Eight Indulgences: December 13

My Portugal hotel list, a 2-week Sicilian mostly island itinerary, where to stay in Biarritz, predicting the next Italian "it" hotels and four other indulgences

What’s ahead: 96 hotels on my Portugal list; the way to never worry about luggage when traveling again; a 2-week Sicilian slow travel itinerary with most time spent on islands; a secret resource for discovering historic Italian hotels; a spotlight on Biarritz and where to stay; predicting the next wave of “it” hotels in Italy; where I’d stay in Bangkok, Tokyo and Seoul; 3 hotels under $500 (Hungary, Kyoto, Tangier).

The Portugal hotel list

99 hotels are on my Portugal list. 48 of them are on my “actively trying to stay as soon as possible” list. Highly curated! Only the special of the special. Spanning the country, top to bottom. From under $100/night to over $1k/night. Minimalist to maximalist. Historic and modern. Farmhouse and luxury resort. Wine resorts, surf hotels. You name it, you good people with good taste. Reminder that this is always available to paid subscribers in the archive! You may not be planning a Portugal trip now, but hopefully the time will come. On Sunday’s free edition, I’ll share a 2-week itinerary including a few of the hotels that I really can’t wait to experience for myself.