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Fiji’s Turtle Island: Heaven in the South Pacific
By Sara Bliss on September 16, 2016About eleven years ago, I got the travel assignment of a lifetime. Turtle Island in Fiji was getting a lot of publicity for hosting a number of celebrities, and my amazing editor at Gotham Jason Nixon thought I should check out what all the fuss was about (read the article here). I went on assignment for a week with my husband and had what […] -
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By Sara Bliss on January 4, 2015Rounding up the coolest new design hotels. Here’s the ultimate travel wishlist with 12 dream destinations. Malliouhana, Anguilla It’s impossible not to fall in love with the colorful, preppy-meets-glamorous revamp of this island favorite. Auberge Resorts spent 18-months on the renovation with Todd-Avery Lenahan of TAL Studios (who also did the amazing Hotel Jerome in Aspen). Between the stunning design […] -
Virtual Vacation: Maalifushi in the Maldives
By Sara Bliss on May 17, 2014When hotelier Christina Ong launched Parrot Cay in the late 90s she set the standard for the luxe island wellness retreat. Her latest property is Maalifushi, in the pristine Thaa Atoll of the Maldives . A 20-acre island with 66 beautifully serene rooms and COMO resorts’ signature Shambala wellness spa, it sounds like the perfect place for all the re’s– renew, revive, reconnect relax, […] -
No Polar Vortex Happening at the Kri Eco Resort
By Sara Bliss on January 24, 2014A rustic dive resort with 10 overwater bungalows on Kri Island, one of 1500 small islands, cays, and shoals surrounding the four main Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia. Marine life diversity amazing–the highest ever recorded–with over 1500 types of fish and over 500 varieties of coral. Heaven for divers and snorkelers–and anyone trying to escape the polar vortex part 2 (so […] -
Virtual Vacation to Bali’s Ubud Hanging Gardens
By Sara Bliss on October 19, 2012It is torrential in NYC today. Which has me dreaming of Bali. Culture, jungle, beach, architecture, design, food…..Bali is heaven. Ubud Hanging Gardens is a 28-room boutique hotel perched cliffside in the jungle near the cultural mecca of Ubud. It is right near the Monkey Forest, countless temples, and the Ubud palace. The villas, all done in a traditional Balinese […] -
Virtual Vacation at Song Saa in Cambodia
By Sara Bliss on July 22, 2012Looking to escape somewhere incredibly remote and undiscovered? Check into Cambodia’s first private island resort, Song Saa. The resort is situated on 2 neighboring islands in the Koh Dong archipelago. Located in the Gulf of Thailand, 20 miles off of the coast of Cambodia, most of the neighboring islands only have small fishing villages, while most are completely uninhabited. The […]
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SARA BLISSAs a freelance design and travel writer, I am always on the lookout for the most innovative and glamorous hotels. I started Hotel Chic as a travel/design blog to showcase the coolest hotels around the globe, and show you how to bring the look home. Whether you use this site to plan your next trip, redecorate your bedroom, or check into an amazing hotel without leaving your couch, I hope Hotel Chic will be a source of inspiration. Read full bio.