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Beyond luxe | The Sibuet family have high-end Provence covered

Beyond luxe | The Sibuet family have high-end Provence covered

by Sophie Dening

"If you leave your deep-coral sun lounger and explore a little, you'll find stone terraces, aromatic and exotic planting schemes, shady ponds, box trees, cypress and pines"
Full Japanese | The best ryokans in Japan

Full Japanese | The best ryokans in Japan

by Neil D.A. Stewart

From a fear of natto to abalone murder: the best ryokans in Japan
Dolly pARTon | Review: South Place Hotel, London

Dolly pARTon | Review: South Place Hotel, London

by Corinna Tomrley

"As an artist who specialises in poorly rendered portraits of my favourite camp icons, I have 'done' Dolly Parton more than once."

Melbourne’s first dessert-themed hotel | Review: Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne

Melbourne’s first dessert-themed hotel | Review: Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne

by Neil D.A. Stewart

"Something was prickling at me as I went down for dinner after my dip. It was partly that, in a monumental lapse of taste, the Adelphi has christened its regenerated restaurant Om Nom, a name which causes my teeth to itch as I type it"
Hit and bliss | Review: La Réserve Ramatuelle, France

Hit and bliss | Review: La Réserve Ramatuelle, France

by Stephen Unwin

"I should start this with something pithy on 'wellness', which I believe is a made-up word." Spa cynic Stephen Unwin visits La Réserve Ramatuelle in France
Beside The Seaside | Hotel Tresanton, Cornwall

Beside The Seaside | Hotel Tresanton, Cornwall

by Derek Guthrie

"It's already prepped, ready and awaiting for Shoreditch habitués to holiday with each other on vast decks and terraces overlooking the sea, sipping Raspberry Mojitos at lunch and Espresso Martinis after dinner"
From Land’s End…

From Land’s End…

by Sophie Dening

Sophie Dening finds luxury and brand new architectural colour blocking on the horizon, in the form of new Natural Retreats outpost The Inn at John o' Groats
Elnett and martinis|Review: The Mark, New York

Elnett and martinis|Review: The Mark, New York

by Neil D.A. Stewart

"A couple of the bar’s expertly mixed, super-sized drinks and you might start to hallucinate these taking fright and scampering away out onto 77th street, taking shelter as you order up another martini and wait out the end of the world"
Hiding out with Zawe Ashton

Hiding out with Zawe Ashton

by Zawe Ashton

"If I were to create a hotel it would be based on the Emerald City in The Wizard of Oz"
Slings both ways | Raffles, Singapore

Slings both ways | Raffles, Singapore

by Sudi Pigott

Colonial grande dame or whitewashed tourist trap?