Coombe Abbey
Although I arrived at Coombe Abbey on a bright winter’s day, on opening the imposing oak front door I was met with a Gothic interior that instantly reminded me of Dracula’s castle.
Browsing: Hotels
Zermatt and the Mont Cervin Palace
Even if the view of the Matterhorn isn’t enough to tempt you from your bed, the hotel’s magnificent breakfast spread will. I can’t recall seeing a better breakfast anywhere…
The Gstaad Palace
In Part 2 of Tom Leahy’s skiing sojourn in Switzerland, he leaves Gstaad’s newest hotel and checks into its oldest…
The Bel & The Dragon
Sounds rather like a scrambled-up British pub’s name; it doesn’t sound quite right. The Bell and Dragon – yes. The Dragon & Bell – fine. But Bel & The Dragon?
Le Grand Bellevue
In the second of our look at top skiing destinations this season, we go back to the country where it all started where Tom Leahy is one of the first to indulge in a new look to an old classic…
The Belgraves Hotel London
The Arb’s Cigar Editor, Nick Hammond, dons his raincoat and goes singin’ in the rain at the quietly luxurious Belgraves Hotel in, well, Belgravia, of course…
Chewton Glen Hotel
With such inclement weather blighting Blighty at the moment, you might not think tucking oneself into the boughs of trees to be the best location for a bit of R ‘n’ R, but then you haven’t been to Chewton Glen…
San Lorenzo Mountain Lodge
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…
Stoke Park Hotel & Country Club
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…”
Shangri-La Paris
“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…
Arb TV: The Goring Royal Suite
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?
Ten Manchester Street Hotel
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…