luxury travel curator
travel agent / travel blogger / concierge
carlosmelia
FEATURED HOTELS WHERE I HAVE STAYED WHILE EXPLORING NEW DESTINATIONS
MY WEEK IN TUNIS & BEYOND DAR EL JELD HOTEL & SPA
Medina of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
INDULGING BY THE BEACH FOUR SEASONS SURF CLUB
Surfside, Miami Beach, Florida
FIRST TIME EXPLORING SLOVENIA
PRIVACY IN DUBROVNIK VILLA DUBROVNIK
Dubrovnik, Croatia
BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX ROYAL CHAMPAGNE
Champagne, France
LUXURY CAVING AT A MAGICAL LOCATION ARGOS CAPPADOCIA
Uchisar, Cappadocia, Turkey
LUXURY TRAVEL CURATOR, TRAVEL AGENT & BLOGGER
For the last 30 years, I have traveled the world exploring, scouting and experiencing the best of the world of Travel & Hospitality. These are my Hotel & Resort stays as I travel, curating the world of luxury travel, one destination at the time.
As a member and preferred partner of the top leading hospitality groups around the globe, when booking your stays with me, you will have access to unique deals, and extra VIP amenities, like confirmed upgrades, Food & Beverage and/or Spa credits, early check in and late check out, complimentary breakfast and more.
I have a Bachelors Degree on Hotel & Restaurant Management. Founding member of Belmond Hotels, Trains & River Cruises LGBT Board of Advisors. Founding member of Buergenstock Selection Luxury Travel Advisors Board.
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HOTELS AROUND THE WORLD I'VE CHECKED IN LAST ? FOUR SEASONS TUNIS
Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia
DAR EL JELD HOTEL & SPA
Medina of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
LA VILLA BLEUE
Sidi Bou Said, Tunis, Tunisia
INTERCONTINENTAL LJUBLJANA
Ljubljana, Slovenia
CASTLE OTOCEC BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX
Otocec, Slovenia
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CURATING THE WORLD OF LUXURY TRAVEL, ONE HOTEL AT THE TIME. LATEST HOSPITALITY BLOG POSTS, REVIEWS & EXPERIENCES.
A FIRST OVERNIGHT STAY AT A RYOKAN AT KANAMEAN NISHITOMIYA BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX / Kyoto, Japan
MY STAY AT BELMOND LA RESIDENCIA IN PHOTOS & VIDEOS / Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain
BELA VISTA HOTEL & SPA BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX / Algarve, Portugal
MY OVERNIGHT STAY AT FORTALEZA DO GUINCHO BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX / Cascais, Portugal
THE YEATMAN WINE HOTEL & SPA IN GAIA OVERLOOKING PORTO AND THE DOURO RIVER / Portugal
OVENIGHT STAY AT CASA DA CALCADA BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX IN AMARANTE / Portugal
MY STAY AT A QUINTA DA AUGA BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX IN SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA / Galicia, Spain
STAY AT PALACE HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO AT A ONE-BEDROOM SUITE / San Francisco, California
INN AT PERRY CABIN BY BELMOND / St Michaels, Maryland
VILLA DYAFA BOUTIQUE HOTEL & SPA BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX / Rabat, Morocco
OUR STAY AT THE TOWERS WALDORF ASTORIA BEFORE CLOSING ITS DOORS / New York, USA
CORNER SUITE WITH PRIVATE SPA AT VILLA STEPHANIE / Baden Banden, Germany
OCEAN FRONT ONE BEDROOM SUITE AT BELMOND MAROMA RESORT / Riviera Maya, Mexico
OVERNIGHT STAY AT BELMOND RIO SAGRADO IN A RIVER VIEW ROOM / Sacred Valley, Peru
OUR STAY AT BELMOND HOTEL MONASTERIO IN A DELUXE ROOM / Cusco, Peru
OUR STAY AT BELMOND HOTEL MIRAFLORES PARK IN AN OCEAN VIEW CLUB JUNIOR SUITE / Lima, Peru
CASUAL-CHIC INTIMATE AND RELAXING WEEKEND AT HOTEL ESENCIA IN XPU HA / Riviera Maya, Mexico
MANDARIN ORIENTAL MADRID / Madrid, Spain
MANDARIN ORIENTAL BARCELONA / Barcelona, Spain
ROSEWOOD HOTEL LONDON / London, England
VSOE VENICE SIMPLON ORIENT-EXPRESS OVERNIGHT FROM VENICE TO LONDON / Luxury Trains
BELMOND HOTEL CIPRIANI / Venice, Italy
BELMOND HOTEL CARUSO / Ravello, Amalfi Coast, Italy
LE SIRENUSE / Amalfi Coast, Italy
LA DOLCE VITA IN SORRENTO AT GRAND HOTEL EXCELSIOR VITTORIA / Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Italy
MANDARIN ORIENTAL MILAN / Milan, Italy
MY WEEK CURATING NEW AND CLASSIC HOTELS OF MIAMI BEACH / Miami, United States
LIFE ABOARD BELMOND's ROAD TO MANDALAY LUXURY RIVER CRUISE / Bagan to Mandalay, Myanmar
LA CHIINE RESTAURANT AT WALDORK ASTORIA NEW YORK / New York, United States
MY STAY AT THE ELEGANT BELMOND GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE REDOLENT OF YANGON'S COLONIAL PAST / Yangon, Myanmar
THAI COOKING CLASS AT THE MANDARIN ORIENTAL BANGKOK / Bangkok, Thailand
A MATURED COMEBACK TO MANDARIN ORIENTAL BANGKOK / Bangkok, Thailand
ROSEWOOD HOTEL ABU DHABI A SENSE OF PLACE / Abu Dhabi, UAE
MY PRIVATE PRE-OPENING VIEWING OF THE RITZ PARIS / Paris, France
WHERE SHOULD YOU STAY IN SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE / San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
48 HOURS RE-DISCOVERING HONG KONG FOR SECOND TIME / Hong Kong
FOUR SEASONS WEST LAKE DISTRICT / Hangzhou, China
OUR STAY AT THE NEW ROSEWOOD HOTEL BEIJING / Beijing, China
MY STAY AT THE AMAN SUMMER PALACE / Beijing, China
ST REGIS HOTEL MEXICO CITY / Mexico City, Mexico
THE BRAND NEW LA RESERVE HOTEL & SPA / Paris, France
LA ALCOBAS BOUTIQUE HOTEL / Mexico City, Mexico
EPICURE RESTARURANT AT LE BRISTOL HOTEL / Paris, France
SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE BACCARAT HOTEL NEW YORK / New York, United States
HOTEL SITE-INSPECTIONS IN LONDON / London, England
MAJESTIC HOTEL & SPA BARCELONA / Barcelona, Spain
HOTEL RITZ BY BELMOND TRUE DEFINITION OF LUXURY / Madrid, Spain
HOTEL AFTERNOON TEA LONDON / London, England
OBSESSED WITH THE NORMAN TEL AVIV / Tel Aviv, Israel
24 HOURS AT THE DEAD SEA / Ein Bokek Dead Sea Resort, Israel
CASTLE HOTELS & SPA / Tarrytown, New York
LE BRISTOL HOTEL PARIS - I AM IN LOVE.!!! / Paris, France
MY VISIT, REVIEW & LUNCH AT THE BRAND NEW PARK HYATT NEW YORK / New York, United States
LE RESTAURANT AT L'HOTEL IN SAINT GERMAIN DES PRES / Paris, France
HOTELS AROUND THE WORLD I'VE CHECKED IN LAST ? ST JAMES HOTEL BY RELAIS & CHATEAUX
Paris, France
LUTETIA HOTEL
St. Germain, Paris, France
HOTEL DE CRILLON BY ROSEWOOD HOTELS
Place Vendome, Paris, France
RITZ PARIS
Place Vendome, Paris, France
LE BRISTOL PAR
Paris, France
LA RESERVE HOTEL & SPA PARIS
Paris, France
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