why lily's lodges
As someone who self-planned trips across 70 countries for years, I believe all kinds of travel is valuable. You don't need to loop in a travel advisor. I'm here when you're ready to level up, speak to someone who's been, or take the logistics and hours of planning off your plate.
Working with me provides firsthand experience in your destination. Lodging you might not come across on your own, tailored to you, with priority and special touches. Relationships with management (and access to the right contact for specific questions google can't answer.) Outside the box experiences and celebrations.
Hand over the reins, or pick an à la carte offering that allows you to control of the parts you love, and elevate the rest.
Offerings
Reservations
For clients who already know where they’d like to stay, I’ll handle your reservation with priority, extend preferred partner benefits, and ensure your preferences and any celebrations are thoughtfully communicated.
Complimentary
Advisor Access
One-hour travel consultation via phone, video, or at my coworking space in Lakeview, and two weeks of follow-up Q&A.
During the Q&A period, send your questions however you'd like, and I will respond via voice note, creating an extension of our consultation call. For travelers who love to plan but need insight, advice, and someone to bounce ideas off of as they shape their trip.
Afterwards, move straight to Reservations, or expand with another offering, or longer Q&A window.
$200
Proposal
An interactive proposal with three destination or hotel options personalized based on your intake form or call, and the "why" behind each. (Either big picture destination, or options within/paired with your destination of choice: after Patagonia, consider adding on Chiloe, Mendoza, or Easter Island.)
After booking, your confirmations are delivered in a beautiful interactive itinerary with recommendations, next steps to enrich your journey, and key contact details.
$100 each
Head Start
For select bookings like cruises and small-group journeys, I offer a planning credit that can be applied towards any of my services.
Already booked? I can often enhance your existing hotel, cruise, or tour reservation by adding partner benefits and a planning credit at no cost. Forward your confirmation email to [email protected] and I'll handle the rest.
Full service planning
My goal is that the above offerings form the keystones of your trip, and give you all you need for an immersive journey.
If you're looking for more support, I do take on a limited amount of full service planning for high end journeys.
This includes consult calls, destination brainstorming, lookbooks, an interactive itinerary, and support throughout your journey.
$500 for a long weekend getaway
$1,000 per week
Inquire for custom packages
What I can't help with
I don't book Airbnbs or use credit card points. If you decide to work with me, please be prepared to pay for each stay on a credit card. (No charges go through my travel agency, your card is always securely provided to the properties to hold the reservation, and they make charges directly.) Here are details on why it's better to book through an advisor than your credit card anyways! I suggest saving your credit card points to transfer to airline partners for premium flight redemptions, or for accompanying reservations like rental cars.
"Lily is PHENOMENAL. She took care of all of our hotels, transport to and/from the airport, and a few tours. Lily gave incredible suggestions for our travel route, things to do in certain places, things to be mindful of (a reminder to apply for our Visas, making sure we got a highly coveted restaurant reservation we were looking forward to, etc.)
Not only was everything impeccably smooth, every single thing she recommended was simply the best, whether it be the hotels or the tours. There isn't a single thing we worked on with Lily that we think could have been better - we genuinely feel like we had the best trip of our lives thanks to Lily's suggestions! Lily also kindly checked up on us while we were gone, tracking our flight delays, making adjustments where needed, communicating with hotels so we would get early check-ins, etc.
Simply put - Lily is the BEST, everyone should work with her, and we're already looking forward to reaching out to Lily for our next trip
- Swati about her trip to Vietnam
"It is difficult to find the right words to say how much we value Lily's expertise, and her willingness to help us through our travel planning process.
Thanks to Lily, a huge weight was lifted off our shoulders going into our massive multi-week adventure. Her guidance on where to stay, and cool things to see, was huge in us enjoying the time on the south island. Some of the highlights included Hulbert House, the onsen at night - thanks to a last minute cancellation - where we got to relax and enjoy the clearest stargazing we have ever experienced! The Doubtful Sound cruise was magical, and we experienced a torrential downpour, allowing us to wake up to waterfalls and peaceful fog throughout. Cabot Lodge was a slice of luxury, and even though we were only there for a night, we made the most of it! The chef even took the time to teach me how to poach an egg properly and then had me make one for him!
Lily was the mastermind behind us having the best honeymoon we could have asked for, and we will make sure to share her contact with anyone planning a trip in the future!""
- Zak about his honeymoon to New Zealand
"5+ stars, highly recommend Lily to anyone & everyone! I am an avid traveler that typically likes to do all the planning & booking myself, so to be honest I was a little leery of booking through an agent. My family decided to take my 85-year-old grandfather to his dream destination (Egypt), and I just didn’t have the time to sit down and plan like I usually do. I have been following Lily on Instagram for years and always enjoyed what she shared about her adventures, so I turned to her for help. Lily went above and beyond to make sure this trip of a lifetime became a reality!
My biggest concern was having a ‘cookie cutter’ trip where we were carted on and off big buses, or an agent that only read about my travel destination. Instead, we had private guides that Lily personally toured with, stayed at an incredible mix of hotels and received top-quality service from everyone we worked with. Lily was professional, responsive and gave us lots of tips & feedback both during booking and before we departed. Obviously, we are all completely satisfied and so grateful for her help! We will hold onto the memories of this trip with my grandfather forever! Thank you Lily"
- Megan about her trip to Egypt
"Lily was absolutely wonderful to work with - we highly recommend her for all your travel planning needs. My husband and I got married last year and, amid the wedding chaos, wanted to plan a honeymoon in Oman. We heard about Lily through a mutual friend who mentioned she had visited, so we reached out - and we’re so glad we did. She was an absolute joy to work with and incredibly knowledgeable. Oman turned out to be one of the most beautiful and epic countries we’ve ever visited from the people and culture to the hotels and activities, every detail was flawless.
Lily provided a thorough, beautifully organized itinerary covering every aspect of our eight-day trip, and she was always quick to respond whenever we had questions, offering multiple thoughtful options along the way. While traveling, we decided to extend our stay and make a few changes, Lily handled everything seamlessly on our behalf, making the transition effortless. If you’re planning a trip to the Middle East, she is absolutely your girl!"
- Alexandra about her honeymoon to Oman
"I can't say enough about how amazing Lily is and how grateful my husband and I are that we had her help as we planned our honeymoon. We reached out to Lily at the last second, with only about 7-10 days until we left for our 3-week honeymoon (time got away from us...), but Lily was unphased. She was quick to provide us with hotel recs (all of which were phenomenal), helped us prioritize what needed to get done, and was incredibly responsive to our questions and feedback. She structured everything so it was easy to follow, made sure we had all the documents we needed (visas, etc.) and checked in with us periodically throughout our trip to make sure things were going well and adjustments weren't needed.
Planning this long of a trip would've been a feat for anyone, let alone with the little/no notice we gave ahead of time; Lily is truly amazing and is the reason our SE Asia honeymoon was the once in a lifetime trip we always dreamed of. Even before we took our trip, my husband and I decided we absolutely had to have Lily help us plan in the future, which was only confirmed by the amazing experience we had! If you are considering planning a trip, I cannot recommend Lily enough!""
- Taylor about her honeymoon to Singapore and Cambodia
