It’s January, it must be time to plan the skiing holiday. In the first of a clutch of recommendations this season, the Arb’s enthusiasts were sent forth to seek out some Alpine treasures. First, Larry goes to a hidden corner of Italy…
James Bond meets Bridget Jones at Stoke Park. “Set amidst 350 acres of spectacular parkland, the property was designed by James Wyatt, the most celebrated architect of his day…”
“A flute of fizz in hand, I recline on a sun lounger and drink in the view – it’s midnight in Paris and mere metres from me, Gustave Eiffel’s latticed legacy is twinkling manically…” Lucy Shaw savours the finest the French capital has to offer…
With unprecedented access, The Goring hotel opens up its Royal Suite to Arb-TV for us to savour the delights, the decor, its hidden secrets…and the odd sheep?
Cigar Editor Nick Hammond shakes the dust of Baker Street from his brogues and samples the new menu – and cigar sampling room – at Marylebone’s No. Ten Manchester Street Hotel…
“Railway termini and hotels are to the 19th century what monasteries and cathedrals were to the 13th century.” Shana Ting Lipton takes a saintly tour of one of the most iconic buildings of the Victorian age…
“The staff are proper old-school Italian hoteliers, friendly, welcoming and straightforward.” Alex Larman visits the iconic Hotel Cipriani in Venice.
“Effortlessly elegant and as batty as a fruitcake, Erlend Clouston shows me around his beautiful ground floor apartment.” Nick visits Edinburgh’s No. 2 Cambridge Street…
As a gardener is despatched for a cucumber to dress a guest’s Pimms, Angela Clutton finds there’s more than one notable moment that makes this country hotel stand out…
“As we turned into the throng of the city I was aware of the juxtaposition of the ultra-modern with the elemental.” Larry leaves the green jungle to enter the grey in the conclusion of his Thai adventure…
“The welcome is generous in its warmth, drinks are poured and recommendations proffered as you go over the check-in details.” Noah visits the Ritz Madrid…
“At breakfast, under a blue August sky, an equally blue lagoon stretches out before you, busy with morning traffic. This must be the only place on earth where watching traffic is beguiling.” Anna Selby uncovers little-known delights in Venice…