Ben Pundole

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Ben Pundole

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With almost thirty years in the Lifestyle Hotel business, and a focus on marketing, culture and creative direction, Ben created A Hotel Life to merge his experience, resources and invaluable contacts into something that travel media was not grasping back in 2013. 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 Santos, Baja California Sur

Paradero

by Ben Pundole

“A magical brutalist wonderland in the Baja desert”

El Pescadero, Baja California Sur

Modern Elder Academy

by Ben Pundole

“The world's first midlife wisdom school.”

West Hollywood, Los Angeles

Petit Ermitage

by Ben Pundole

“Magical, unexpected and whimsical.”

Mexico City, Mexico

Condesa DF

by Ben Pundole

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

San Ignacio, Belize

GAIA Riverlodge

by Ben Pundole

“Magical jungle retreat.”

London, UK

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”

Berlin, Germany

Das Stue

by Ben Pundole

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

Berlin, Germany

Michelberger

by Ben Pundole

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

London, UK

The London EDITION

by Ben Pundole

“A mecca for sophisticated creatives.”

Catskill, New York

Turquoise Barn

by Ben Pundole

“Remote nature therapy”

Catskill, New York

Breathe Inn

by Ben Pundole

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

London, UK

Boundary

by Ben Pundole

“Trendy & Gastrosexual!”

Bangkok, Thailand

Cabochon

by Ben Pundole

“Carefully renovated, beautifully curated”

Millbrook, New York

Wing’s Castle

by Ben Pundole

“Upstate's Whimsy Wonderland”

Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Gstaad Palace

by Ben Pundole

“Elegant Mountain Chic”

London, UK

The Zetter Townhouse

by Ben Pundole

“Sophisticated Eccentricity”

Beijing, China

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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