It is difficult to decide whether one should time your first experience of Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island for the daytime or night-time. I arrived late at night and as I sleepily entered the spectacular lobby […]
We find Mod ’60s Glam in Hong Kong’s ex-Red Light District Driving through the Hong Kong city streets at night from the airport, our taxi takes us past vast green mountains, vertiginously perplexing derelict high-rises, […]
Tuve: an artistic haven in a volatile city “In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Casa Bonita is a hidden gem in the otherwise undeveloped province of Barahona. The former Schiffino family summer home, it is now a luxurious lodge in lush tropical foliage, with unforgettable views of the Caribbean […]
Known as the oldest city in the New World, Santo Domingo is a place filled with firsts. Founded in 1496 by Christopher Columbus’ brother, it is home to first cathedral, the first monastery and the […]
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 […]
‘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, […]
The Hotel Nassauer Hof is a luxury hotel in central Wiesbaden, Germany. The hotel’s history can be traced back in 1813 and the classical design of the current building dates from 1819. It has provided […]
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