Away: September 2024’s Trending Hotels and Restaurants

Gracianna Winery

6914 Westside Road, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California

Gracianna Winery is the official wine of being grateful. Gracianna symbolizes everyday gratitude and graciousness in entertaining because of their belief that successfully hosting a special meal with friends and family is an everlasting circle that fills all our lives.

The Amador Family of Sonoma County are the owners of the resilient award-winning Gracianna Winery, a “fruit-first” winery. Home of the most-lauded pinot noir in America. The family is committed to the care and devotion that goes into crafting and detailing each bottle of wine.

Palihotel San Diego

830 Sixth Ave, San Diego, California

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Palisociety reimagined the historic Hotel St. James, originally built in 1912, into Palihotel San Diego, a vibrant and bustling mainstay located in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. Featuring 122 guest rooms, Palihotel San Diego brings a youthful, design-centric offering to San Diego’s hotel landscape, showcasing a preppy, nautical-inspired charm, a new restaurant, and a guest-exclusive roof deck offering drinks, light bites, and the best views of the city.
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Le Fumoir

6, rue de l’Amiral de Coligny, Paris

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Located just steps from the Louvre, this chic restaurant and bar attracts a clientele of laid-back Parisians and visitors from around the world. Book a table in the back library and enjoy Scandinavian-influenced cuisine. Whether you’re in the mood for a fresh juice or a cocktail, you’re in luck. There’s also an impressive wine selection and the collection is deeply personal; the owner stocks wines from makers with whom he has a personal relationship and from wineries whose stories resonate with him, such as Cos d’Estournel.
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Due Torri Hotel

Piazza S. Anastasia, 4, 37121, Verona, Italy

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Housed in a 14th Century palace, the Due Torri is a true grand dame property and a member of the Leading Hotels of the World. A stay in one of the impeccably decorated 89 rooms and suites puts you in the center of Verona, next to the Italian Gothic Basilica of Saint Anastasia and a short walk to Piazza delle Erbe and the Arena di Verona. Be sure to take in the sunset with a spritz at the rooftop bar, which offers panoramic views of the city.
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Ladera St. Lucia

Soufriere, LC09 101, Saint Lucia

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Once part of the Rabot Estate, one of Soufrière’s oldest and most famous cocoa plantations, Ladera is St. Lucia’s most unique and luxurious resort and the only resort situated on a UNESCO World Heritage site. The setting—on a volcano ridgeline 1,000 feet above the deep, blue Caribbean Sea—is breathtaking, offering stunning views of the Pitons. The eco-friendly property offers 37 suites, each individually decorated and featuring a private plunge pool.
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