Travel Journal

Notes on places worth staying, feeling, and remembering.

This journal is about hotels and places where design, food, and setting shape the experience in real ways. Not trends or checklists, but spaces that feel considered and lived in. We focus on places that slow you down naturally, where meals reflect the land, interiors hold atmosphere, and staying put feels rewarding. These are stories, edits, and reflections on travel that values craft, rhythm, and presence. The kind that stays with you long after you’ve left.

THE REVEL STAY EDIT:

Farm To Table Hotels Spain

The Best Farm to Table Hotels in Spain – Slow, Seasonal, Real

Farm to table hotels in Spain are shaped by proximity and restraint. Food comes from nearby fields, gardens, and coastlines, meals follow the season, and days unfold without urgency. These stays value land, craft, and the quiet satisfaction of eating well, naturally.
Farm to Table Hotels in Italy

Farm to Table Hotels in Italy for Slow, Soulful Stays – 2026

Farm to table hotels in Italy bring travel back to the essentials. Food starts close to the land, meals follow the season, and days shape themselves around what’s grown nearby. These stays value simplicity, patience, and the quiet pleasure of eating well, without performance.
Eco Hotels In Europe Holzhotel Forsthofalm

The Best Eco Hotels in Europe for Slow, Conscious Travel

Eco hotels in Europe feel different when sustainability shapes daily life, not just design choices. These are places where buildings sit lightly in the landscape, food follows the season, and quiet is respected. Staying here changes how you move, eat, and notice where you are.
Wellness Hotels In Europe

The Best Wellness Hotels in Europe for Slow, Restorative Travel – 2026

Wellness in Europe often starts with landscape. These are hotels shaped by mountains, forests, vineyards, and water, where rest comes from space, quiet, and design rather than rigid routines. Our edit of the best wellness hotels in Europe focuses on places that let you slow down naturally.
best treehouse hotels in europe

The Best Treehouse Hotels in Europe for Slow Escape – 2026

Sleeping among the trees changes how you travel. These are stays shaped by forest light, quiet design, and a sense of distance from the everyday. Our edit of the best treehouse hotels in Europe focuses on places where architecture steps back and nature sets the pace.
Wine Hotels Portugal

Wine Hotels Portugal for Soulful Stays and Serious Bottles – 2026

Portugal’s wine regions are made for slowing down. Vineyards shape daily life, meals follow the land, and hospitality feels lived-in rather than staged. Our edit of the best wine hotels in Portugal focuses on places where wine leads quietly, and the pace takes care of itself.
Wine Hotels France

The Best Wine Hotels France Has for a Slow and Soulful Retreat

France’s wine regions invite a different pace. Days shaped by vineyards, quiet villages, and meals that linger naturally. Our edit of the best wine hotels in France brings together stays rooted in land and craft, where good wine, honest food, and calm surroundings set the rhythm.
Wine Hotels Italy

The Best Wine Hotels Italy Offers for Slow, Soulful Travel -2026

Here, wine hotels in Italy feel lived in rather than styled. Mornings start quietly, afternoons drift between vineyards and shade, and evenings gather around simple food and good bottles. These are places shaped by the land, where staying put often feels better than moving on.
Wine Hotels Spain

Wine Hotels Spain for a Slow, Soulful Escape – 2026

Wine hotels in Spain invite a slower way of traveling. Days unfold between vineyards, cellars, and long tables shaped by the land. These are stays rooted in place, where wine is part of daily life, food follows the seasons, and the pace is quietly unhurried.
Brutalist Hotels

Brutalist Hotels That Reward Slow, Intentional Stays – 2026

Brutalist hotels ask you to slow down and pay attention. Concrete, shadow, and structure shape the experience, not decoration. These are places where architecture sets the tone, where stillness feels intentional, and where staying inside the building is as meaningful as exploring beyond it.
Hotels in the French Alp

The Best Hotels in the French Alps for Design and Atmosphere

Design-forward yet deeply comforting, the French Alps balance beauty with warmth. Think timbered interiors, long lunches after cold-air walks, and villages that feel lived in, not staged. Our edit highlights hotels where atmosphere matters as much as landscape, and time is something you keep.
Hotels in the Austrian Alps

The Best Hotels in the Austrian Alps to Rest, Restore and Reconnect

The Austrian Alps are made for slowing down. Forest walks, warm saunas, and hotels built around comfort rather than spectacle. Our edit of the best hotels in the Austrian Alps focuses on places where natural materials, quiet rituals, and a strong sense of place invite rest, warmth, and reconnection with the landscape.
Hotels in the Italian Alps

The Best Hotels in the Italian Alps for a Slow and Soulful Retreat

The Italian Alps invite a slower kind of mountain stay. Think quiet valleys, family-run kitchens, and hotels shaped by wood, stone, and tradition. Our edit of the best hotels in the Italian Alps focuses on places where warmth, landscape, and unhurried days come naturally.
Hotels in the Swiss Alps

The Best Hotels in the Swiss Alps for Slow, Inspired Travel

High in the mountains, time stretches. The best hotels in the Swiss Alps are places shaped by light, landscape, and restraint, where design feels calm, food feels honest, and days move at a gentler pace. This is slow travel, alpine style.
Best Hotels In Paris

The Revel Stay Edit: The Best Hotels in Paris, Right Now – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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The Revel Stay Edit: Best Hotels in Naxos for Slow and Soulful Travel – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels In Paros

The Revel Stay Edit: The Best Hotels in Paros for the Art of Slow Travel – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels In Crete

The Revel Stay Edit: 9 of the Best Hotels in Crete for Slow Days and Beautiful Stays – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Besat Hotels In The Algarve

The Revel Stay Edit: 8 Best Hotels In The Algarve in South Portugal Right Now – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Hotels In North Portugal

The Revel Stay Edit: 9 of the Best Hotels in North Portugal for 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels Mallorca

the Revel stay Edit: 10 of the Best Hotels Mallorca Has to Offer for Stillness and Soul – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels In Sardinia

The Revel Stay Edit: 9 of the Best Hotels in Sardinia for Design, Soul, and Stillness – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels Tuscany

The Revel Stay Edit: 11 of the Best Hotels in Tuscany for Slow, Soulful Living – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Puglia Masseria Hotels

The Revel Stay Edit: 11 of the Best Puglia Masseria Hotels for Slow Travel – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels In Athens

The Revel Stay Edit: The Best Hotels in Athens with Soul and Rhythm – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels In Rome

The Revel Stay Edit: Our Pick of the Best Hotels in Rome – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels In London

The Revel Stay Edit: The Best Hotels in London Right Now – 2026, Full of Soul and Style

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels Lisbon

Revel Stay Edit: The Best Hotels Lisbon Right Now – 2026

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Best Hotels In Amsterdam

The Revel Stay Edit: The Best Hotels in Amsterdam Right Now – 2026, Full of Soul and Story

Amsterdam doesn’t shout, it hums. A city of quiet confidence, layered charm, and canals that carry centuries of stories. Our curated edit of the best hotels in Amsterdam celebrates stays that reflect the rhythm of the city itself: considered, effortless, and always original. From heritage buildings re-imagined with modern calm to canal houses where detail is everything, these are the places we check into time and time again. Expect atmosphere, good lighting, a sense of place and often, a great glass of wine waiting downstairs.

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Amsterdam - Revel Road

Hotels

The Dutch couldn’t produce wine, that’s why they became very good at importing it. And especially Natural Wines have caught their eye! Enjoy this fruitful selection of amazing Natural Wine Bars.

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Farm Stay Romania

Farm Stay Romania

Wake up to the sounds of a rooster and chirping birds like you have never experiences. Smell the blossom of orange and lemon and revel in fresh home cooked breakfasts with fresh produce.

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