The Stay Awhile Journal
INSIDE FROM THE WORLD OF LUXURY VACATION LIVING
Field notes, market analysis, and hospitality perspectives from the team managing some of the most distinctive homes in Beverly Hills, Malibu, Hollywood Hills, and Fort Lauderdale.
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Travel Guides · October 16, 2026 · 9 min read
Christmas in Beverly Hills
December in Beverly Hills has a glow all its own. The palms along Rodeo Drive are wrapped in light, the hotel lobbies smell of pine and cocoa, and you can
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Travel Guides · October 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Where to Stay for Christmas 2026 in Malibu
At Stay Awhile, Christmas is one of the first weeks our Malibu calendar fills, and it is easy to see why. December on this coast is mild, bright and quiet.
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Travel Guides · October 12, 2026 · 8 min read
Things to Do in Los Angeles for Christmas 2026
December in Los Angeles has its own kind of magic. Palm trees wear strings of white lights, the air smells of jasmine and woodsmoke after sunset, and you can skate
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Travel Guides · October 3, 2026 · 10 min read
Best Things to Do in Topanga Canyon
There is a specific quality to the light in Topanga Canyon in the first hour of the morning. Fog lifts off the ridgelines, the oaks along Topanga Canyon Boulevard hold
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Travel Guides · September 25, 2026 · 9 min read
Our Top Four Villas for Large Group Vacation Rentals in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is one of the few cities where ten or eleven people can share a single private villa, cook together in a chef's kitchen, float in a private pool
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Travel Guides · September 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Where to Stay in Los Angeles for Thanksgiving 2026
Stay Awhile Villas keeps a handpicked portfolio of private homes across Malibu, Beverly Hills, and the Hollywood Hills, and of every week in the year, Thanksgiving is the one our
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Travel Guides · September 10, 2026 · 9 min read
Things to Do in the Hollywood Hills Without Leaving the Hills
There is a specific quality to the light in the Hollywood Hills in the last hour before the sun drops behind the ridgeline. The letters on Mount Lee go warm
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Travel Guides · September 4, 2026 · 8 min read
The Ultimate End-of-Summer Girls Trip in Los Angeles
Some trips are about the destination. This one is about the timing. Los Angeles quiets down at the end of summer just when it should feel loudest. The freeway pace
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Travel Guides · August 29, 2026 · 7 min read
Your Guide to Shopping Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills is one of the few places left where shopping is a proper occasion rather than an errand. Palm-lined avenues, cars idling at the curb, a doorman who knows
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Travel Guides · August 21, 2026 · 7 min read
The Beverly Hills Anniversary Weekend Guide
Some weekends are about a place. This one is about the two of you, and the place is only there to hold it. An anniversary is not really a vacation.
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- Latest story 01 Christmas in Beverly Hills
- 02 Where to Stay for Christmas 2026 in Malibu
- 03 Things to Do in Los Angeles for Christmas 2026
- 04 Best Things to Do in Topanga Canyon
- 05 Our Top Four Villas for Large Group Vacation Rentals in Los Angeles
- 06 Where to Stay in Los Angeles for Thanksgiving 2026
- 07 Things to Do in the Hollywood Hills Without Leaving the Hills
- 08 The Ultimate End-of-Summer Girls Trip in Los Angeles
- 09 Your Guide to Shopping Rodeo Drive
- 10 The Beverly Hills Anniversary Weekend Guide
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