In addition to regular stories on all things that make the Southwest shine, each month The Best of the Southwest takes readers on a journey outside our beautiful region, in a column we call Field Trip Friday. Today’s Field Trip Friday highlights Chase Travel’s “26 Trips to Take in 2026.” Take a look at some of […]
The Monarch San Antonio™, a $185 million luxury hotel more than a decade in the making, will open March 3, 2026, and guests can now book stays beginning in mid-April, a key milestone for the 17-story property rising within downtown’s newly reimagined Hemisfair District. Need more? Read more: Why you’ll fall in love with El […]
Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel, operated by Pacifica Hotels, the largest owner and operator of boutique hotels along the Pacific Coast, is now open as Newport Beach’s newest boutique retreat, anchoring the Balboa Peninsula’s modern revival. Once a 1960s surf motel, the 25-room hideaway has been reimagined to blend mid-century nostalgia with contemporary California design. As part […]