Hideaway Report

March 1, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Installation at LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans - Michael Smith .article-cta-top New Orleans is not a city synonymous with contemporary art. Nevertheless, it has numerous world-class museums and galleries. And an hour or two of quiet contemplation can make a refreshing change from rich food and live jazz. The selection below offers something for everyone.

March 1, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Bar Marilou, accessed via a “secret” door from the lobby of Maison de la Luz, New Orleans - Stephen Kent Johnson .article-cta-top Just as New Orleans weathered the assaults of Hurricane Ida in 2021 and Katrina in 2005, the pandemic hasn’t put a damper on the city’s indomitable spirit.

February 22, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Auberge Saint-Antoine, with its orange-brick exterior and green-copper mansard roof, faces Place des Canotiers, a St. Lawrence riverfront park, Québec City - Francis Fontaine .article-cta-top Founded in the 17th century and terraced down the side of a promontory overlooking the St. Lawrence River, Québec City, the province’s picturesque capital, is the oldest metropolis in Canada.

February 18, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Raffles London at The OWO is located in the former Old War Office on Whitehall - Grain London Ltd .article-cta-top Several Asian hotel companies have now become firmly established in Europe, and the trend looks set to continue with the opening later this year of Raffles London at The OWO. The Old War Office stands on Whitehall in London, just a short walk from 10 Downing Street and Parliament Square.

February 15, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Cider tasting, Domaine Cartier-Potelle, Québec .article-cta-top One of the best-known products from Québec is ice wine, a dessert wine that took off in the early 1970s. Certain apple orchardists now offer cidre de glace, a cider equivalent.

February 15, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Dock seating, Ripplecove Hotel & Spa, Ayers Cliff, Québec - Andrew Harper editor .article-cta-top The Cantons de l’Est, also known as the Eastern Townships, is a region of rolling hills and flat countryside peppered with apple orchards, vineyards and lakes. Bordering Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, the region was settled in the late 1780s by United Empire Loyalists fleeing the United States after the American Revolution.

February 8, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Top Shell Bar, The Banks Fish House, Boston - Matt Kisiday .article-cta-top Boston has no shortage of seafood restaurants, but many of them are relatively simple, offering oysters, clam chowder, lobster rolls and other staples of the New England kitchen. On our recent trip, we dined at two places that aspire to a more elevated standard.

February 8, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Roof, XV Beacon Hotel, Boston .article-cta-top Two of Boston’s classic grand hotels, The Newbury and The Langham, have been completely reinvented. We checked in to make an assessment. During our visit, we also discovered a new boutique property, The Whitney, which now provides some competition for our longtime Boston member favorite, XV Beacon Hotel.

February 8, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Inn at Hastings Park, Lexington - Andrew Harper editor .article-cta-top It is less than 15 miles from the Boston Public Garden to the colonial town of Lexington, a brief journey that takes you from the bustling heart of the city to a tranquil setting of green spaces, white steeples and clapboard houses. Although not at the geographical center of New England, Lexington is its spiritual heartland.

February 4, 2022 By Andrew Harper Editor Facebook Twitter Above: Robert Frost Suite, Poetry Inn, Napa, California - Michael Hospelt .article-cta-top Set amid Cliff Lede’s Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, Poetry Inn has long been a particular favorite of Andrew Harper members. Designed by leading Napa architect Howard Backen, the hilltop hideaway provides privacy and tranquility, as well as spectacular views of the valley below.