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We’ve spent most of the winter here in Brooklyn researching the hundreds of nominations we received recently, and we’re psyched by all the new digs we’ve added.  Beyin Beach Resort in Ghana is on our new must-visit list.  So are the two fabulous cave hotels in central Turkey, Gamirasu [...]

We are really pleased to feature one of Sherry Ott’s all-time favorite places to stay, the Ambassador Garden Home in Kathmandu, Nepal, as our fourth post in our guest travel writer and blogger series.  Sherry blogs at Otts World, a popular blog that she launched over three years ago when she quit her corporate Manhattan job to [...]

Darn Good Digs only includes independently and locally owned hotels in our accommodations guide, and we do so for important reasons. We strongly believe that locally owned hotels, together with all independent businesses, give our communities character and vitality. They provide diversity in an increasingly homogenized world. Yet for us, staying independent isn’t just about [...]

Our third guest post in our professional travel writer and popular travel blogger series is by Dee Andrews, the author of Travel and Travails. Dee’s blog chronicles the year she spent with her husband and two young children living in Spain, and the challenges and joys of “finding new paths on the road of [...]

We’ve asked a group of professional travel writers and popular travel bloggers to nominate their all-time favorite small hotels, b & b’s, and hostels with rooms under $150, and our second guest post is by Shelley Seale, the author of The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India. Shelley has written for National Geographic and [...]

We’ve asked a group of professional travel writers and popular travel bloggers to nominate their all-time favorite small hotels, b & b’s, and hostels with rooms under $150, and our first guest post is by Jeanine Barone, the author of J The Travel Authority.  Jeanine has written articles for most of the major travel publications, including National Geographic [...]

Make sure to check out all of our new Digs! We’ve re-designed our site to highlight not only Darn Good Digs, which are our Editors’ choices, but also other traveler reviews of their all-time favorite places to stay. Some of our favorite new Darn Good Digs include Artjungle Eco Lodge and Pousada Santa Clara, both in Bahia, [...]

Darn Good Digs is now partnering with the following amazing digs to offer our readers the convenience of making reservation inquiries directly on our website:
Casa Bella Rita – beautiful b&b near San Jose, Costa Rica
Mosetlha Bush Camp – down-to-earth eco-safari in South Africa’s Madikwe National Park
Journeys Within – super-welcoming b&b near the temples of Angkor [...]

We’re always on the look out for original beach getaways that fit our budget.  We often seek laid-back spots where we can chill on the sand, read our books on a hammock, or take quiet walks along the water.  We’ll take the colorful cottage with open-air showers or the hillside mansion with ocean view balconies.  [...]

In these days or Priceline auctions and Expedia mega-discounts, with Sheraton hotels offering free rooms, and Garden Hiltons calling themselves “bed and breakfasts,” it can sometimes seem unnecessary to seek out budget-friendly small hotels, b&b’s, or hostels.  But we at Darn Good Digs think that no matter how hard a large corporate hotel tries to be [...]