Window shopping #12
Superpremium cabins, a subpar collab, and the wardrobe staple I’m packing on every summer trip
This is Window Shopping, a weekly mini-letter from Window Seat—your stylish scroll through what’s new, noteworthy, and next in the world of travel. Each issue blends timely headlines, personal favorites, and design-forward hotels to keep your wanderlust well-fed.
Palm Heights, my favorite hotel on Grand Cayman, is launching a 23-piece collection with H&M HOME—and I wish I loved it more. The line includes striped cabana towels, teak ceramics, sculptural candleholders, robes, a rattan fan, and more, all launching June 12th. As someone who’s been evangelizing the property since 2022 and counts herself among its biggest fans, I was surprised by how flat this product line feels. Palm Heights has always excelled at chic, under-the-radar collabs that hold their own outside the context of the hotel; each one embodies its singular design language and visual identity. But this? When you strip away the branding and the backdrop, all you’re left with is generic, resort-core homeware. It just looks like stuff, not a story.
Introducing “Superpremium:” Because business class just isn’t bougie enough anymore. Superpremium refers to yet another new airplane cabin that sits above traditional business class but below first, characterized by enhanced privacy, elevated amenities, and a more exclusive experience. Whether or not you’ve heard the name, you’ve likely seen the offerings: Delta One Suites (not to be confused with Delta One1), American Airlines Flagship Suites that are entering service next month, and United Airlines’ newly unveiled Polaris Studio Suites. It’s giving when airlines introduced Comfort Plus just to rebrand a few extra inches of legroom. In short: it’s just marketing—but it works. For airlines, it’s a strategy to attract affluent travelers with a little more luxury (we’re talking perks like caviar service, private suites, and designer pajamas) without the operational inefficiencies of traditional first class (high space-to-passenger ratio, expensive seats that often go unsold, etc). For passengers, it’s a taste of the first class life without the sticker shock. It’s just aspirational air travel repackaged, but if it gets you a tin of caviar and a door on your seat, does the name really matter?
In case you missed it: I shared some preeeetty big news last week. I also shared my favorite (mostly non-traditional) travel tips in honor of my birthday earlier this week—all the things I’ve picked up over a decade of flying that have completely changed the way I travel for the better.
On the wardrobe front, a new-to-me brand I can’t stop wearing: TROVATA. They kindly gifted me a few pieces, and I already know the Blake Shirt is going to be my summer workhorse. Made from 100% cotton voile, it’s unbelievably soft, not at all sheer, and perfectly unfussy (just as good tucked into trousers as it will be thrown over a swimsuit). I also love the cotton twill Finch Pant (has a matching blazer!) and the cotton poplin Carmen Dress in navy. They’ll be the first pieces I pack for vacations this summer.
Castello di Reschio—Umbria, Italy
Set on a 1,000-year-old estate in the rolling hills of Umbria, this restored castle-turned-hotel is on pretty much every hotel person’s bucket list, and for good reason. There’s a bathhouse built into ancient wine cellars, a stable full of Andalusian horses, a restaurant that spills out onto a terrace overlooking the valley, and even a tiny bar hidden inside a former watchtower. Here, you won’t catch the slightest whiff of corporate hospitality. Instead, Reschio greets you by name, slips you handwritten notes, and prioritizes details that are tactile, personal, and analog. It’s the kind of place that embodies luxury versus performing it—with an ease that can’t be faked or franchised.
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Tori Simokov is a Travel Writer and Graphic Designer/Strategist based in New York. To get in touch, email tori@v1projects.com. Want more? Check out Instagram, TikTok, or shop her curated favorites.
Delta One is Delta’s flagship business product with a lie-flat seat and an open-space layout. In 2017, the airline introduced Delta One Suites—a more private, elevated version with sliding doors, high walls, extra storage, and a sleeker, more modern design. If you’re ever booking a business class ticket with Delta, make sure you know the difference!
going to reschio in june, can't wait!
For me it feels like the magic of Palm heights can only exist in Palm heights… “babe we have Palm heights at home” really takes the specialness of it away in a way?