Becca Hensley

Austin

Writer at Freelance

Bewildered Boho Bon Vivant, scribbler, believer in tragic optimism https://t.co/2qCvM9oAs1

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Articles

Five-Star Travel Experiences in Italy You Can't Miss

1 week ago | myneworleans.com | Becca Hensley

Touring Italy in Style Imagine it: you’re rolling along in a first-class seat on a sleek train in Italy, sipping local wine and gazing out a window. You’ve got a book in your hand, but you haven’t opened it. That’s because the landscape rivets you far more. You’ve just chugged through a field of tall […] Already a subscriber?
A Parisian Fairy Tale

1 week ago | sanantoniomag.com | Becca Hensley

When traveling with a little princess, it only makes sense to stay somewhere regal. With 4-year-old nobility in mind, I plan a trip to Paris for my granddaughter, Vivian, and her equally queenly mother, my daughter, with the idea of presenting Paris (and its environs) as if from the pages of a fairy tale.
Hotel Van Zandt Review

3 weeks ago | globaltravelerusa.com | Becca Hensley

One step onto Austin’s Rainey Street and you’ll feel like you’ve joined the cool kids at the best playground in the city. Just behind the cottage bars, pint-sized skyscrapers soar. One of them, Hotel Van Zandt, the Rainey district’s pièce de resistance, beckons with a song-like spirit —apropos because the independently owned property, rife with music motifs, was named after beloved singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt.
Toucan Hill Villa in Mustique, Caribbean, Review – Travel Curator

3 weeks ago | travelcurator.com | Becca Hensley

Moroccan-inspired Toucan Hill villa sits atop the highest point of Mustique. Its owner, Tatiana Copeland, descends from a memorable musical lineage; Sergei Rachmaninoff was her mother’s uncle, and she is named after his daughter, Tatiana. Together, we watch the sunset. “I never miss the chance to see this,” she remarks, gesturing to a panoramic view that incorporates both the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea in 360-degree vistas.
Tradition Refreshed: Lake Como’s Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni

1 month ago | elitetraveler.com | Becca Hensley

“I’ll try the peacock,” says my friend as we study the menu at Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni’s much lauded gastronomic restaurant Mistral, which overlooks the glimmering waters of Lake Como. It seems an apt choice. After all, this gasp-worthy hotel, the only five star property in tony Bellagio turns heads as surely as a glorious peacock fluttering its iridescent tail feathers. Like the peacock, a favorite dish prepared for nobility in the Renaissance, 152 year old Villa Serbelloni has history.
Tradition Refreshed: Lake Como’s Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni

1 month ago | elitetraveler.com | Becca Hensley

“I’ll try the peacock,” says my friend as we study the menu at Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni’s much lauded gastronomic restaurant Mistral, which overlooks the glimmering waters of Lake Como. It seems an apt choice. After all, this gasp-worthy hotel, the only five star property in tony Bellagio turns heads as surely as a glorious peacock fluttering its iridescent tail feathers. Like the peacock, a favorite dish prepared for nobility in the Renaissance, 152 year old Villa Serbelloni has history.
Secret Luxury Hotel Suites – Travel Curator

1 month ago | travelcurator.com | Becca Hensley

Appealing though it may be to mill about with royalty at Gstaad Palace, the tony Swiss ski hamlet’s most romantic hotel, I find that hobnobbing with fur-clad jetsetters, movie stars, and the fascinating children of retired world leaders takes a toll on my conversational gymnastics after a few very social days. Don’t get me wrong: every single fellow guest embodies the essence of glamorousness and affability at this sublime hotel. And, I’ve made scads of new friends.
Best Saunas at Luxury Hotels – Travel Curator

1 month ago | travelcurator.com | Becca Hensley

Utterly naked in the quaint Bavarian spa town of Bad Reichenhall, I leave the Finnish sauna at RupertusTherme to discover that my bikini is gone. With only the spa’s diminutive regulation towel at hand, I can shield just a tiny part of my body — either the top half, or the bottom, at a time. I stand in frozen horror (it’s winter after all), goosebumps swiftly mottling my skin. I try very hard to decide what to do.
Hotel Lovers: These Cruises Are For You

1 month ago | hautelivingsf.com | Becca Hensley

News flash: you don't have to choose between being a cruise person or a hotel buff after all. With the advent of hotel brands launching their own ships, you can enjoy five star hotels atop the waves. From Ritz-Carlton to Four Seasons to Africa's sustainably-committed andBeyond, hotel-infused and hotel-branded cruise options up the ante for swanky forays across the deep blue sea.
Where Legacy Meets Innovation: Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni's New Spa Shines on Lake Como

1 month ago | hautelivingsf.com | Becca Hensley

It's not every day visitors to Lake Como take time away from the shimmering lake to choose refuge in a spa. After all, there's plenty to do outdoors in this northern Italian wonderland, a summer playscape of grandeur and intrigue. Ever a see-and-be-seen stronghold, Lake Como tends to attract glamorous international travelers who race across the water in slick, vintage-like mahogany speedboats called Rivas.