Ben Pundole

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Ben Pundole

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With twenty years in the Lifestyle Hotel business, and a focus on events, bars, nightlife, promotions and marketing, Ben, whose true passion is travel and hotels (and food), decided it was time to make good use of his experience, exploit his resources and lure his contacts into creating AHotelLife.com: an editorial site with a focus on hotel reviews and insider scoop. Educated at London’s infamous Groucho club, Ben graduated to the Met bar before an eleven year stint with Ian Schrager and Morgans Hotel Group as VP of Entertainment. He opened Ruschmeyer’s in Montauk in 2010 and for eight years held the position of VP Brand Experience with Ian Schrager/Marriott’s EDITION hotels.

Travel Mantra: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these account” – Mark Twain

Trip Wishlist: The Galapagos, Puglia, and Tanzania

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Todos SantosBaja California Sur

Paradero

by Ben Pundole

“A magical brutalist wonderland in the Baja desert”

El PescaderoBaja California Sur

Modern Elder Academy

by Ben Pundole

“The world's first midlife wisdom school.”

West HollywoodLos Angeles

Petit Ermitage

by Ben Pundole

“Magical, unexpected and whimsical.”

Mexico CityMexico

Condesa DF

by Ben Pundole

“Neighborhood lifestyle hotel for global creatives / party princes and princesses.”

San IgnacioBelize

GAIA Riverlodge

by Ben Pundole

“Magical jungle retreat.”

LondonUK

Great Northern Hotel

by Ben Pundole

“Euro-curious and Londoners on a night out.”

Goldeneye

by Ben Pundole

“Tropical laid-back luxury with a twist of Fleming”

BerlinGermany

Das Stue

by Ben Pundole

“Elegant, sophisticated, modern... and a little cheeky.”

BerlinGermany

Michelberger

by Ben Pundole

“You’ll meet some weird and wonderful wanderers.”

LondonUK

The London EDITION

by Ben Pundole

“A mecca for sophisticated creatives.”

CatskillNew York

Turquoise Barn

by Ben Pundole

“Remote nature therapy”

CatskillNew York

Breathe Inn

by Ben Pundole

“A modern breath of fresh B&B air in Upstate NY!”

LondonUK

Boundary

by Ben Pundole

“Trendy & Gastrosexual!”

BangkokThailand

Cabochon

by Ben Pundole

“Carefully renovated, beautifully curated”

MillbrookNew York

Wing’s Castle

by Ben Pundole

“Upstate's Whimsy Wonderland”

Swiss AlpsSwitzerland

Gstaad Palace

by Ben Pundole

“Elegant Mountain Chic”

LondonUK

The Zetter Townhouse

by Ben Pundole

“Sophisticated Eccentricity”

BeijingChina

The Opposite House

by Ben Pundole

“Swanky and businessy in a dot com way”

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Baja: The Great Escape

Ben Pundole Shares His Sabbatical Adventures in Mexico

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