Guides & Reviews

Grand Cayman: The Caribbean island I keep returning to

Where to stay, eat, swim, and slow down on an island that’s worth visiting more than once

Jun 3 • Tori Simokov

A hotel that has spent two hundred years taking care of people

Newly single in one of the most romantic places on earth, I left the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria changed

May 13 • Tori Simokov

If you're building a trip around a hotel, you might as well do it right

I plan entire trips around hotels—here's how I make sure they actually give something back

Apr 29 • Tori Simokov

How to actually do Kyoto

Where to stay, eat, drink, and wander in one of the world's most beautiful cities (without trying to do it all)

Apr 8 • Tori Simokov

48 Hours at two of Los Angeles' most legendary addresses

Full reviews of both Dorchester Collection properties in Los Angeles, with my take on what advisor-led travel gets you

Apr 1 • Tori Simokov

Montreal: The underrated city that feels like Europe without the jet lag

Where to stay, eat, shop, and linger in the most charming city just 45 minutes from New York

Mar 18 • Tori Simokov

A new manner of loving myself

A sexy SoHo hotel, shrimp cocktail in bed, and celebrating Valentine’s Day in my own company

Feb 13 • Tori Simokov

Out of 15 hotel stays this year, these are the five I'd plan a return trip around

How I booked them, who they're best for, and the details that I'd return for again and again

Dec 31, 2025 • Tori Simokov

Boston is my new favorite winter weekend

An easy getaway and a design-forward hotel that turns Boston into the perfect cold-weather escape

Dec 8, 2025 • Tori Simokov

I was flown out to stay with one of my favorite hotel brands

From the window seat to the welcome gift, it felt like a love letter to everything I care about in travel

Oct 27, 2025 • Tori Simokov

A love letter to Amsterdam (and everything I did, ate, and wore there)

A design-forward city guide to my most unexpected favorite: where I stayed, shopped, wandered, and dined

Oct 22, 2025 • Tori Simokov

Tokyo: the city that changed how I travel

How our honeymoon went off-script in Tokyo, plus my full city guide with where to stay, eat, and shop

Aug 20, 2025 • Tori Simokov

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