CONTACT OUR TRAVEL EXPERTS (800) 375-4685 | (630) 734-4610

Traveling the World in Search
of Truly Enchanting Places

December 2012 Hideaway Report

This symbol denotes subscriber-only content. Subscribers, please log in for full access.
Best of New Orleans
Ett Hem: At Home in Sweden’s Capital

Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

Walking through the vibrant New Orleans of today, it is easy to forget that just a few years ago, many people wondered whether the city was even salvageable. After Hurricane Katrina, there were serious calls to transform New Orleans into... Read More...

Tags: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans


Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

Fascinating though other New Orleans neighborhoods may be, travelers tend to spend a majority of their time in the French Quarter, the historic heart of the city. The easy- to-navigate grid of streets lined with townhouses never fails to... Read More...

Tags: Audubon Cottages, French Quarter, New Orleans, Soniat House, video


Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

Indeed, the 22-story Windsor Court Hotel positively gleams after a $22 million renovation, which brightened public spaces as well as guest quarters. The color scheme of cream and powder blue feels fresh and inviting, but the atmosphere of... Read More...

Tags: Maison Orleans, New Orleans, The Ritz-Carlton, The Windsor Court Hotel, video


Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

As ever, we dined exceedingly well on our trip to New Orleans. Each day, we promised ourselves that we would exercise restraint, but this is one place where self-denial is almost impossible. Read More...

Tags: New Orleans, restaurants


Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

It would be easy to spend every night in New Orleans at The Ritz-Carlton’s elegant Davenport Lounge, but it would be a shame to miss out on the myriad other fine jazz clubs in the city. Read More...

Tags: jazz, New Orleans


Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

New Orleans is justly renowned for its talented mixologists. And its innumerable bars range from the sophisticated to the downright raucous. Here are a few of my favorite cocktails and watering holes. Read More...

Tags: best cocktails, drinks, food and wine, New Orleans


Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

Stockholm’s most charming small hotel, 12-room Ett Hem, opened in May and occupies an art nouveau mansion in the quiet Lärkstan district. Owner Jeanette Mix, who bought the building six years ago, has worked with architect... Read More...

Tags: Ett Hem, Stockholm, Sweden, video


Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

Those who still believe that Swedish gastronomy can be summed up by a nice smörgåsbord will be in for a delicious surprise the next time they visit Stockholm. During the last 10 years, this charming city has evolved into one of... Read More...

Tags: dining, restaurants, Stockholm


Source: December 2012 Hideaway Report

Looking out over the vast Chihuahuan Desert, it is easy to forget you are still in Texas. The landscape is a scene from an old Western, with rolling hills and dusty mesas more reminiscent of New Mexico. Read More...

Tags: Cibolo Creek Ranch, ranch, retreats, texas, Travaasa Austin


December 2012

Featured Properties

  • June 2013

    June 2013 Hideaway Report

    South Africa, Rio, Palm Springs

  • June 2013 - Golf Edition

    Scotland, Dominican Republic, Australia

  • May 2013

    California, Charleston, Scotland

  • April 2013

    April 2013 Hideaway Report

    Canada, Milan, New England