Category Archives: Luxury Resorts

Luxury Holiday Villas

Posted on December 2, 2011 by admin

We welcome guest writers from time to time, and today Nisha Sharma shares her expertise in another type of luxury travel: Luxury villas around the world that might be rented on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. This is perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Resorts | 2 Comments

Seeking New Orleans Bed and Breakfast or Inn

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy We are making reservations now to attend the National Association of Realtors NAR NARDIGRAS, which will logically be held in New Orleans, November 4 through November 8. We are arriving a couple of days early to attend … Continue reading →

Posted in Inns and Escapes, Luxury Resorts, Uncategorized | Tagged bed and breakfast, french quarter, haunted, hotel, inn, new orleans | Leave a comment

Most Luxurious Prisons

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy The Bernie Madoff, who is headed for several lifetimes in prison–and which leads us to wonder: Where are the cushiest prisons? And wouldn’t you know, Forbes.com provides a timely list of the top-rated federal prisons. They looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Gossip, Luxury Resorts | Tagged bernard madoff, luxury, luxury homes, luxury real estate, martha stewart, prisons | 2 Comments

Luxury Hotels and Timeshares Struggling?

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy We are seeing luxury scaled down on many fronts, and luxury hotels and timeshare resorts are taking it on the chin as well. For the first five months of this year, according the the Wall Street Journal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Info, Luxury Listings, Luxury Resorts, Quality of Life, Real Estate News | Tagged aviara, CA, carlsbad, four seasons, hotel, luxury, ritz carlton, st. regis, timeshares | 3 Comments

Top 10 Things to Buy Before Economy Recovers

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy According to Forbes.com, now may be the best time to make some of those major purchases wise shoppers have been putting off for so long, particularly if one has the luxury of capital. The Forbes list: 1. … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Resorts, Quality of Life, Real Estate News | Tagged cars, clothing, cruises, diamonds, homes, luxury, real estate, resorts, saks, vacations | 3 Comments

Trump’s Baja Luxury Resort Fails

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy Mexico is struggling with a number of serious problems, including failed real estate developments along the Baja coastline–just south of the San Diego border. From the northern tip of Tijuana’s coastline down to Ensenada, Baja beach areas … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Foreclosoures, Luxury News, Luxury Resorts | Tagged Baja, Baja Ocean Resort, beach, condos, investment, luxury, ocean, second homes, travel, trump | 4 Comments

Luxury on Ice: Iglu-Dorf

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Scott Murphy I grew up in the mountains at Big Bear Lake and spent many winters building igloos. Behind all the effort was the dream that I would one day get to sleep overnight in one of these icy … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury News, Luxury Resorts | Tagged big bear lake, Davos, hotels, ice hotel, igloo, iglu-dorf, luxury, Switzerland | 3 Comments

Luxury Ski Resort Files for Bankruptcy

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy It seems that almost daily we hear about segments of the broad luxury market losing not only their luster, but even their footing. There are reports that luxury retailers are bracing for a crash slowdown, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury News, Luxury Resorts, Real Estate News | Tagged Edra Blixseth, luxury, ski resort, Tim Blixseth, Yellowstone Club | Leave a comment

Who Reads About Luxury?

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy Our shrinking global village is an abiding source of amazement, and I often marvel at the diversity of countries represented by the readers (or perusers) of this blog. Just for fun, I decided to check the countries … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury News, Luxury Resorts | Tagged Australia, countries, luxury readers, Norway, Poland, russia, United Arab Emirates | 4 Comments

California Luxury Home Foreclosures?

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy Yes, there are plenty of luxury home foreclosures in California–and you can now search them whenever you wish. When in San Francisco last month for the Inman Connect conference, I was at last able to meet the … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Info, Luxury Resorts, Real Estate News, San Diego Luxury Homes | 2 Comments