The Wine House Hotel 1821
They say the journey is always better than the destination, I’m not so sure, sometimes they have equal billing. On a recent trip up north, I pondered this and other nuggets buried in my mind. […]
They say the journey is always better than the destination, I’m not so sure, sometimes they have equal billing. On a recent trip up north, I pondered this and other nuggets buried in my mind. […]
Many hotels often bleat about the luxuries they offer, but sometimes all you really want is genuine hospitality, a comfortable room for the night and a central location. The Hecht in Appenzell offers precisely that […]
Follow your palette around the globe for a unique wine break in in one of the world’s top wine destinations. No need to book blindly, we’ve plucked the seven best of the bunch! Sonoma Valley, […]
“When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” So said Samuel Johnson but what Mr Johnson hadn’t factored in is that […]
With its grand, gabled façade on Appenzell’s main square, Landsgemeindeplatz, the Romantik Hotel Säntis creates quite an impression from the first. Run with unpretentious charm and a genuine belief in warm hospitality by the Heeb […]
The breezy hut hidden behind tropical plants smells wonderfully of Coco de Mer, a spectacular view on the perfect tropical bay is stretching out in front of me. After a relaxing massage a golf cart […]
Many hotels wax lyrical about having fabulous views, but Hotel Silberhorn is in a class of its own. Sitting on a rise above the village of Lauterbrunnen in the waterfall-laced valley of the same name, […]
It’s sometimes hard to pinpoint what makes one hotel more memorable than another, but personally I find it boils down to exceptional service. Service that makes the hotel-as-home concept come into its own; service that […]
Some things never go out of fashion, such as the sense of occasion arriving at one of Europe’s five-star grand hotels and being winged back to the more graceful era of belle époque. Built by […]
Menus. Some might say that they’re an essential part of the dining out experience, and, sure, walk into a regular eatery, point to ‘steak & chips’ and you can be fairly sure of what you’re […]
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