Issue No. 02 · The Napa & Sonoma Collection · out now
Hotel recommendations from someone who’s stood in the rooms. There are 134 on file across four continents, 38 of them toured in a single spring. Booking is complimentary, and the advice comes with it.
The Cyclades’ two headliners, and the first question every Greece trip has to answer. No hotel will pick a side. I will, and it takes about thirty seconds.
Two or three nights in a cave suite on the cliff. It’s the classic picture, and it earns its reputation. Save it for the end of the trip.
Choose MykonosThe island that surprised me most, with some of the best hotels, meals and service of my entire Cyclades trip. Beach clubs by day, serious tables at night.
“With less than 24 hours’ notice we needed a hotel in Saint-Tropez in peak season. Keith stepped in with the perfect recommendation — and personally contacted the hotel before our arrival. When we pulled up, the staff greeted us by name, welcomed us with cold towels, and surprised us with a complimentary upgrade.”
Tyler & Spencer C. · COMO Le Beauvallon · Saint-Tropez
The rate through me is the one you’d pay booking direct, and sometimes it’s better. What changes is who calls the hotel before you arrive, and who answers while you’re there.
“He handled everything, from booking to communications, and I didn’t have to worry about a thing.”
“There was a snafu with our hotel on our first night in Greece. Keith communicated on our behalf, and the hotel went above and beyond, including an upgrade.”
“Worth its weight in gold. I won’t ever book a stay without Keith again.”
A firsthand journal of wine country: ten hotels across four bases, where to eat and taste town by town, and the research behind every verdict on this site.
Eight islands toured this spring. Here are my ten favorite hotels, ranked.
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The Dolomites, Lake Como, the Riviera, Tuscany and Florence. Still to come: Venice, Rome and the Amalfi Coast.
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Nine hotels, ranked from personal stays.
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The Pacific-coast resorts I send clients to first.
Explore →“Santorini in June” is a complete answer. I’ll take it from there.
“Keith made me believe in using travel agents again.”Stephanie F. · Capella Kyoto