On the Spot: What makes a hotel green?

Question: Can I be a greener hotel guest?

Luxurious escapes for Mother's Day

On the Spot: ADA rules on hotel room accessibility for disabled

Question: I'm a disabled traveler who makes hotel reservations about half a dozen times a year. I always reserve an...

At Arizona's Miraval spa, visitor's first time is a charm

Elvis was not cooperating.

Hotels get into beekeeping business

— Thanksgiving dinner guests at Carmel Valley Ranch can expect the Central California resort to serve a honey of a meal.

Paris: Luxury hotels in the City of Light

Tours & cruises: Belize 'Jungle Love' package

The five-day "Jungle Love" package includes activities such as a zip-line canopy tour in the rain forest, guided nature hikes, visits to...

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas offers boutique on a grand scale

It takes a lot of nerve to advertise a new $3.9-billion casino-hotel development with a line that begs to be mocked. Yet the Cosmopolitan of...

Trailer accommodations in Joshua Tree

I had my doubts as I turned off the isolated highway onto the sandy open desert.

Upscale hotels offer clients insider's access

For your next vacation, top hotels would like you to try something extra special, perhaps a VIP table at a hot Hollywood club, seats at a...

California hostels offer budget-luxury accommodations

With 30 bucks and an open mind, you can stay in some prime spots in California — on the Pacific Beach boardwalk in San Diego, for...

Sleep where the legends slept in grand old California hotels

"Oh sleep! It is a gentle thing, beloved from pole to pole," British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner....

Hotel review: Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Big Island

Luxury, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. At the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Big Island, it whispers rather than screams....

Honolulu's hotel scene is jumping

The hotel scene in Honolulu never seems to sleep these days. You'll find new players, old favorites and lots of change. Here is a recap of...

New York's changing hotel skyline

Staying at a plush new hotel is possibly the last thing most Americans are thinking about this holiday season. Dreaming about, maybe,...

The Redbury, at the cross-streets of then and now

Tour guides, developers and city boosters have long struggled to resolve Hollywood's split personality. Glamorous in reputation, the city is...

Review: Dark Harbor turns Queen Mary into a nautical nightmare

The aging elegance of the Long Beach-moored Queen Mary ocean liner and hotel provides a perfect backdrop for the fog-...

Biggest Loser resort weighs in with heavy bookings

The new Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge in Malibu is already booked through mid-November, despite a troubled debut that would have...

Hotel review: Pacific Edge Hotel in Laguna Beach

— After a just-completed renovation that can best be described as cheap and cheerful, the former Vacation Village in Laguna Beach is...

J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton liven downtown L.A.

Maybe the recession is really and truly over now. After all, a thousand and one hotel rooms have just bloomed in downtown Los Angeles amid...