Virtuoso Travel Advisor - Julia Kostina - Luxury Travel Advisor

Florence, town to love.

Authentic Luxury, Florence, Italy, Luxury TravelMarch 31, 2024787Views 0Likes 0Comments

I don't know any other city in the world as easily lovable as Firenze. I was visiting, long and short, I was passing by number of times, I was even living there for months, and it was never ever enough. The beauty of Florence is overwhelmingly perfect but never boring, and between me and I,…

Palazzo Fiuggi. How to live longer and healthier.

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, SPA hotelsMarch 29, 2024817Views 1Like 0Comments

My first visit to this part of Roman countryside, and so much to discover. Palazzo Fiuggi was in my travel plans for a while, and the moment came - I really needed to reload, and I had couple of days before joining SINA hotels celebration in Rome. Well, my lifestyle is not super healthy do…

Rome, the city of many layers

Italy, Luxury Travel, Unique experienceMarch 29, 2024795Views 0Likes 0Comments

I never could embrace this eternal city tight enough to say "it is mine! I learned it!". But somehow I'm part of it so easily. From my landing to Fiumicino and so on. From passing via Condotti and being called by very familiar voice: Juuuuuliaaa!!! Just to see Anna Maria Coli and Lina Bartelli running…

Different Morocco – Taghazout Bay.

Authentic Luxury, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, Mindset, Morocco, Unique experienceFebruary 28, 2024878Views 0Likes 0Comments

I've been to Morocco quite few times, always discovering something new and exceptionally amazing for myself and my clients. Discovery of Taghazout Bay was totally unexpected: I came for travel conference in Marrakech, and I was about to stay in Marrakech and around, but brutal earthquake leaded to conference cancellation, flights to get off the…

Speaking Puglia – Naturalis Bio Resort

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Puglia, Unique experienceFebruary 18, 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I met Domenico Scordari and his wife Marinella, the owners of Naturalis, long before I finally made my way to Salento and experienced the resort myself. From the first conversation I knew I want to come and see: been in luxury travel business for a while, I learned that every unique hotel has a passionate…

Speaking Puglia – Masseria Palombara

Authentic Luxury, Gourmet dining, Italy, Luxury Travel, Puglia, Unique experienceFebruary 15, 2024830Views 0Likes 0Comments

Puglia swiftly becomes popular and gets to luxury travel map. Which is good and bad. Good that infrastructure of this picturesque land develops for the taste of luxury traveller and adopts to refine taste of jet setters promptly (well, prices included). Bad that authenticity not always preserved - so easy to slip off to be…

Speaking Puglia – Canne Bianche Lifestyle Hotel

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, PugliaFebruary 14, 2024847Views 0Likes 0Comments

Very pleasant discovery for those who look for waterfront accommodation in Puglia. Surprisingly, it is very rare to find place in the region which would be luxury yet waterfront. Luxury travel came to Puglia rather recently, and most of luxury hotels are based on private estates which are country side properties. Unlike Amalfi Coast, Puglia…

St.Regis Punta Mita re-opening

Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, News, luxury hotels, Special offersFebruary 13, 2024798Views 0Likes 0Comments

I'm excited to share the re-opening of St. Regis Punta Mita after a $45 million dollar renovation. Celebration specials: Complimentary 4th night for Casita Guestrooms Complimentary 3rd night for Villas, Suites, Junior Suites Includes: welcome amenity, $100 resort credit, early check-in, late check-out if available, St Regis Butler service, complimentary roll-away (value of…

Speaking Puglia… so much to say!

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, PugliaFebruary 13, 2024879Views 0Likes 0Comments

Puglia, Apulia, heel of the boot, relatively new destination for luxury travellers which is already developed enough for being considered luxury, yet untouched enough to be still authentic. Right time to go and explore. Honestly, I don't even know where to start. So lets start from the most well known North and slowly move to…

Where to stay in Istanbul, Chapter 4, The Peninsula Hotel

Authentic Luxury, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, TurkeyJanuary 30, 2024850Views 0Likes 0Comments

And now my favourite so far, The Peninsula Istanbul. Why favourite? The reasons are many. First of all, unique location which combines all the advantages of being on the shore of majestic Bosphorus, yet walking distance to many attractions. The modern name of the area is Karaköy, but there is also historical name Galata…

Luxury hotels of Istanbul – where to stay? Chapter 3, Bosphorus, Arnavutköy.

Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, TurkeyJanuary 29, 2024872Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus - one more luxury address in Istanbul to be considered. Modern, slick, elegant as you expect from Mandarin Oriental brand. Mandarin Oriental BosphorusThings to consider about location of Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus: if your check in comes to weekend evening, expect lots of traffic to arrive - I've spent almost hour pushing…

Luxury hotels of Istanbul – where to stay? Chapter 2, Bosphorus.

Authentic Luxury, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, TurkeyJanuary 25, 2024901Views 0Likes 0Comments

No doubts, bank of Bosphorus provides sublime hotel setting. Bosphorus waters are always alive, day or night, with numerous boats of any possible type and size browsing its smooth surface in all directions, majestic palaces and mosques framing the scene from both sides, European and Asian. Our first stop, Four Seasons Bosphorus. …