Hi, I'm Hannah, the curator behind The Getaway Guide.

My obsession with finding beautiful places to stay started in Paris in a classic Haussmann-style apartment I shared with my mom. I loved the worn wood floors, the French doors opening onto the street, and the way staying there made me feel more connected to the city around me. It completely changed the way I thought about where I stayed when I traveled.

I started The Getaway Guide because I wanted to share all the incredible Airbnbs I'd stayed in. Since then, it's grown to include restaurants I've loved, cities I want to go back to, and experiences I still talk about years later, with a few personal travel stories sprinkled in.

My recommendations are intentionally selective. I'm not interested in sharing the names of ten restaurants if there's only one I actually loved. My City Guides aren't meant to be detailed itineraries or exhaustive lists of everything to see, do, and eat. You can find that elsewhere. These are the highlights from my trips and the places I tell my friends about.

In my Field Notes, I share travel tips, things I'd do differently, and other experiences that don't quite fit into a City Guide. My Journal Entries are more personal, with stories and reflections from my travels (there aren't many because I rarely get sappy).

Standout Stays are the Airbnbs I'd wholeheartedly recommend to friends and family and would happily book again myself. You'll also find a few other Airbnbs in my Field Notes. I enjoyed those stays, too, but wasn't there long enough to fully experience the apartment, or something has changed since my visit.

If a place makes it onto The Getaway Guide, it's because I think it's worth telling you about.