I started Luxe Recess in 2014 because I was frustrated. I was a parent who wanted to travel well — with my children — and I couldn’t find anyone speaking to that experience honestly.
Travel media was full of water slides and character breakfasts (which have their time and place). Nobody was talking about the family trip where the food was extraordinary, the hotel was genuinely beautiful, and the children came home having learned something real about the world. That gap is what I built Luxe Recess around.
After I became a Virtuoso travel advisor in 2019, it’s still the lens through which I select hotels to feature and plan every single trip. I visit more than 100 hotels per year personally, because when I tell you a property is extraordinary, I mean I’ve slept there, eaten there, and watched how it treats families like yours.
What genuinely sets the work I do apart is this: I think about your vacation as an emotional experience, not just a logistical one. I’m designing a sequence of moments that create the feeling of being truly present with the people you love. I think about pacing and downtime. I think about which experiences will create genuine awe for your children at their specific ages. I think about what your family needs to come home feeling restored rather than depleted.
I’m one of the top 1% of all Virtuoso advisors, designated by Virtuoso as an exclusive Ultra-Luxe advisor and top producer for family travel. Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton regularly recognize Robin for being a top advisor globally.
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