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Luxe Home Swap Stylish Home Exchange Vacations

Imagine holidaying in a luxurious Tuscan villa, Parisian loft or Hawaiian beach retreat – all for less than a night in a hotel. Well, imagine no more and vacation wherever and whenever you like through Luxe Home Swap, the world’s leading site for stylish home exchange vacations.

Fashionable Paradise: Living in Luxury on the Island of Bali

Bali first emerged onto the tourist scene back in the seventies, when hippies dropped in to indulge in psychedelic trips and frivolous naked bathing. Long before that, a Californian couple setup the first hotel next to Kuta beach in the thirties, which wasn’t much more than a wooden shack, but the few guests that stayed enjoyed the lush surroundings in relative obscurity until the couple shut up shop and moved on.

Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard: L.A.’s ultimate urban retreat

Upon arrival, plush and cozy furnishings in the open, airy, fresh orchid-scented hotel lobby beckoned me sit back and settle in to “vacation mode.” This I did as a team of service-focused staffers checked me in while I freshened up with a provided moist towelette and sipped a complimentary glass ofShirazwine – the welcome amenity I opted for over a cappuccino. This wonderful arrival experience was apropos foreshadowing of the hospitality to follow.

JETSETTER | The Gourmet Travelista

I reached out to The Gourmet Travelista’s Judith Jones for some of her tried and true traveling tips and more! Check out the Q & A below! Be sure to check out her blog, as well.

Caesars Palace Octavius Tower Opulence

This past January 2012, Caesars Palace celebrated the grand opening of its luxurious new Octavius Tower—its sixth hotel tower that brings overall availability at the venerable property up to nearly 4,000 rooms and suites. The tower has already proven to be a high-demand destination, which is understandable given Caesars Palace has long maintained one of the highest regular occupancy rates in Las Vegas even during the recent economic downturn.