People often ask, "How in the world did you find this place?". It usually takes me several clicks into the depths of the World Wide Web to get WHERE I am going. BUT I have found a few helpful websites that lend me a hand along the way. These sites are great for locating truly special places.
Destination Nexus - http://destinationnexus.com/ Exceptional Lodging and Activities. They search through every bed and breakfast, inn and boutique hotel so you don't have to.
Relais & Chateaux - http://www.relaischateaux.com/ All Around the World, Unique in the World ~ Our next Family Girls Getaway was found through this site! http://www.hotelfauchere.com/
Five Star Alliance - http://www.fivestaralliance.com/ Search & Book the World's Best Hotels
AAA Four and Five Diamond Award Winners - http://www.aaanewsroom.net/main/Default.asp?CategoryID=9&SubCategoryID=54 Many of you know about AAA's diamond award system but may not think to check on their lists that change yearly! This is a great way to test out new properties without being the guinea pig, AAA has already test driven them for you.
Just a few of the 2011 Five Diamond Award Winners are
- The Phoenician, Arizona http://www.thephoenician.com/
- Winvian, Connecticut http://www.winvian.com/
- Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, Florida www.pontevedra.com/inn-and-club/index.aspx
- The Lodge at Sea Island, Georgia www.seaisland.com/Accommodations/The-Lodge.asp
Destination Nexus - http://destinationnexus.com/ Exceptional Lodging and Activities. They search through every bed and breakfast, inn and boutique hotel so you don't have to. Relais & Chateaux - http://www.relaischateaux.com/ All Around the World, Unique in the World ~ Our next Family Girls Getaway was found through this site! http://www.hotelfauchere.com/
Five Star Alliance - http://www.fivestaralliance.com/ Search & Book the World's Best Hotels
Select Registry - http://www.selectregistry.com/ A great listing of distinguished Inns of North America. Select Registry inspects each of it's 400 members Inns and B&B's so you don't have to. The Church Girls Getaway Weekend next weekend is a Select Registry Inn. http://www.glenella.com/
HOW TO FIND UPSCALE RENTAL PROPERTIES
Time and Place - http://www.timeandplace.com/ For something truly special check out Time and Place Luxury Vacation Rental Homes ~ Your Private Hotel! The Nantucket Lily Pond Estate is one of my FAVORITES! In the OFF SEASON splitting this estate rental by the maximum occupancy is a steal. http://www.timeandplace.com/locations/nantucket/lilypond/index.php
Beautiful Places - http://www.beautiful-places.com/ Luxury Villa Rentals and Epicurean Adventures
Vacation Rentals By Owner - http://www.vrbo.com/ I have rented through this site on numerous occasions and have yet to be disappointed - of course you have to weed through the rentals ~ it's kind of like the Marshall's of vacation rentals.
Few more - again sift through these sites for the gems they hide -
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