Perchance to dream
This high-gloss new hotel in Westminster, converted by Dexter Moren Associates from a former government building, houses a confident, handsome grill room and some surprisingly subversive contemporary art
There are countless new ways to get there, and – 25 years after the opening of the first Aman – the levels of luxury are rising faster than ever before. Kate Deerfield reports on the best luxury hotels in Phuket
"Skip the hot food, which is not what Italy does in the morning, and instead slice yourself some prosciutto off the bone, grab some of the excellent bread and order a thick, black espresso"
Towers and turrets, ramparts and romance at this historic castle property in Powys
"Stylish, swanky, sybaritic, with a sharp edge and a slightly naughty side" – Tatty Good on a distinctly Stockholm high style hotel, created by photographer Pelle Lydmar
Private pools, Carita spa treatments and Masai warriors are all part of the First World luxury at a picture perfect resort in an otherwise troubled, developing country
Home to paparazzi-stalked footballers and their wives and one of the most divine dishes in French haute cuisine: Poularde de Bresse, €260 (serves two)
"I've raced in the Lochearnhead Highland Games, I've skinny-dipped in my ancestral loch and, more sedately, I've been driving around looking for places to stay that make up for my lack of an ancestral seat"
The Sri Lankan outposts of Adrian Zecha’s Aman empire include a beach resort and a landmark property that embraces the same colonial-style luxury it did in its former life
From fonts to filament bulbs, how Ace Hotel redesigned… just about everything
