FAVORITE 10 HOTELS TO DATE

-HOTEL VALSABBION (Pula, Croatia)

Boutique hotel with beautiful American at reception and the best restaurant in Croatia

http://www.valsabbion.hr/?lang=en

-HOTEL PULITZER (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Location, location, location

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=100

-HOTEL KAMP (Helsinki, Finland)

Terrific location/Lonely Planet library in the lobby/world-class Japanese restaurant/staff that knew me by name/rubber ducky in the bathroom

http://www.hotelkamp.com/

-MANDARIN ORIENTAL (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Unrequested birthday cake provided for Yasmin/free bikes to roam the grounds/perfectly over-the-top

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/chiangmai/

-WESTIN LANGKAWI RESORT & SPA (Langkawi Island, Malaysia)

Didn't leave the resort during my visit to the island/"DO NOT FEED THE MONKEYS" sign on my deck

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=283

-CHIMES SPA RETREAT (Denmark, Australia)

Daily free fresh baked brownies and port in reception/beautiful views/teddy bear dressed differently each day in the room

http://www.chimes.com.au/

-LE MERIDIEN (Ile des Pins, New Caledonia)

Steps leading from the backdeck into the sea/Hermes bath products/VERY "French"

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1841

-LE PARC HOTEL (Quito, Ecuador)

Felt like being in South Beach and they let me use a laptop for about 12 straight hours

http://www.leparc.com.ec/leparc3/

-HOSTAL LAS OLAS (Copacabana, Bolivia)

Amazing lake views in bi-level loft

http://www.hostallasolas.com/

-THE BACKPACK (Cape Town, South Africa)

Eve, the coolest bartender in the world/great bbq

http://www.backpackers.co.za/