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Luxury Hotel Specialist

Reviews and VIP booking amenities at hotels worldwide, from a travel advisor who lived at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong for four years.

Every review here is based on personal stays, reader feedback, and behind-the-scenes insight from my contacts at these hotels. When you're ready to book, I add VIP amenities like complimentary breakfast, room upgrades, and resort credits, at no extra cost.

Luxury resort pool and lazy river at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita

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San Diego Hotels

Born and raised in San Diego, 16 years in La Jolla. I've personally stayed in every major hotel in the county and know the concierge teams by name.

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Four Seasons Hotels

Four Seasons Preferred Partner. Lived at FS Hong Kong for four years. 11+ FS reviews.

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Lived in Hong Kong for years. Deep relationships across Mandarin Oriental, Upper House, more.

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We book Mexico and Caribbean resorts for clients constantly and travel there ourselves.

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About

Hi, I'm Katie

I'm the founder of lajollamom.com, a Virtuoso travel advisor in La Jolla, and the person behind every review here. I genuinely love a great hotel, and I've built my career around getting people into them with more in their pocket.

San Diego is home (16+ years in La Jolla), and I know its hotels better than anyone covering them. I've stayed across the county and I'm on a first-name basis with the teams who run them. Add years living at Four Seasons Hong Kong and in London, plus a long list of VIP programs, and you get a level of access and firsthand detail no one else offers.

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