Over-the-top hotel amenities that put pillow mints to shame By Christina Valhouli, Fodors.com Most travelers are content with complimentary bottles of water and a few chocolates left on the pillow after turn-down service, but these days, luxury hotels are upping the stakes when it comes to amenities. Guests today can drive complimentary Porches, use 24-karat-gold iPads, and sip cocktails made by a private bartender. Click here to read more about over-the-top hotel amenities. • America’s Best Whiskey Bars • 15 Budget-Friendly Spring Getaways for 2014 • Top 10 Places to Go This Spring 10 CHEAP AND AMAZING VACATION DESTINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD | easyFun.my #10 – Bali Cheap vacation in paradise! Vacation in Indonesia, and Bali in particular is cheaper than you could imagine. A luxurious 4-star hotel will cost you about 50 dollars. If you plan spending most of the time at the beach and luxurious hotel suite is not your main concern, you can find a decent hotel for only 20 bucks. #9 – Vietnam Just look at this beach! Vietnam has lots of paradise-like places where you can spend an unforgettable vacation. View: Top 8 Budget Travel Destinations in Asia #8 – Peru The best beaches are in Peru! Food and hotels are extremely cheap in Peru. #7 – Mexico Spend less, buy more! Currency exchange rates make your dollar worth a lot in this country. View also: 12 Colourful Cities That You Would Love To Visit #6 – Romania A trip to Europe can be cheap! Vacation in most European countries is not a cheap treat. View also: Smart Packing Tips For Light & Easy Vacation #5 – Guatemala Explore Guatemala for cheap! View: Top 8 Budget Travel Destinations in Asia #4 – Morocco
26 Remarkable Places For Solo Travel New online survey data can help travel shoppers find bargain destinations | Compass Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands The sites and apps that we own and operate, including Yahoo, AOL, Engadget, In The Know and Makers.Yahoo family of brands. When you use our sites and apps, we use Cookies Cookies (including similar technologies such as web storage) allow the operators of websites and apps to store and read information from your device. Learn more in our cookie policy.cookies to: provide our sites and apps to you authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and MeasurementWe count the number of visitors to our pages, the type of device they use (iOS or Android), the browser they use and the duration of their visit to our websites and apps. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'.
Get drunk without going broke: Singapore's cheapest happy hours When your depleting wallet cries out for mercy, drown your sorrows and drink. Our guide has made it possible to indulge without feeling the pinch, just the booze. No.5 Emerald Hill This Orchard Road staple is one of the best, because happy hour is all-day, every day with $7 housepours (mind you, it’s a gentleman’s pour, which is 45ml instead of the standard 30ml) and $9 house wines until 9pm daily. Loof What's better than leaving the office early? House of Dandy It’s rare to find a proper cocktail bar with happy hours, but this swank Tras Street establishment introduced a happy hour in January. Tanuki Raw Happening from 5-8pm daily, this popular happy hour offers $10 martinis and pints. The Vault The revamped Circular Road staple is back in full force with their great happy hour deal: from 3-9pm, selected beers and spirits are only $5. Sauce An economical way to get smashed here: $60 gets you unlimited access to their four-hour long daily cocktail buffet. The Exchange Outpost
Instruments Played by the Ocean Image from the 1884 "Atlantic Ocean Pilot" (via British Library) The ocean has a rich rhythm, but it's something that's hard for us humans on land to connect with. Yet in three different places we can hear this movement through music. SEA ORGANZadar, Croatia photograph by Mike Reger Zadar, Croatia, has its Sea Organ leading right into the water. Some people say the sounds are like whale calls, but whatever they are is haunting and airy with a touch of melancholy. photograph by EyeofJ/Flickr user THE WAVE ORGANSan Francisco, California photograph by Simon Gibson Over in the San Francisco Bay, the 1986 Wave Organ is the Sea Organ's precursor. The organ's jetty is actually built from granite and marble that is all that remains from a cemetery that was destroyed. photograph by Jennifer Boyer HIGH TIDE ORGANBlackpool, England photograph by R. Finally, standing at a towering 49-feet-tall, we have the High Tide Organ on the New Promenade of Blackpool England. photograph by Ali Harrison
Personality, budget-friendly luxury on Lonely Planet’s first top hotels list | Compass Mihir Gahr topped Lonely Planet's inaugural top hotels list. (Photo: James Kay / Lonely Planet) With its diverse first-ever list of the world’s top places to stay, Lonely Planet has a message for travelers: You don’t need to pay a lot to enjoy a memorable experience. The winners are as varied as they are over the top. The number one property on the UK-based travel publisher’s 10 “most extraordinary places to stay” list is Mihir Garh, in the vast Thar Desert near Jodhpur, India. The turreted buff-colored building with crenellated square towers looks, in Lonely Planet’s words, “like an enormous sandcastle.” Of course, special doesn’t always come cheap; a suite at Mihir Garh costs about $400 US a night (including meals), while others go for $350 to $600 or even higher. The Backpack in Cape Town, South Africa, was No. 1 among best value options. Tom Hall, editor of Lonelyplanet.com, said value for money was as important as any other factor in evaluating the properties.
World's best overwater bungalows Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands The sites and apps that we own and operate, including Yahoo, AOL, Engadget, In The Know and Makers.Yahoo family of brands. When you use our sites and apps, we use Cookies Cookies (including similar technologies such as web storage) allow the operators of websites and apps to store and read information from your device. Learn more in our cookie policy.cookies to: provide our sites and apps to you authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and MeasurementWe count the number of visitors to our pages, the type of device they use (iOS or Android), the browser they use and the duration of their visit to our websites and apps. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'.
Hotel rooms with the best private pool views | Compass (Photo courtesy of Fairmont Mayakoba) We’ve done hotels with stellar infinity pools. Resorts with iconic views, check. But sometimes, as Garbo might say, you just want to be alone in your stunning pool, enjoying your view in privacy. And you don’t want to rent a whole house for the privilege. So check out these 10 resorts where the view from your own pool allows you to be truly and blissfully antisocial for your entire stay. Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico The gang of luxury resorts that constitute the Mayakoba development lie between the highway and the Yucatan’s white sands. (Photo courtesy of Ladera) Ladera, St. Even with handcrafted furniture and enviable square footage, an open-air suite that’s missing its fourth wall isn’t for everyone. (Photo courtesy of Viceroy Zihuatanejo) Viceroy Zihuatanejo, Mexico This is just a cool place; everything is easy. (Photo courtesy of Cap Juluca) Cap Juluca, Anguilla (Photo courtesy of Four Seasons) Four Seasons Bora Bora (Photo courtesy of Oil Nut Bay)
10 hidden hot springs you can have all to yourself Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands The sites and apps that we own and operate, including Yahoo, AOL, Engadget, In The Know and Makers.Yahoo family of brands. When you use our sites and apps, we use Cookies Cookies (including similar technologies such as web storage) allow the operators of websites and apps to store and read information from your device. Learn more in our cookie policy.cookies to: provide our sites and apps to you authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and MeasurementWe count the number of visitors to our pages, the type of device they use (iOS or Android), the browser they use and the duration of their visit to our websites and apps. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'.
World’s coolest underground wonders By Carren Jao, Travel & Leisure Jules Verne understood it best: you can fly around the world in 80 days and dive 20,000 leagues under the sea, but you can also find awesome otherworldly adventures right beneath your feet. Just ask the Mexican miners who discovered a sweltering cavern filled with crystals as tall as apartment buildings. Ready to discover some of the earth’s coolest underground sights? See all of the world’s coolest underground wonders More from Travel + Leisure: World's Coolest New Tourist Attractions Coolest Underwater Attractions World's Strangest Beaches