The Old Coastguard, Cornwall
“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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
“We have old things to see. And then we have very old things and even older things to see.” Thus speaks the man who has asked me to call him ‘Sammy’, claiming that he looks […]
Just a 15-minute drive from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport and the hustle and bustle of Denpasar, sits the paradisiacal world of the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Jimbaran. And it really is a whole world […]
Long-haul flights are enough to put people off exploring the most beautiful of places. All it takes is a crying baby one hour in for you to regret everything and have you hesitating over future […]
A summer’s weekend away in Amsterdam with your best mate. Does life get any better than that? Yes, it turns out… if you stay in Motel One. Handily situated a mere 15-minute train journey from […]
The best things happen when you least expect them. Such was my experience of my stay in the NH Collection Piazza Carlina hotel in Turin. As Turin was not my final destination, but rather a […]
Singapore is unique in many ways. This multicultural island city-state just off Malaysia is extremely diverse and has earnt its place as a global financial centre with its centre in Padang. Despite its small size, […]
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