At GoNOMAD, we love hotels, and we love staying in new hotels every time we travel. Enjoy these features written by our best travel writers about hotels they’ve enjoyed staying in all over the world.
New York City has never seen such a surge in visitors By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor Everyone, it seems, includes the Big Apple on any USA tour. In 2016, New York had 60.3 estimated visitors. Of these 12.65 million were from outside the US! There are 113,000 hotel rooms in the Big City, and by […]
The Goring, in London, Where You’ll Feel Like Royalty By Janis Turk Before Kate Middleton married Prince William and became Her Royal Highness, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, first she was a guest at The Goring. Standing mere steps from the walls of Buckingham Palace for more than 106-years, The Goring is arguably London’s finest family-owned […]
Maui’s Magnificent Hotel, Spa & Retreat Properties By Janis Turk A hundred tourists wearing plastic leis, hula lessons at a giant luau, limbo dancers and karaoke contests in a bar: that’s not my kind of Hawaii. Instead, on the island of Maui, I found two luxurious spa and resort properties that were like a balm […]
By Kurt Jacobson The MGM National Harbor luxury resort is open for business. This $1.4 billion property chose 11 p.m. as the opening for the general public on December 8th, 2016. Maybe they thought there would be less madness with a late opening? The crowds were so overwhelming the doors had to be shut before […]
Saving the Grande Dame of the Syracuse Skyline By Stephen Hartshorne GoNOMAD Associate Editor I just returned from a delightful visit to Syracuse, New York, touring the city’s historic neighborhoods, visiting museums and galleries, sampling the fruits of local vineyards and orchards, and chowing down on some of the finest vittles I have ever eaten. […]
Cliveden House outside of London is a classic old school luxury hotel made famous by the Beatles as well as many royalty.
The Madison Beach Hotel is a small luxury hotel on Long Island Sound in the small town of Madison, Connecticut. Hotel info and local attractions.
A Rustic, Sustainable Way to Vacation By Sierra Sumner In a busy world filled with constant contact on cellphones and the racket of Facebook, Twitter, and the connected web, FreeHouse offers a solution to disconnect from the constant stresses of daily life. The company offers rentals WITHOUT a popular amenity–being connected. They rent properties that […]
Hotel Saratoga: A Tale of Two Cities By Lynn Cianfarani The resort community of Saratoga Springs, New York, known for healing waters, horses, and an overall joie de vivre, has long been a summer home to the wealthy and well-traveled. Roughly 1,500 miles south of the upstate New York community, however, another Saratoga draws the […]
By Kurt Jacobson In almost twenty years of visiting the Aspen area I had somehow overlooked the Inn At Aspen. All that time it was hiding at the base of Buttermilk Ski Area. Now that I’ve found it I must spread the word; this is the only place to stay when coming to Aspen Buttermilk, […]
By Shelley Seale The town of Mystic, Connecticut isn’t very big — but there’s a lot of punch packed into a small space here. Its picturesque setting onthe coast of the state, pretty downtown lined with boutiques next to the drawbridge, and historic Mystic Seaport draw in visitors with an easy appeal. And don’t forget Mystic […]
By Shelley Seale There are some places in the United States that allow you to feel as if you’ve truly stepped back in time. Offering glimpses into bygone eras, these places give us an entirely different experience from our modern everyday lives. Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island is one of those places. Dating from the […]
