Hotel review: Metropolitan by COMO, Bangkok
Don’t feel misled by the weather forecast if you touch down beneath a thick blanket of fog – this is Bangkok. Teeming with people, choked with traffic, brimming with energy […]
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Our stay of the week – W Verbier
Just when it seemed Verbier couldn’t get any more glamorous, a W landed. Shortly before Christmas ’13, Switzerland’s chicest alpine resort got an edge, tearing up the classic chalet rulebook […]
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Our stay of the week – Rosewood London
Few new hotels will open their doors to as much fanfare as the five-star Rosewood London. Another stalwart from the Rosewood Hotel Group, it’s clear from the moment you approach […]
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Our stay of the week – Ace Hotel London Shoreditch
Only a couple of months into its new life across the pond, Ace Hotel London Shoreditch is the latest outpost of the hipster-magnet Ace Hotel group and the first to […]
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Hotel review: Mandarin Oriental, Paris
For the aspiring high-end hotelier, there is no market more impenetrable than that of the French capital. Paris probably has the highest concentration of salubrious places to stay than any […]
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Our stay of the week – The Rectory, the Cotswolds
Nestled on the edge of the Cotswolds in three acres of immaculate walled gardens is The Rectory Hotel, a grand Georgian country house. Perfecting the tricky blend of welcoming luxury, […]
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Hotel review: Jays Paris
Jays Paris is surely the most intriguing hotel in all of the French capital. On TripAdvisor, it’s rated second only to the palatial Hotel le Bristol and has claimed the […]
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Hotel review: Café Royal, London
A quick shimmy from Piccadilly, sandwiched between the members clubs of Mayfair and the hip bars of Soho, Café Royal reopened in December 2012 as a luxury hotel with five […]
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Hotel review: The Landmark London
Located directly opposite Marylebone station, the red-brick building that started its life as the Great Central Hotel is now the illustrious Landmark London. This monument to the golden age of […]
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Hotel of the week: Setai Fifth Avenue – New York
The Setai Fifth Avenue is an incredible example of a five-star luxury hotel. Little over a year old, this hotel is a gleaming 60-story tower, standing elegantly over Fifth Avenue […]
