Florida
The Alfond Inn At Rollins Is A Hotel Designed For Art & Philanthropy
By Everett Potter It’s not a stretch to say that The Alfond Inn at Rollins, a boutique hotel in the heart of historic Winter Park, Florida, is unlike any other hotel in the country. Currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, the property unveiled a $36 million expansion last week, including a
The Glories and Grandeur of America’s Oldest City: St. Augustine
By Ruth J. Katz Botox is on my mind. I imbibed the “magical” waters at the celebrated Ponce de Leon Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park. But, sadly, I did not get the “as-advertised” (OK, to be honest, the “as-hoped-for”) miraculous facial transformation that I thought this elixir was guaranteed to
Appetite for Adventure
How two years in China changed my tastebuds and outlook on my hometown Story & photos by Kirsten Harrington From crunchy fried frog and lip-tingling mapo tofu to flakey donkey meat sandwiches and durian ice cream, living in China was a non-stop culinary adventure. For two years I challenged my
The Alfond Inn at Rollins: Where Art and Hospitality Meet
A Conversation about The Alfond Inn at Rollins and the Rollins Museum of Art The Alfond Inn at Rollins, the award-winning property in Winter Park, is celebrated as a groundbreaking and unique art hotel. Does that make it a hotel with art? Or a museum with rooms? It clearly
The Ray Introduces Luxury To Delray Beach
By Everett Potter One of the long-time anomalies of Florida’s East Coast is Delray Beach. The city, which boasts a terrific stretch of sandy beach on the Atlantic Ocean and has a prime location on the Intracoastal Waterway, was a sleepy outlier for years. It was a place you drove
Florida Keys Reopening To Tourism On June 1
By Larry Olmsted The travel industry is slowly starting to show signs of life and is reopening, piece by piece all around the world, including America’s beloved National Parks, which will be this summer’s hottest road trip destinations. But when I saw that the Florida Keys were reopening, it
The Ben: West Palm Beach Gets Its First Waterfront Luxury Hotel
By Everett Potter West Palm Beach has long played second fiddle to its far more glamorous sister, Palm Beach, on the other side of the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida. The divide was clear: the wealthy came to stay and play in Palm Beach, while those who weren’t quite so well
America’s Best Private Island Resort Is Back And Better Than Ever
By Larry Olmsted An unusually destructive hurricane – even for the worst possible Category 5 – 2017’s Irma was considered the most powerful storm ever for the open Atlantic region and the worst to hit the U.S. since Katrina twelve years earlier. In addition to catastrophic destruction across the
