Hotels, Airbnbs, and Other Shelter Archives

Disembarked in Barcelona: Cocktails, Class, and Cannabis at the Majestic Hotel

By Nick Hilden | April 19, 2018

Martinis and Bikinis with a View…the Womb of Wealth…From Pretension to Porters…Am I Being Robbed???…the Cannabis Club…Room Service Smorgasbord…the Fantastic Tab and Grace Under Pressure Nothing wipes away travel exhaustion like martinis, oysters, and an eighth-story view of Barcelona, so when I arrived at the Majestic Hotel to find that my room wasn’t prepared…

Another Day in Paradise: Living in the Aloe Cabañas of Puerto Escondido

By Nick Hilden | January 18, 2018

Though my initially tired, hungry impression urged otherwise (I tend to be somewhat grouchy by the time I come out the other end of twenty-four hours of airplanes and airports), my home for the next month – the Aloe Cabañas – has turned out to be a charming place. I don’t quite have the layout…