KatW 
Original Member
- About KatW
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Interests
- is it redundant to list travel here? + books, gardening, cooking
- Occupation
- retired research librarian
- Country of Residence
- US
Hotel Reviews
Auberge du Soleil -- Best in wine country, no rivals in Napa/Sonoma
Belmond Maroma is best on Mexico's Caribbean Riviera
Master bath LVaP
Exceptional lakeside hotel resort in southern Quebec province
Anniversary at The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Si, Si Auberge's Chileno Bay in Cabo
Rosewood Cordevalle (California): Only if you golf (we do not)
Glorious Solo Stay at LVP
Sweet rest, balm for body and soul — one of a kind
Perfection in San Francisco
Over the Moon in the Cotswolds at Barnsley House
Well, my Thyme stay was a bust
Tried a lower-cost respite at Viceroy Riviera Maya near Playa del Carmen
Map
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1 AUBERGE DU SOLEIL
180 RUTHERFORD HILL ROAD Rutherford, CA US 94573
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2 Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa
Carretera Cancun Tulum Km 51 Playa del Carmen, MX 77710
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3 Las Alamandas
Km. 83 Carretera Federal #200 Costalegre Quemaro, MX 48850
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4 Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort
KM 19.5 Ctra. Transpeninsular San Jose Del Cabo, MX 23400
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5 MANOIR HOVEY
575 Chemin Hovey NORTH HATLEY, QC CA J0B 2C0
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6 The Peninsula Beverly Hills
9882 South Santa Monica Blvd Beverly Hills, CA US 90212
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7 Chileno Bay Resort & Residences
Carretera Transpeninsular San Jose-San Lucas Km. 15 Playa Chileno Bay Cabos San Lucas, Mexico MX BCS 23410
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8 The Savoy
Strand, London WC2R 0EZ, UK , GB
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9 The Retreat at Blue Lagoon
Nordurljosavegur 11, 240 GrindavĂk, Iceland , IS
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10 The Balmoral Hotel
1 Princes Street Edinburgh, GB EH2 2EQ
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11 Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa
5921 Valencia Circle Rancho Santa Fe, CA US 92067
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12 Rosewood CordeValle
1 Cordevalle Club Drive San Martin, CA US 95046
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13 Fairmont Pacific Rim
1038 Canada Place Vancouver, BC CA V6C0B9
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14 Hôtel Le Bristol Paris
112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, FR
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15 San Ysidro Ranch
900 San Ysidro Lane Santa Barbara, CA US 93108
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16 The Lanesborough
Hyde Park Corner London, GB SW1X 7TA
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17 The Newbury
boston, ma US
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18 The St. Regis San Francisco
125 3rd St San Francisco, CA US 94103
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19 Barnsley House
Barnsley / Cirensester, Cotswolds GB GL7 5EE
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20 Thyme
Southrop, Cotswolds GB
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21 Viceroy Riviera Maya
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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22 Lad Alamandas
Quemaro, Jalisco MX
| Dec 23, 2023 |
| 6:17 pm - welch mentioned KatW in post Mexico, my haven ...n sleeping digs.
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