure + Relax + Fun + Nature = Costa Rica Tree House Lodge.” That is the slogan of the establishment of the same name. Located on the southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, the Costa Rica Tree House Lodge provides four houses for rent, all of which are natural and eco-friendly: (1) the Beach House, [...]

Visit Montana’s Real-Life Hobbit House For $245 a Night [Video]

As a testament to their love for all things Tolkien, Steve Michaels and his wife Christine built a real-life Hobbit house in the hillsides of northwest Montana. The $410,000 retreat acts as a tourist guesthouse, complete with a modern king-size bedroom, designer kitchen with customized granite counters, HD Blu-Ray television set, XM Radio, three phones [...]

Yotel New York Features World’s First Hotel Robotic Luggage Handler

Marrying space saving efficiency with a touch of 21st Century hospitality, Yotel hotels treat guests to a fully automated check-in service featuring Yobot, a theatrically lit robotic baggage drop-off machine that creates a mechanical performance for guests as it loads and stores their belongings. Created by Tumi luggage, this “T-tech” robot is just the beginning [...]

And the Winner of the 100,000 Starpoints Travel Giveaway Is …

After a long week of waiting, we finally have a winner in our 100,000 Starpoints Travel Giveaway! Not a Giveaway Entrant, But Extremely Excited Nevertheless © Alexandre Normand [insert dramatic drum roll here] The Vagabondish.com judges literally spent hours carefully reading each and every one of the more than 300 entries we received. We laughed, [...]

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