Tag: California

Mansion on the Hill

The Madrona Is an Aesthetic Success in Sonoma

A Victorian mansion in the California wine country is now the Madrona, an uncompromising hotel that owes its brash design to the rebellious Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century. Oscar Wilde would be proud.

Gold Rush

13 NorCal Hotels That Taylor Swift Would Love

Whether you like Taylor Swift or not, you’ll love these iconic Northern California hotels. And so would she. Probably.

Growth Spurt

Palisociety Takes the Show on the Road

Every city would be lucky to have a Pali hotel. If things continue like they are, every city might have the chance. The California-born group is growing fast.

Only in Dreams

Surf Towns of the California Central Coast

Central California’s undiscovered, undeveloped, unpretentious surf villages are a dying breed. And for the unfamiliar, they probably seem too good to be true.

Desert Rose

The Bungalows Proves the Power of Positive Thinking

On the edge of California’s Joshua Tree National Park is a national treasure of another sort: The Bungalows, a testament to optimism and a triumph of desert modernism.

California Split

More Than One Way to Put Up in Palm Springs

Palm Springs is a modernist mecca. And when visiting, it can seem like the safest bet is to stay in a modernist hotel. Don’t be afraid to gamble on something different, though. You can’t lose.