Check In Newsletter January 2015

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"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move." - Robert Louis Stevenson

2015 is here and with it our annual list of our top new hotels we are most excited about (see below). We were fortunate to check out some of the hottest hotel openings of 2014 such as Firmdale Hotel's new flagship property Ham Yard Hotel in London, the opulent Park Hyatt in Vienna and glamorous
Nizuc Resort & Spa

in Cancun - but now we are looking forward to an even more exciting year!

Loads of Just Checked Out reviews, Inside Looks and Postcards will be coming your way for the year ahead (see on the right some of the destinations we have planned ahead).

I personally get to check off a few items on my bucket list - gorilla trekking in Rwanda and experiencing the migration in Tanzania as well as introducing my daughters to my favorite places in Italy. For my co-editor Christina Meza Kim, babycations are about take a whole new meaning as she has a bun in the oven. While waiting for her new arrival, she will be virtually visiting hotels and bringing you sneak peeks to your mailbox!

We are so grateful for our new partnership with the New York- based Virtuoso travel agency Classic Travel (who has been serving luxury travelers since 1982) as it finally enables us to provide Inviato Travel readers with hard-to-get VIP perks, rates and insider access through Virtuoso (see below for a sampling of specials). To whet your appetite, click on Virtuoso Life's newest issue above, compliments from us, and start your planning!

Thank you all for your readership! Jackie Cittone Magid

The 2015 List Is Here: The Newest Hotels We Are Most Excited About!

Our list of the best hotel openings around the globe is unveiled!

Aye Sassenach: Cromlix, Scotland

Each year, we pull together our favorite recent and upcoming hotel openings that we are most excited about. There were so many to choose from this year, we had no choice but to expand our already vetted list to the hottest 18 hotels on our radar (and maybe yours too!).

Spanning Australia to St. Barths, the Cotswolds to Copenhagen and Jaipur to Zanzibar, these are the hotels you should be checking out:

Our 2015 Hotel List

Our Latest Reviews Hot off the Press:

Sans Souci, Vienna

We considered staying at one of the larger, more established hotels such as the Imperial, Bristol, and Grand Hotel Wien, but decided to take a less traditional (and very modern) route and checked into the 63-room Sans Souci Wien. Opened since December 2012, this privately owned boutique hotel in Vienna's artsy-bohemian neighborhood has neighborhood has received lots of buzz in .... Read More

Park Hyatt, Vienna

Every year in November, my husband and I take a trip to celebrate our anniversary. I had never been to Vienna and had heard some good buzz about the city as well as the opening of the Park Hyatt Vienna. As we were already going to Berlin for the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall ... Read More

Llao Llao, Bariloche Argentina

Only a two-hour flight from Buenos Aires (and the stifling 90 degrees temperatures), Bariloche was a welcome respite for our two families traveling to Argentina for the winter holiday break. Often referred as the Zermatt of Argentina, this tourist resort in Northern Patagonia IS the chocolate capital of Argentina ... Read More

Still haven't booked your Spring Break Trip?

No need to panic...yet. There is still last-minute availability as well as special offers to at some incredible hotels!

Europe, beaches, ski...what will it be? The kids will be out of school for two weeks and you are still without a reservation?

Below is a sampling of six hotels offering special promotions and limited availability in March and April. Add to this the special Virtuoso benefits anytime you book with our partner

and luxury travel agency, Classic Travel (through classic travel.com/inviato or call Lance Stamps at 212.404.6766 and mention you are an Inviato reader).

Standard Virtuoso benefits for 2015 include (check individual hotel pages on Classic Travel for unique Virtuoso benefits and special rates):

Complimentary Breakfast for two
Room upgrade*
Late Check Out*
Early Check In*
$100 Food & Beverage or Spa Credit

* Subject to availability at check-in

Our Most Popular Posts in 2014:

Shutters on The Beach, Santa Monica

Paris With A Tween

Nizuc, Mexico

Cavo Tagoo, Mykonos

Have Blog, Will Travel

Some of the places we are headed this year to bring you back insider tips and reviews:

Turks & Caicos

Deer Valley

Orlando

Rome

Florence

Venice

Rwanda

Tanzania

London

Palm Beach

Check out the latest in our Postcard From series: Llao Llao, Bariloche, Argentina!

What We Love

Oh, The Places You'll Go! Because you can't take yourself too seriously and who doesn't love Dr. Seuss? This Italian leather
passport holder
from Ciao Bambina comes in a ton of color combos and starts at $25.

Travel in Style

Don't care how expensive this is, we really really want this Chloe Baylee cosmetic pouch (we'll take the matching tote too) for our travels. Shown here in Marshmallow color calfskin leather.

Find It Here

Analog Charm in a Digital World

We take this Fujifilm Instax mini camera everywhere we travel with the kids. They love waving their arms, waiting for the credit card-sized images to appear. Great for old-school style shots, this camera comes in lots of fun colors and versions.

Find It Here


Hotel Jerome, Aspen Auberge Resort's newly renovated Hotel Jerome is offering a Winter 5th Night Free promotion that extends to March 31 (some blackout dates apply). As of now, rooms are still available at our favorite place to stay in Aspen. Check Dates and Rates	The Goring, London This distinctively British hotel in Belgravia - The Goring - has a tempting Bring The Family promotion from March 31 through April 14th which gets you 50% off one room when you book two connecting rooms. Cocktails (or mocktails) included! Check Dates and Rates	Jumbo Bay, Antigua Rosewood Jumbo Bay's 2015 Escape promotion gives you a special rate for Beachside Suites through December 17th when booking a minimum of four nights. Inclusions includes gourmet breakfast, lunch and dinner, cocktails and complimentary kids program plus all non-motorized sports. Check Dates and Rates


Ritz Grand Cayman This beach-front Ritz property on Seven Mile Beach has a Treat You promotion through April 21, offering one complimentary room night for a Club Ocean or Resort View room when you book a minimum of three nights. Club lounge access and overnight valet parking included. Check Dates and Rates	Viceroy, Snowmass This modern, luxury 173-room resort at the base of Snowmass is one of the best ski-in/ski-out hotels in the Rockies for families. The Viceroy is currently offering a Linger Longer package: get a 3rd night free 3/30 - 4/11 on any rooms or a 5th night free February 22 -March 29 on selected room categories. Check Dates and Rates	Hotel De Russie, Rome Rocco Forte's Hotel De Russie is offering a Family Suite Package through April 2016: book a suite and get a connecting complimentary room for 2 children. This offer also includes daily breakfast, free meals for children under 3 (50% off children 4-12), valet service and in-room films. Check Dates and Rates

Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos

Stay tuned for our upcoming reviews on the zen-like paradise of Parrot Cay in Turks & Caicos, Alvear Palace and Faena Hotel in Buenos Aires, tried and true Stein Eriksen in Deer Valley, Waldorf Astoria in Orlando and Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa.

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