Marcia DeSanctis

1 week ago | travelandleisure.com | Marcia DeSanctis

Belden House and MewsThe hotel is a half-minute walk from Litchfield center, where you will find hearty but casual restaurants and small, sophisticated shops flanking the village green. The acid-green bar with a zinc countertop and alluring cheetah lamp is the most inspired hotel space I have encountered in years. The three-acre property’s natural light is extraordinary, especially when it pours through the original bay windows that curve over banquettes in the dining and living rooms.

1 month ago | airmail.news | Marcia DeSanctis

The delights of SO/ Paris, a new boutique hotel in a quiet and somewhat obscure corner of the Marais, begin with the cookie made of nuts, cranberries, and white chocolate that is waiting in every guest room. Located on the banks of the Seine, the hotel is both in the middle of nowhere and the center of everything: a quick crossing to the Rive Gauche, 30 seconds from Île Saint-Louis, and in the other direction, the animated Bastille neighborhood. The interiors nod to the Marais and its history.

2 months ago | airmail.news | Marcia DeSanctis

There’s no way to get to India from the United States without some discomfort. The 15-hour flight and nine-and-a-half-hour time difference had me in a fugue state when I arrived in Delhi. But in this benighted political year, I was nevertheless optimistic that my destination, Jaipur, would soothe my existential blues, at least for a time. Though I am no yogi, my last assignment in India was touring yoga retreats in the north.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Marcia DeSanctis

1 day agoDisney's Least Visited Theme Park Announces Huge Summer Anniversary CelebrationHong Kong Disneyland Resort is the least visited Disney theme park in the world and the smallest Disney park. Hong Kong Disneyland has undergone numerous challenges over the years despite its amazing lineup of Disney attractions including the popular World of Frozen land.

2 months ago | travelandleisure.com | Gisela Williams |Flora Stubbs |Lane Nieset |Marcia DeSanctis

When only an international escape will do, these 26 properties—from a jungle-meets-beach paradise in Madagascar to a windswept wildlife retreat in Argentina—answer the call. Repurposed from a previous life as a mid-range all-inclusive into a Marriott Luxury Collection resort, the adults-only Almare offers a much-needed shot in the arm to sleepy Isla Mujeres, across a peaceful bay from the buzz of Cancun.