A travel advisory for people who care where they stay.
Hotels booked with added privileges, and whole journeys planned around them.
The rising of a place.
Ortus is Latin for a rising, the way the sun comes up. Loci means of a place. Together they name a place's origin: what it grew from, and what comes to the surface when you slow down long enough to notice. That's where every trip I plan begins.
How I can help
Anywhere in the world, for clients wherever they live.
- Hotel staysComplimentaryYou know exactly where you'd like to stay. I book it with added privileges, and the hotel knows you're coming.
- Choosing the stay$350You have a place in mind, or just a feeling. I suggest where to go and where to stay, and book it.
- Custom journeysFrom $750The whole trip, planned around you: where you stay, how you get there, and the days in between.
- Groups & celebrationsRooms complimentaryA retreat, an offsite, a wedding, a milestone. Rooms you've chosen are complimentary; finding the right house or hotel, and planning the days, are quoted.
- Beyond the hotelNo planning feePrivate aviation, yacht charters, and tickets to concerts and sport.
First, I get to know you.
The right place depends on who you are and what you're after at this moment in your life. So before I suggest anywhere, I want to understand your rhythms and rituals: how you like to travel, and what matters to you.
- Coffee, tea, or something green first thing?
- A slow morning, or out the door by eight?
- Is the trip built around a meal, or does the food simply need to be good?
- Is there a lens you'd like to see the place through: food, architecture, gardens, art, something niche?
- What would make you feel looked after?
- And what is this trip for, right now?
The answers shape where you stay, how the days unfold, and what's waiting when you arrive.
How it works
- 1InquireA few questions about where, when and who. About five minutes.
- 2A conversationYour rhythms and rituals, how you like to travel, and what this trip is for.
- 3Your proposalWhere to stay, and why each choice suits you.
- 4Looked afterEverything booked and confirmed, and someone to reach while you're away.
You'll arrive already known.
Privileges
At partner hotels, often breakfast, a hotel credit, and an upgrade or early check-in when available.
The same rate
Usually the same rate as booking direct, and your loyalty points still count.
No fee to book
Booking a hotel you've chosen is complimentary. The hotel pays my commission.
Chosen firsthand
I recommend places I've stayed in, eaten at or walked through, or that advisors I trust have.
Someone on your side
The hotel hears from me before you arrive. While you're away, you have someone to call, and when you're home, I'll ask how it was.
Known, trip after trip
I remember how you like to travel, so each trip starts where the last one left off.
Privileges vary by hotel and depend on availability on the day. Ortus Loci is an independent travel advisor of Fora Travel.
How I choose
What makes a place worth going to.
- A building that belongs where it stands, and people who've looked after it for a long time.
- Food from nearby, a garden someone tends, a welcome from someone glad you came.
- Never the newest opening, just because it's new.
The rest is matching the place to you.
Recent stays and letters
Meet Ashlee
I grew up moving, from Arkansas and Dallas to Connecticut and Australia, and learned early how to find my footing in a new place. CAA and Gray Malin taught me how much work goes into things that look easy.
Ortus Loci is the travel advisory I built from all of it: each trip designed around two things, the person and the place.
More about AshleeWhere would you like to go?
Whether you know exactly where, or only how you'd like it to feel, tell me a little about what you're imagining.
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