Week No. 268
A curated list of the best hotels in the world, “Small bites to entertain your palate while drinking and having fun with your friends," and your Hydro Flask® can now make sparkling water.
Brand of the Week
A Curated List of the Best Hotels in the World
If our “Stay of the Week” section turned into a brand, we’d want it to be Staays. Caro friend and highly trusted travel writer, Colin Nagy, put it on our radar. Basically, it’s our brain on a website. A highly curated archive of the best-of-the-best hotels, started by a group of travel lovers who’ve spent years obsessing over hotels, meaning they know exactly what makes a stay so perfect that you leave recommending it to everyone you know. The site is full of places their team has actually been to, from new openings to hidden gems, every spot on the list has earned its place. It’s the kind of curation that makes planning a trip feel way easier, and way more fun. And shoutout to this backgammon towel on their Lobby Shop, adding to our carts.
Restaurant of the Week
“Small Bites to Entertain Your Palate While Drinking and Having Fun With Your Friends”
We fell in love with Dolores, the new CDMX-style cantina in Bed-Stuy, immediately after reading this piece in Brooklyn Mag. One of the owners, Emir Dupeyron described the menu/ vibe as botana, meaning “small bites to entertain your palate while drinking and having fun with your friends.” This isn’t the kind of place where you grab a bite and head out—it’s a space that encourages lingering: great drinks, small plates, dominoes (we love a game with our espresso martinis), and maybe some late night dancing. It’s not a stop on your bar-hop; it’s a place where you show up at 6 PM and leave at last call. Brooklyn Magazine writer, Scott Lynch, said “it was one of the best meals I’d had all year,” so consider our hopes high.
News of the Week
Your Hydro Flask® Can Now Make Sparkling Water
Our client Aerflo just launched Aerflo for—the first-ever carbonation device designed to work with the water bottle you already own (starting with the Hydro Flask® Standard Mouth). It’s portable, waste-free, and finally gives sparkling water lovers like us what we’ve always wanted: cold bubbles on the go, no countertop machine or extra bottle required. As co-founders John and Buzz put it, “the world does not need another water bottle.” This launch marks a big step forward in Aerflo’s mission to eliminate single-use waste and rethink the sparkling water experience through a fully circular, no-frills capsule system that’s very functional and adds a little sparkle to our summer hydration goals.