Wellness in Paradise: Heritage Le Telfair, Mauritius
I’m learning to breathe on a mountain. Above us, the sun is hot, and below,…
Browsing: Hotels
Dublin, Part II: The Westbury
Following their opening gambit in Croke Park, Family Hammond decamp from one fine hotel to…
Childhood Revisited: The Treehouse Hotel
Found on Langham Place in Marylebone, just north of Oxford Circus, the new Treehouse hotel…
Reimagining Timelessness: The Biltmore Mayfair
Bringing a new offering to the luxury hotel market, Hilton’s top-end LXR brand is also…
The Gem at the End of the Road: The Bristol
Bristol appears at the end of the road to where I live. The M4, that…
Paradise on Stilts: The Sheraton, Maldives
The atoll of islands of the Maldives kicks every travel writing cliché into touch. Talcum…
Baglioni Hotel London: La Dolce Vita
Just opposite Kensington Palace and Gardens, the five star Baglioni Hotel London is every inch…
Getting Reflective in Gstaad
From mirages to modern art – not to mention a cheese vending machine – Lydia Manch finds there’s more to winter…
Sofitel London St James
If you ask me, the Grade II listed Sofitel London St James on historic Waterloo…
Spirited Away on the Isle of Jersey
I broke my phone. As in I actively, with intent, broke my phone. Never one…
A Cambridge Revisit, Part II: The University Arms
‘How much do you reckon that our refurbishment cost?’ I tried to err on the…
Swissôtel Bosphorus: The Vitality Fortress
From the river itself, the hotel looks a little like a fortress – intimidatingly large,…