Luxury Travel Blog | Andrew Harper

Maine Wine Discoveries

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:22:44 +0000

My recent trip to Maine, as detailed in this month’s Hideaway Report, certainly rewarded my search for interesting wines and spirits. An easy drive from Camden in Lincolnville, Cellardoor Winery (367 Youngtown Road; Tel. (207) 763-4478) rivals some facilities I’ve seen in Napa, with a barn-like tasting room filled with books and wine-related items for [...]

Harpers’ Rules on Hotel Toiletries Worth Collecting

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:11:13 +0000

The toiletries in a hotel bathroom may seem rather unimportant in the larger scheme of things, but any good hotel is a mosaic of intelligent and well-studied details animated by alert and charming service. We all look for things that are different, local, stylish, surprising and generous in a hotel room, and this is why [...]

Happy Mother’s Day!

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:12:37 +0000

Rather than deluge you with brunch offers, we thought we’d take a moment to salute a few Harper-recommended properties that are owned or managed by mothers. This is most certainly a very incomplete list; please feel free to add more suggestions in the comments section! A very happy mother’s day to the following: Hotel [...]

Luxury Travel News: May 11th, 2012

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:58:11 +0000

The St. Regis Deer Valley As compiled from Andrew Harper’s twitter feed, @HarperTravel. Please note that news about upcoming properties does not constitute endorsement from Andrew Harper. St. Regis Deer Valley for hosting 50 family members of deployed soldiers (including 30 mothers) this Sunday: http://goo.gl/xClPt Four Seasons Pudong, Shanghai set to open later this [...]

Family-Friendly Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:49:43 +0000

Cavallo Point Lodge hides in plain sight; it sits squarely in the middle of a happily buzzing national park with glorious San Francisco views, yet manages to feel very peaceful and removed. The property occupies a serene warren of former officers’ quarters at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, and is managed as a [...]

Slideshow: Ten Little-Known Treasures of Paris

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:21:55 +0000

A Huffington Post Travel slideshow in support of the new Andrew Harper’s Paris app. Enjoy!

San Francisco’s Boulevard Restaurant Wins a James Beard Award

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:07:21 +0000

On my recent trip to San Francisco, I made the wise decision to book a table for dinner at Boulevard, located just by the Ferry Building. I have long admired the cooking of Nancy Oakes, who teamed up with noted designer Pat Kuleto to open the restaurant in 1993 (hard to believe!). With [...]

A Weekend at The Lowell

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:06:14 +0000

A classic New York hotel on the Upper East Side, The Lowell offers the convenience of a city apartment and the luxury of an around the clock hotel staff – all comfortably tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood. The Lowell is located just steps away from some of the best shopping in the city and is equally close to Midtown Manhattan offices, the theatre district and Lincoln Center, making it an ideal location to stay while visiting New York.

The Global Entry Program: One Travel Hassle Avoided

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:27:57 +0000

Although I’ve been aware of the Global Entry program for years, I never took the time to apply. A membership, which allows travelers to bypass the lines at U.S. Immigration and use kiosks instead, just didn’t seem to be worth the effort. But with more and more friends and colleagues giving me positive reports about their experiences, I decided the program might merit reconsidering. Now, after going through the application process and reaping the rewards of Global Entry, I regret not doing it sooner.

A Thousand Dollars a Night

Andrew Harper Things You Should Know — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:13:21 +0000

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal noted that the nightly rate for a standard room at an established luxury property in London and Paris broke the $1,000 barrier some time ago, with New York not far behind. Will $1,000 a night soon become the new normal? I certainly hope not, but for that amount of money, my [...]