THE BRUCE HOTEL, STRATFORD, ONTARIO
The Bruce Hotel in Stratford, Ont., is a CAA/AAA Five Diamond boutique hotel on six and a half acres of gardens, a short stroll from the Festival Theatre. Owner Jennifer Birmingham wants guests to come for the food as well as the theatre, and much of the hotel is built around that idea.
Whispering Springs Wilderness Retreat: In a Class of Its Own
Photo by Janet Carr By Janet Carr and Julius Melnitzer | September 28, 2026 As many Canadians will attest, camping is a rite of passage — something we’ve been exposed to at least once in our lives, to varying degrees of satisfaction. Enter glamping, a portmanteau of “glamorous” and “camping” that entered the Oxford English […]
THE MANNER, NYC — GREAT PLACE, GREAT PEOPLE, IMPERFECT SYSTEMS
By Janet Carr & Julius Melnitzer | August 26, 2026 In 2001, 60 Thompson, a boutique hotel that made its name on design and the downtown nightlife it drew, helped pioneer luxury boutique hotels in New York City’s SoHo neighbourhood. Standard International gutted the building and reopened it in 2024 as The Manner, at 58 […]