Kathryn Romeyn

1 week ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Kathryn Romeyn

Give Us the Skinny  Can a single hotel boost an entire city’s appeal? In the case of Patina Osaka, I’d say absolutely. The second Patina property worldwide and the first in an urban setting (the brand launched in the Maldives), it represents the best of a lot of worlds. It’s an artistic retreat, a modernized Japanese sanctuary amid city sprawl with all the luscious amenities of a resort, down to the pool with a privileged view—of fanciful Osaka Castle, that is.

1 week ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Kathryn Romeyn

Give Us the Skinny  Can a single hotel boost an entire city’s appeal? In the case of Patina Osaka, I’d say absolutely. The second Patina property worldwide and the first in an urban setting (the brand launched in the Maldives), it represents the best of a lot of worlds. It’s an artistic retreat, a modernized Japanese sanctuary amid city sprawl with all the luscious amenities of a resort, down to the pool with a privileged view—of fanciful Osaka Castle, that is.

3 weeks ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Kathryn Romeyn

Home Hotels Asia Immerse in Miyako-Blue Seascapes at the New Rosewood Miyakojima in Japan Give Us the Skinny On an intimate peninsula embraced by the dreamily aquamarine seascape signature to the Blue Zone of Okinawa, Rosewood Miyakojima opened in March 2025 to discreetly claim the mantle of most sumptuous stay on Miyako.

3 weeks ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Kathryn Romeyn

Costalegre, a 200-mile ribbon of Pacific coastline stretching between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo, is one of the last truly wild corners of Mexico. There are no mega-resorts here. No spring-break beach clubs or 20-story condos. Just sandpipers skimming the surf, green sea turtles digging moonlit nests — and, every so often, Richard Gere strolling on the beach. This is Xala, a 3,000-acre development so “low-density,” it’s practically invisible.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kathryn Romeyn

Costalegre, a 200-mile ribbon of Pacific coastline stretching between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo, is one of the last truly wild corners of Mexico. There are no mega-resorts here. No spring-break beach clubs or 20-story condos. Just sandpipers skimming the surf, green sea turtles digging moonlit nests — and, every so often, Richard Gere strolling on the beach. This is Xala, a 3,000-acre development so “low-density,” it’s practically invisible.