A 30-minute helicopter ride from Belize City is the newly opened Gladden Private Island, a 3,000-square-foot refuge offering 100 percent privacy for one couple.
There is no shortage of luxurious retreats located in significant birding spots across the globe. Here are 13 exceptional hotels for bird-watching.
Of all the Hideaway Report articles we published this year, readers found these 10 -- about Italy, Morocco, Japan and more -- to be their favorites.
A nine-casita eco-retreat off the coast of Panama is set to open in January 2019. It lies in the untouched Islas Secas archipelago.
The Hideaway Report's art director recently spent four days at Hotel Punta Islita on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. Here are highlights from her trip.
One of the great pleasures of travel is experiencing -- and embracing -- those unplanned moments. Here are eight memories I'll treasure most.
Yoga is always a spiritual experience, but when nature sends you a message during it -- in the form of a rainbow -- you take heed.
Ron Centenario is the most important rum in Costa Rica. Unfortunately, it is still relatively unknown and difficult to get in the United States.
Nicaragua is blessed with beautiful, unspoiled landscapes and well-preserved colonial cities. It also boasts a splendid new luxury hotel.
The March 2018 Hideaway Report follows Andrew Harper's travels to Nicaragua, where our editors found two new hotels -- one in the country, one in the city.
For the March 2018 Hideaway Report, Andrew Harper discovers Hacienda AltaGracia, a luxurious mountainside retreat set on 865 acres of gardens and rainforest.
In the March Hideaway Report, we cover the impressive new properties we found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. We also paid a visit to Barcelona.
Our digital editor just returned from Costa Rica, where she discovered the bliss of open-air jungle bungalows and that "pura vida" vibe.
Travel advisor Bridget Kapinus recently returned from five days in unspoiled Nicaragua, where she stayed at the Jicaro Island Ecolodge, on Lake Nicaragua.
Few tourists head to Belize specifically for the food, but that doesn’t mean the country is a gastronomic backwater.
I have traveled to Belize regularly over the past three decades. During that period, a number of hotels and resorts have become established favorites.
I’ve yet to visit a Central American country in which I found the local rum to be disappointing. Belizean distilleries make some rums as well.
The famous Hol Chan Marine Reserve, south of San Pedro, can become crowded during high season, so we snorkeled the waters farther north at Mexico Rocks.
With a population of just 350,000, Belize has done an outstanding job of protecting its environmental and historical riches.
With a population of just 350,000, Belize has done an outstanding job of protecting its environmental and historical riches.
Imagine charming cobbled streets, ornate baroque churches and atmospheric palaces, and more often than not it’s Europe that comes to mind.
Like Antigua, Granada suffered its share of calamities over the centuries, but in this case, they were mostly man-made.
For two centuries, Antigua served as the capital of the Spanish colony of Guatemala, which ranged from southern Mexico to the northern border of Panama.
The exquisite Jicaro Island Ecolodge is situated just 15 minutes by motorboat from the vibrant colonial city of Granada.
It's almost always possible to find last-minute space somewhere, but why compromise?
Located in the highlands of Chiriqui province,300 miles west of Panama City, the Panamonte was founded in 1914 by a retired railroad conductor, Joseph Wright of Texas. The original six-room hotel played host to Teddy Roosevelt, Charles Lindbergh and the polar explorer Admiral Richard Byrd, who came here to finish his memoirs. A Swedish couple bought “Pop Wright’s hotel” in 1946, and it has been in the family since.
A visit here will confirm the most optimistic of expectations— Costa Rica has a stable government and tourism infrastructure, a friendly populace and a tropical landscape teeming with exotic wildlife.
Now through December 24: Ambling through a festive Christmas market while sipping a mug of piping hot Glühwein is one of the great joys of the season. Typ
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