map your Virtuoso hotel

There are 900 Virtuoso hotels and resorts around the world (more or less), and you really should make your hotel booking through a Virtuoso travel consultant - and not directly on the internet. Why?

1. Because websites can be deceiving; a wide-angle lens can make the most cramped room look spacious. Most travel consultants make hotel site inspections when they travel, so why not ask someone who's been there and seen the rooms?

2. Because every hotel has its own personality. What are you looking for when you travel? Do you want a hotel that's warm and personable, a place where everyone knows your name? Or do you prefer a property that's businesslike and efficient? Do you go for traditional, contemporary, or even starkly modern interior design? A good travel consultant can quickly help you find what you want.

3. Because location matters. If you're not familiar with a city, you may not even know where in that city you want to stay. This is where professional expertise can be extremely useful.

4. Because a travel consultant can typically get you a better value than you'll find online. Pay the same rate as everyone else, but enjoy free breakfasts, room upgrades, and other complimentary perks through the power of Virtuoso.

5. Because there's no downside to using a Virtuoso travel consultant, many of whom do not charge booking fees. You pay at check-out and enjoy the same cancellation deadlines you'd get by booking online.


I've just updated my website, and one of the resources I'm most excited about is a page where you can map your Virtuoso hotel. I've spent a lot of time over the years putting together Google Maps of the Virtuoso hotels of selected cities, and I've made those maps available to you on this page. If you bookmark it, you can use this page to map the Virtuoso hotels in 30 of the most requested cities and countries in the world (with more to come). The dots on the map indicate not only the location of each Virtuoso hotel in a city but also the amenities you'll receive through a Virtuoso booking. (Hotels do get added and taken off these lists, and amenities can change from year to year, so these maps are a continual work-in-process.)


map your Virtuoso hotel (search here on Google)

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