Hilton Capitol Center Baton Rouge

Hilton Capitol Center Baton Rouge by Shannon Hurst Lane

The first time I stepped foot inside what is now the Hilton Capitol Center Baton Rouge, I was a little girl. My mom and I were walking in downtown Baton Rouge when a friend of my dad flagged us down and wanted to show us his newest investment, an old run down building. He was [...]

Celebrity Getaway at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA

The Beverly Hilton is location for manhy red carpet events, including The Golden Globe Awards.

Have you ever wanted to go back in time, to the golden days of old Hollywood, but you didn’t want to sacrifice the luxury of today? This is The Beverly Hilton, an icon that first opened in 1955 and has probably had every celebrity walk through its doors. Today, The Beverly Hilton holds more than 175 [...]

The Real Kellerman’s from Dirty Dancing

Mountain Lake Hotel flickr image by carl_r_grant

I was 13 years old when the movie “Dirty Dancing” starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey was released. My friends and I dreamed of being Baby and dancing a bit dirty with the hotness of Patrick Swayze’s dance instructor character, Johnny Castle. I bought the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack with my allowance and in fact, I [...]

Top New Orleans Event: Tales of the Cocktail

King Room at W New Orleans

Each summer in New Orleans, there’s a cool gathering called Tales of the Cocktail. It is considered the most spirited event of the year, and I have to agree. Many people that live in Louisiana don’t even know about Tales, but mixologists and cocktail writers from all over the world consider this the best event of [...]

Best Hotel in Kota Kinabalu: Le Meridien

Jared and I flew to Kota Kinabalu on the Island of Borneo. We stayed at Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu and barely had time to take a breath before we were scheduled to do a site visit of Shangri La Rasa Ria. I really wanted to see the Orang Utan sanctuary for my website, but all [...]