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Hey (HAP)pers,

Welcome to this week’s difficulty of Hotel Espresso by HAP.

I’m in New York City, the place the insufferable chilly makes staying inside really feel obligatory. Luckily, a group retreat in Palm Springs is across the nook—and I’m already daydreaming about sunshine.

Being cooped up has one upside: a number of studying. As a media founder (and unapologetic media junkie), I’m typically requested what I really learn, so I’ve rounded up my go-to journey magazines, media manufacturers, and Substacks price your time. I’ve additionally shared my favourite SECRET Cabo boutique motels—the anti–mega-resort, anything-but-basic sort.

Happy studying!

– Brandon Berkson, Hotels Above Par CEO & Editor-in-Chief

• The Stanza – Where hospitality meets excessive style by an investor’s lens.

• Italy Segreta – Part love letter, half subject information to Italy’s most magnetic corners. This digital-and-print hybrid doesn’t simply advocate eating places—it decodes areas with the intimacy of a neighborhood and the discernment of a collector.

• Issimo – Pellicano Hotels’ rigorously curated on-line boutique and Italy-focused digital journal. Their on-line retailer options a variety of things designed and manufactured in Italy.

• The Other HAFH – Sanchita LaExtra’s sharp-eyed Substack on motels, design, and the human situation. Her latest piece, “Is Beige Luxury Losing Its Grip?” cuts by the sameness plaguing luxurious hospitality with surgical precision.

• Monocle – My north star publication. Beyond their incisive international affairs protection, their journey part champions a selected breed of place: architecturally sincere motels, meticulously crafted itineraries, areas the place type follows perform with out sacrificing soul.

• Design Hotels’ Journal – Each characteristic peels again the layers of a property throughout the design-driven boutique resort assortment’s conception—the architects’ intentions, the supplies’ origins, the philosophy that binds all of it collectively.

• The Liber – Sybaritic storytelling for the discerning set. From Prada’s newest retail temple to Nobu’s latest handle, founder Daniel Wickstone chronicles luxurious’s evolution whereas constructing a neighborhood of high-net-worth aesthetes who worth substance alongside sheen.

• Opulist – A visible search engine for the world’s most aesthetically-driven areas.

• Happy Hoteling – A Substack for resort obsessives (like all of us at HAP).

Happy studying!

– Brandon Berkson, Hotels Above Par CEO & Editor-in-Chief

• What is one media model, journal, or Substack, not listed right here, that you just suppose I ought to try?

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They say Cabo and its environs are for the fundamental traveler, however I’m not shopping for it. The Cabo-proximate motels under stand in direct opposition to the mega-resorts which have come to outline this Mexican vacation spot. These 4 under-the-radar properties show there’s one other aspect to Cabo totally, one which may simply upend every part you assumed about it. ⬇️

Nest Baja’s privileged perch on the southern tip of Baja California Sur’s largely untrodden East Cape instantly units it aside. The 10-key property’s seamless indoor-outdoor structure channels the encompassing desert-scape by a restrained palette of whites, sandstone, obsidian, and sage, layered with handcrafted woven blankets, ceramics, and carved wood accents. Sunken sofas are amongst my favourite design knacks right here. Oceanfront Cottages characteristic sea-facing terraces, personal plunge swimming pools, and devoted stargazing nooks. Wellness seekers will discover deep rest within the Temazcal ceremony and thoughtfully executed in-room spa therapies.

La Valise Los Cabos is a part of Namron Hospitality’s La Valise assortment, a boutique portfolio spanning our southern neighbor, from Mazunte to Mexico City. The method alone indicators you’ve left Cabo’s acquainted terrain behind: a dusty filth street cuts by open desert, flanked by cacti and limitless sky—disorienting in one of the simplest ways. Long earlier than Namron’s stewardship, the property started as a ardour venture amongst American buddies who constructed seven freestanding casas and ran them as an intimate B&B. That spirit endures in the present day, with every residence deliberately spaced throughout desert gardens and stone terraces that cascade towards the Sea of Cortez, guaranteeing uncommon privateness on the sting of the East Cape. The structure weaves Mexican hacienda roots with Mediterranean restraint—thick partitions, arched passages, sun-bleached surfaces—making a setting that feels each grounded and transportive.

Acre Resort encompasses a assortment of romantic wood treehouses perched excessive among the many palms. The property additionally encompasses an natural farm, a destination-worthy restaurant, and a mezcal bar with a powerful lineup. Clusters of palm canopies guarantee privateness up within the timber. While the desert-fringing resort sits a brief drive from the seashore, the paradisal pool, nurturing gardens, and proximity to Flora Farms make it simple to overlook the shoreline—particularly if getting sandy isn’t your precedence.

Amet Nature Retreat is a six-key retreat I solely discovered about a few weeks in the past—a shock, contemplating how obsessively I analysis stays for a dwelling. This inland sanctuary unfolds alongside a chilled lagoon, tucked into the desert close to the rugged city of Santiago. It’s technically not Cabo, however shut sufficient to the airport to warrant inclusion right here. Waterfall treks, yoga classes, cacao ceremonies, bungalow lodging, and unfussy tented suites outline the expertise at this under-the-radar retreat.

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