Boutique hotels

There’s a good chance the “independent” hotel you booked recently wasn’t really independent at all. Choosing a hotel used to be pretty simple. There was a clear difference between staying …

One of the most charmingly odd things Kimpton does is the secret password. If you’ve stayed at a Kimpton before—or you’ve spent too much time reading about hotel quirks—you probably …

I have to admit that I can be a bit of a nerd when it comes to certain topics (Note from Joe’s wife, Sharon: Yes. Yes, he can). That’s why …

Swinging, sometimes called wife-swapping, husband-swapping, or partner-swapping, is a sexual activity in which both singles and partners in a committed relationship sexually engage with others for recreational purposes (thanks, Wikipedia!). …

The 1960s were wild, man. We started the decade with a quiet extension of the iconic 1950s, and ended it with drugs, free love, Woodstock, and a war raging in …

I’m fascinated by how hotel chains develop brands. While some of them, like IHG, Hilton and Marriott, are clearly trying to cover the spectrum of hotel types, others have a …

Our stay at Hotel Theta came about somewhat by accident. We were planning a trip to New York City, and prices were generally astronomical. I was ready to book a …