Last Minute Summer Trip Ideas for 2026
Below is a list of last minute trip ideas for Summer 2026, with real time availability. Pricing below for July 3 - 6 as an example. There’s lot more ideas where these come from! Reach out for more ideas, details, and to book.
Typical perks I can add at hotels include:
Daily complimentary breakfast for 2 per room
$100 resort credit
Complimentary upgrade, early check-in, and late checkout, upon availability
VIP Status on the reservation
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
San Diego, California
From $2,400 total for 2 adults - with perks!
3rd night free, combinable with perks! The hotel is offering full 4th of July programming, complete with fireworks, outdoor music, fun activities for kids, golf, pickleball, and pool fun all weekend long.
Susurros del Corazón
Punta De Mita, Mexico
From $2,310 total for 2 adults - with perks!
This hotel features a three-tiered infinity pool and a private, swimmable white-sand beach. The property includes a dedicated Auberge Spa with nature-inspired treatment rooms, a fully equipped fitness center, and a kids' club offering daily structured activities. Guests have access to an on-site surf school, multiple open-air oceanfront restaurants, and hotel rooms that all feature private outdoor terraces with panoramic bay views, some also include plunge pools.
St Regis Punta Mita
Punta Mita, Mexico
From $1,650 total for 2 adults - with perks
This promotion is non-public and must be booked through me, offline. The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort features three infinity-edge swimming pools, including a family-friendly pool and an adults-only pool, along with two Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses. Guests have access to an expansive spa, which offers outdoor treatment pavilions, a sauna, and steam rooms, as well as a private beach club providing beachside butler service. The luxury property also includes a dedicated children's club, a tennis center with illuminated courts, and multiple fine-dining restaurants that overlook the Pacific Ocean.
Flemings Mayfair
London, UK
From $2,630 total for adults - with perks!
One of my favorite hotels in London to send people to. They take such good care of our clients, including upgrades at the time of booking. Additionally, one perks, exclusive to our clients, is a transfer from London Heathrow! This boutique hotel is well located in the city and has an on-site Michelin-starred restaurant.
Mauna Lani
Big Island, Hawaii
From $3,640 total for 2 adults - with perks!
This hotel offers some of the best food in the island. In fact, Executive Chef Rhoda Magbitang was named the winner of Bravo’s “Top Chef” Season 23. It also offers amazing experiences like their signature sunrise canoe paddle. Over 4th of July weekend, they will feature Turtle Independence Day programming.
Pater Noster
Southwest Sweden
From $4,923 for 2 adults for 2 nights on a full board basis, including transport to & from the island. Lobster upgrade available.
Located on a remote island in the Gothenburg archipelago, Pater Noster is a transformed lighthouse keeper's residence featuring nine uniquely designed hotel rooms and a localized, sea-to-table restaurant. The lighthouse on the island has stood since 1868. The property offers outdoor amenities including a cliffside hot tub, a sea-facing sauna, and sea-focus activities, like rib boat rides, seaweed tasting, snorkeling with seals, and fishing.
The Langham, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
From $1,653 total for 2 adults - with perks!
Chicago is one of my favorite cities for 4th of July and you can spend your days cooling off in Lake Michigan! Certain room categories feature firework views. The hotel also has a Forbes five-star spa, an indoor pool, a complimentary Kids Suite, and a cinema room available to rent for private movie screenings (popcorn included).
Chileno Bay Resort & Residences
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
From $2,930 total for 2 adults - with perks!
This is one of the best hotels in Cabo. The property features a rare swimmable beach for easy snorkeling, kayaking, and paddleboarding, in addition to tiered pools, pickleball, a large gym, and a hydrothermal spa. Food across every restaurant at this hotel, as well as their sister hotel (shuttle service provided between the two so you can dine at both!) earns rave reviews from our clients.
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Miami, Florida
From $2,050 total for 2 adults - with perks!
Located in Brickell, this Four Seasons has an impressive art collection on display throughout the property. They are well known for their “lounge” pool, which is only about a foot deep and features hammocks hanging from palm trees above the water for the ultimate in relaxation and their epic weekend brunch with live music, fresh paella, tomahawk steak, and a seafood station.
Rio Perdido Hotel & Thermal River
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
From $1,234 total for 2 adults - with perks!
While not adults-only, the resort caters to adults and older children with an age minimum of 8 due to its elevated walkways. Just an hour’s drive from Liberia airport, this property has only 38 bungalows on a 1,500-acre reserve with 32 km of hiking trails, zip-lining, mountain biking, white water tubing, and hot spring-fed pools all on site. Rooms here are beautiful and elevated into the trees, some with outdoor tubs fed by the mineral-rich geothermal water.
Etéreo
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
From $2,140 total for 2 adults - with perks!
With only 75 rooms, some with plunge pools, this property is far from the mega-resorts in neighboring Cancun. Located within a mangrove forest, the hotel focuses on wellness, offering a hydrotherapy circuit, yoga, SUP, reef snorkeling, and a shaman welcome.
Minos Beach Art Hotel
Crete, Greece
From $3,034 total for 2 adults - with perks!
Located on its own private peninsula right at the water's edge, this 5 star property includes 2 private beaches, an open-air art museum, and award-winning food and beverage outlets. Its minimalistic architecture and boho chic interiors blend perfectly with nature for a great adult-oriented retreat.