June 2008 Table of Contents | Travel + Leisure

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Photographs (clockwise from top): Courtesy of Qualia, Courtesy of Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Coliena Rentmeester.

June’s Best Deals

+ 21 deals in the U.S. and Canada
+ 7 deals in the Caribbean, Bermuda & the Bahamas
+ 5 deals in Mexico, Central & South America
+ 7 deals in Europe
+ 6 deals in Asia
+ 3 deals in Africa & the Middle East
+ 1 deal in Australia
= 50 Exclusive Hotel Deals

Departments

Letters
Editor’s Note
Embracing your home on the road
Ask T+L
My Favorite Place: Alain Ducasse
The star chef behind Adour and Benoit in New York City returns to Biarritz, where he got his start.
Smart Traveler
How to avoid hidden hotel charges
Strategies
Best new budget hotels

Stylish Traveler

Keys to the Carlyle slideshow
A peek inside New York's exclusive address—and what to bring to dress the part.
Spotlight
Christian Louboutin, Shoe Designer
Icon: Hotel-Chic Pajamas
Looking for an overnight upgrade? Slip into a set of Frette pajamas.
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Vote for America’s Favorite Cities
Share your opinion on 25 great U.S. cities, from dining to people-watching, and enter to win the trip of a lifetime!
It List 2008: The World’s Best New Hotels slideshow
T+L’s editors’ picks of the hottest new places to stay.
Web-Exclusive
10 Best Cruises for Families slideshow
A cruise-lover’s guide to the latest family programs, hottest onboard features, insider ship tips, and summer cruise deals.
Web-Exclusive
Great American Beaches slideshow
The best U.S. beaches—from tranquil to clubby, and from terrestrial marvels to watery wonders.
Web-Exclusive
World’s Best Treehouse Hotels slideshow
Ten lofty adventures, from beautiful beachfronts to remote rainforests.
Web-Exclusive
Top Spots for Cheap Luxury Hotels slideshow
Five-star oceanfront rooms for $129 a night? Luxury Hawaii for $79 a night? These can be yours with a secondhand timeshare (yes, timeshare).
World's Best Service
Uncovering the best hotels, airlines, outfitters, cruise lines, and spas for service.
T+L City Guides slideshow
Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis
California Hotels: Casual Elegance
The Golden State is home to some of the most blissfully laid-back hotels in the country. T+L checks out six properties that deliver effortless hospitality, the intimacy of bungalows, and the lure of wide-open spaces.
Hotel Paradise: Five Writers’ Stories
Travelers’ tales from Gary Shteyngart, Guy Trebay, Marie Brenner, Mark Leyner, and Daphne Merkin.
Luxury Hotel Housekeeper For a Day
How does a renowned hotel in New York City maintain its stratospheric level of service? Patricia Marx walks a mile in housekeeping’s Hush Puppies to find out.

T+L Journal

Robert De Niro’s New Hotel
Robert De Niro's new hotel in NYC’s Tribeca—the Greenwich.
Hotels’ New Custom Scents
Hotels everywhere are using the subliminal power of scent.
Hidden Paris Design Hotel
Christopher Petkanas goes off the beaten path in Paris to check out a pint-size hotel with outsize design.
Driving Portugal’s Wine Country
Shane Mitchell winds her way through the sunbaked countryside of Portugal's Douro Valley, one manor house at a time.
Reinventing the Ritz-Carlton
Forget everything you think you know about the luxury hotel group; it’s all about to change.
My Days at Saigon’s Hotel Continental
Six months at Saigon’s most famous hotel.

Insider

Affordable Argentina
Intimate, design-driven hotelitos are opening throughout Buenos Aires. We’ve uncovered four neighborhood favorites that deliver style without sacrificing value.
St. Bart’s: A Timeline
How this speck of volcanic rock has become the ne plus ultra of Caribbean glamour.
Discovering New Orleans’ Victorian Lounge
At the Columns Hotel, the Victorian Lounge serves up mixed drinks (and company) in the Garden District.
Going Chic in Washington, D.C.
Change has come to the capital thanks to a handful of chic new hotels, shops, and bars.
Trend: Innovative Hotel Amenities
Around the world, hotels are introducing a host of ways to make travelers feel right at home.
Day in the Life: Managing the Peninsula Hong Kong
What does it take to run one of Asia’s top hotels? T+L tags along with Rainy Chan, general manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong.