France
Armancette Hôtel, Chalets and Spa
I’m sitting in an outdoor hot tub on a still-warm early autumn evening in the French Alps. In front of me, up high, clouds drift across the Mont Blanc range and the slopes of Les […]
5-Star Hotel
Croatia
Rixos Premium Dubrovnik
The recent renovation of the Rixos Premium Dubrovnik has been hit by unfortunate timing, amidst the global pandemic, however the management resiliently continued with their original reconstruction plan during the lockdown. The result: a fresh […]
Hotels
InterContinental Tokyo Bay
Although reviewing 5-star hotels and restaurants is a pretty fun gig, I still maintain that my first ever job as a young adult was my favourite – working as a lifeguard at my local leisure […]
Caribbean
Catalonia Santo Domingo
The 21-storey Catalonia Hotel rises from Santo Domingo’s Malecon, the city’s oceanfront boardwalk in front of the Caribbean Sea. Its position gives many of its 228 rooms spectacular views over the sea which makes this […]
Hotels
The Okura Prestige Bangkok
Like any child born in the ’80s, I’ve always harboured a secret inclination towards appearing on TV. If Will Smith could write, produce and star in his own hit comedy series before he was of […]
Events
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London Reopening Party
‘Reinvented and Reimagined’ Relaunch On Tuesday evening the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London was the place to be, as a star-studded gala party celebrated the completion of a £100 million renovation to the hotel’s guestrooms, […]
Hotels
Hotel Bennett Charleston
Hotel Bennett is an elegant downtown property in Charleston, South Carolina. The hotel opened early in 2019. It stands on King Street, Charleston’s principal thoroughfare, and the hotel terrace – the largest outdoor seating area […]
California
Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara
The list of loyal clientele at the Belmond El Encanto reads more like Hollywood royalty, than nouveau riche…Streisand and Gable, rather than Kardashian. The seven-acre property possesses a sense of grandeur dating back the golden […]
Hotels
The Club Hotel and Spa, Jersey
When Groucho Marx proclaimed that, “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept people like me as a member,” he became an anti-hero poster boy for a generation jaded by snobbish guest […]
Hotels
The Chedi Muscat
The Chedi’s central location in Muscat might lead prospective guests to miss its charms. In fact the hotel is hidden in a vast private estate, with mountains to one side, and the shining blue Gulf […]