HOTELS

Perchance to dream

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?

From Majorelle to La Mamounia

From Majorelle to La Mamounia

by Elisa Anniss

Five minutes from the Hieronymus Bosch japes of Jemaa el-Fnaa Square, La Mamounia is a quiet, bejeweled corner of Marrakech

Basque in glory: the best hotel in San Sebastián

Basque in glory: the best hotel in San Sebastián

by Civilian London

The best hotel in San Sebastián is a fabulously refurbished belle époque grande dame, right next to the old town

The luxury of nothing in New York

The luxury of nothing in New York

by Simon Gage

Behold - one of the best hotels for business, and minimalists, in Midtown Manhattan

Tokyo’s best tower hotels

Tokyo’s best tower hotels

by Kate Deerfield

Earthquakes and revelatory nigiri in the palaces in the sky

New necromantic | In love with The Witchery, Edinburgh

New necromantic | In love with The Witchery, Edinburgh

by Derek Guthrie

Matt Groening left a sketch of Bart Simpson in the guest book, and Dan Brown has hidden a mysterious message under a carpet

Burning down the Firehouse

Burning down the Firehouse

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Balazs and Nuno – London’s ultimate double act, or a limited engagement?

A five star with three star thorns in its side | Review: Rosewood London

A five star with three star thorns in its side | Review: Rosewood London

by Lisa Richards

"The staff, and indeed the staff throughout, are a strange mix: from mid-Atlantic accented young men with sharp cheekbones to snippy gay guys who refuse to ask questions of the kitchen"

A touch of Astor in Osaka

A touch of Astor in Osaka

by Civilian Tokyo

"The St Regis Osaka doesn’t, of course, come laden with all that Manhattan history; there are no tales of Dali and Warhol enjoying a tête-à-tête, or disco-era rooftop discos and concerts"