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At least for us at Oyster.com, summer is the season of travel. To be fair, we consider all four seasons primed for getting away, but the warmer months — with schools on break and summer Fridays in the office — often allow for easier escapes. Each new season in every new year brings us a…
What do you picture when you hear “bed-and-breakfast”? Cozy sitting rooms with fireplaces, garden grounds, four-poster beds, and floral bedspreads, right? Us, too. The term is defined in the dictionary as “a guest house or small hotel offering sleeping accommodations and a morning meal,” so it makes sense that an image of a quintessential New…
Winter is coming. While we all (or most of us) enjoy the first snowfall and twinkling holiday lights of the season, after sloshing in snow and donning our puffy jacket for a couple of months, we’re over it — and ready for summer weather. If you’re like us and need a mid-winter, post-holiday break to…
The beauty of reading a good book is that it transports you to a whole different world — without ever costing you a penny. Whether James Joyce guides you through Dublin or Hemingway fixes you a drink from his home in Key West, literature opens pathways to other dimensions that never require a passport. But…
Are you hitting the road for a stateside vacation this summer? Tons of US travelers are (well, millions at least) and we got the scoop on which states are the most popular. We knew some would definitely make the top five spots, but we were a little surprised by #5…
Photo Credit: Nick Kenrick For the first time in decades, U.S. citizens can (legally) vacation in Cuba. JetBlue just announced that it will be offering weekly roundtrip service to the island nation from New York’s JFK beginning in July — perfect timing for a summer getaway, in our opinion. And Obama also approved ferry service…
When Oyster.com employees tell people what they do for a living — travel the world, take stunning photos, review all kinds of hotel properties, write wanderlust-inducing blog posts, continually improve the website so fans get a great experience whether on mobile, tablet, or desktop, and so much more — it can often stir up some…
This post comes from our partners at Travel + Leisure. Here’s one way to ensure a bar will be haunted: open it in a former morgue. That’s the case with Captain Tony’s Saloon in Key West, FL, also a former speakeasy, where you may find yourself sipping gin and tonic next to a grave—or a…
Don’t get us wrong, we love a good mega-resort just as much as the next person. But sometimes the large crowds, all-you-can-eat buffets, and 24-hour casinos make for an overwhelming stay. When we seek quieter, more intimate getaways, we head to these cottages, inns, and bed-and-breakfasts for some R&R. Hidden Pond, Maine
This post originally appeared on Yahoo! Travel. People have long questioned the whole “the bigger, the better” theory. Most have concluded that it really depends on the circumstances, and we’d have to concur. After all, in our area of expertise (hotels, of course), sometimes a megaresort — packed with activities, restaurants, and enough rooms to…
