Category: Home Tours


Getaway Gallery: Flying like Hotcakes: Vacation Condos in Playa del Carmen, Mexico Photo Gallery: Marriage Under Construction Room Transformations Video Tour: Visiting Bryan Baeumler's Dream Home, Part 1 Getaway: Las Vegas Dream Suites -- High Roller for a Day Getaway Spotlight: Where to Stay in Sunny San Diego Video Tour: Luxury Bathroom at Canada's 1st Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver - With a Surprise!  Video Tour: A Luxury Suite at Canada's 1st Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver Exclusive Video: Rod & Nat Do their Shtick in the Bathroom, and a Fun Fact! Makeover: Magnificent Master Bedroom from Marriage Under Construction Breathtaking Chi Spa at the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver  Exclusive Video: Rod and Nat Share More Than Their Bedroom - Wedding Photos!  Official Spotlight on Vancouver Kick Off, and Athletes' Village, Part II Sneak Peek of the Almost-Chic Athletes' Village, Part I Hotel Tour: Opus Hotel and Koko Restaurant, Montreal Video Question of the Week: Is No First-Floor Powder Room a Deal Breaker? 
 
Mar
17

Getaway Gallery: Flying like Hotcakes: Vacation Condos in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 3/17/2010 3:41:00 PM
Right photo via LocoGringo.com White powder sand and crystal blue Caribbean waters coupled with a walkable town bustling with shops, restaurants and boutique hotels is what makes Playa del Carmen on Mexico's Mayan Coast one of the fastest growing cities
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Mar
15

Photo Gallery: Marriage Under Construction Room Transformations

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 3/15/2010 9:57:00 PM
Seeing as this week's epi was part one of two, I shall hold off until its conclusion to post the related behind-the-scenes video, from HGTV.ca's extensive visit with Rod and Nat. I won't leave you hanging however, so to keep the love alive here's a photo
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Mar
12

Video Tour: Visiting Bryan Baeumler's Dream Home, Part 1

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 3/12/2010 10:38:00 AM
Did you happen to catch the latest episode of House of Bryan ? Nice bedroom eh? The room is huge, that fireplace is something else and the closet is a regular Sex and The City dream. In fact, I paid a visit to the recently completed Baeumler residence
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Mar
09

Getaway: Las Vegas Dream Suites -- High Roller for a Day

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Posted by Mia Rodak 3/9/2010 11:00:00 PM
Wynn Fairway Villa, photo courtesy of The Wynn Jessica, Elana and I recently took a caffeine-fueled jaunt to Las Vegas to attend and cover the larger-than-life home furnishings show at The Las Vegas World Market Center . As part of the offerings of the
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Mar
02

Getaway Spotlight: Where to Stay in Sunny San Diego

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Posted by Erin Jackson 3/2/2010 10:19:00 AM
Picture this: a sunny city with beaches and one of the most agreeable climates in the the world, bursting with culture, a dynamic restaurant scene, and a plethora of luxurious and unique hotels. Though the official name for this incredible vacation destination
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Feb
27

Video Tour: Luxury Bathroom at Canada's 1st Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver - With a Surprise!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 2/27/2010 12:09:00 AM
Yesterday I posted a video tour of my luxury one-bedroom suite at Canada's first Shangri-La property, in Vancouver. There was so much to note about my suite that I had to present the video to you in two parts. Today, I give you the second and final installment
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Feb
25

Video Tour: A Luxury Suite at Canada's 1st Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 2/25/2010 9:15:00 PM
The Shangri-La towering above the skyline, to the right of the frame. I reeeeeally hope it's not my last time staying in such an exquisitely appointed room... The Shangri-La brand -- owner and manager of hotels, resorts and recreational clubs -- is based
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Feb
22

Exclusive Video: Rod & Nat Do their Shtick in the Bathroom, and a Fun Fact!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 2/22/2010 9:31:00 PM
Whad'ya think of this week's episode ? I still think the two of them are hilarious. As promised, here's a meaty excerpt from my sojourn at the Marriage Under Construction construction site, which is shaping up to be quite the palace indeed! In this latest
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Feb
18

Makeover: Magnificent Master Bedroom from Marriage Under Construction

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Posted by Alicia Cox 2/18/2010 4:36:00 PM
The bathrooom transformation, above, from two "hobbit" rooms, to roughed in to gorgeousness Season 3 of Marriage Under Construction , not unlike the seasons before it, has been a little controversial. You can't please everyone, no matter how hard programming
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Feb
17

Breathtaking Chi Spa at the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 2/17/2010 12:16:00 PM
I am obsessed with this place. Hands down the greatest spa experience I've had to date. I say this in full confidence: Perfection. You can imagine that perhaps I would be the kind of gal to choose a pampering interlude over lunch/necessities -- I've seen
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Feb
15

Exclusive Video: Rod and Nat Share More Than Their Bedroom - Wedding Photos!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 2/15/2010 9:30:00 PM
Did you enjoy watching and chatting about the latest episode of Marriage Under Construction ? Master suites are all the rage these days, and our star couple sure got a dreamy one... Not sure I told you, but I paid a visit to Rod and Nat's recently, with
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Feb
12

Official Spotlight on Vancouver Kick Off, and Athletes' Village, Part II

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Posted by Guest Blogger 2/12/2010 9:11:00 PM
They're here! They're here! The Winter Games, I mean. Are you watching it tonight? Isn't everyone? All right, I'll get to the point; my foodnetwork.ca counterpart , CJ, and I, have put our little bloggity heads together to make our own mark on the excitement
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Feb
10

Sneak Peek of the Almost-Chic Athletes' Village, Part I

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Posted by Guest Blogger 2/10/2010 3:50:00 PM
This season it’s all about wheatboard!!! (You'll see.) We are days away from the biggest snow show on the planet. The Vancouver Olympics are fast approaching and with that HGTV.ca is setting its sights on the most important thing of all - the accommodations
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Jan
27

Hotel Tour: Opus Hotel and Koko Restaurant, Montreal

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Posted by Alicia Cox 1/27/2010 1:03:00 PM
Left, the exterior; right, the rooms are bright and colourful (Photos courtesy of Opus Hotel) Ah, j'adore Montreal ! On a trip just before the holidays, I was invited to stay at the stylish Opus Hotel in the Plateau neighbourhood. Opus is a boutique hotel
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Jan
26

Video Question of the Week: Is No First-Floor Powder Room a Deal Breaker?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 1/26/2010 2:49:00 PM
Like all first-time buyers, when we were looking for a home we had a long, inflated list of 'must-haves' which we eventually had to eat. When we finally met and fell in love with our dilapidated beauty, the list of things we said we absolutely could not
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