Virtuoso Travel Advisor - Julia Kostina - Luxury Travel Advisor

Fairmont Gold – you deserve it!

Canada, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, News, luxury hotelsApril 6, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Fairmont Royal York Toronto is a landmark hotel in downtown of the Canadian New York, but some may remember it getting a bit dated. Recent renovation changed the game. Its public areas, Reign restaurant and bars are trendy as never, equally requested by travellers and locals, and as young generation would say, absolutely instagram-worthy. …

Live like Borghese

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, RomeApril 4, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

magine unimaginable: possibility to stay at noble private mansion, part of Palazzo Borghese in the very heart of Roma, and to have all this opulence and grandeur as your home for a night or two. The spaces and smashingly splendid, while meticulous refurbishment added some contemporary touches and all modern comfort, making it home but…

Hotel Bulgari Roma, another Bulgari gem

Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, Mindset, RomeApril 2, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I may not be the biggest fan possible of modern design, but Bulgari hotels stay apart from those which can be considered too cold, too slick, too plain. Well, anything but plain with all these meticulously chosen details, materials, colours, and details again. Bulgari hotels, all I was staying at, are pure delight for all…

Brunello Cucinelli. Sometimes you meet your hero.

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Travel, Umbria, Unique experienceApril 1, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Sometimes I think (and I guess I'm about right) that there is no other profession in the world which would offer as many possibilities to meet extraordinary people as travel related profession. When I say "extraordinary", I don't exactly mean famous or noble people even I was lucky to encounter few. I mean... simply amazing…

Florence, town to love.

Authentic Luxury, Florence, Italy, Luxury TravelMarch 31, 20242KViews 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, 20242KViews 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, 20242KViews 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, 20242KViews 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, 20242KViews 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, 20242KViews 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, 20242KViews 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, 20242KViews 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…