HOTELS

Perchance to dream

Review: Amangalla and Amanwella, Sri Lanka

Review: Amangalla and Amanwella, Sri Lanka

by Rosalind Milani Gallieni

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

Rough luxe: how Ace Hotel redesigned… just about everything

Rough luxe: how Ace Hotel redesigned… just about everything

by Civilian London

From fonts to filament bulbs, how Ace Hotel redesigned… just about everything

Review: Saint James Paris

Review: Saint James Paris

by Jack Hanley

"Of all the things the Parisians pull off with aplomb, it’s their way with leopard-print that I most admire"

Review: The Olde Bell, Berkshire and The Crown, Buckinghamshire

Review: The Olde Bell, Berkshire and The Crown, Buckinghamshire

by Rebecca Fortey and Sebastian Roach

Ilse Crawford interiors, fine food and a wealth of history. We review The Olde Bell, Berkshire and The Crown, Buckinghamshire

Review: Smyth TriBeCa, New York

Review: Smyth TriBeCa, New York

by Derek Guthrie

"Pedro was one of those New Yoikers who instantly engaged customers in debate about the Yankees or yellow cab drivers with passion, a loud bar conversation just momentarily interrupted"

Review: Museum Art Hotel, Wellington

Review: Museum Art Hotel, Wellington

by Susan Paterson

"It was as if a disgruntled staff member had played a prank and deliberately rearranged the furniture to guarantee the least relaxation and enjoyment of the space"

Jason Wu x St Regis

Jason Wu x St Regis

by Civilian New York City

Two brands synonymous with luxury in Manhattan have collaborated on a singularly desirable tote bag

Review: Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

Review: Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

by Kate Deerfield

"The three-hour Golden Treatment at the spa might be the ultimate in luxury-masquerading-as-healthiness: a Jacuzzi full of gold leaf, Champagne with gold leaf to drink, and a massage… with gold leaf"

The Jamaica that time forgot

The Jamaica that time forgot

by Ruby Warrington

"The truth is I’ve wanted to visit Jamaica since, aged 12, I watched Tom Cruise woo Elizabeth Shue beneath the Dunn’s River Falls in Cocktail"

Review: The Oitavos, Cascais

Review: The Oitavos, Cascais

by Kate Deerfield

"This is a resort straight out of a J.G. Ballard novel – with a gleaming, unnervingly linear glass structure surrounded by wild, rolling sands and with speeding white cloud overhead, it could easily double up as a space base in Doctor Who"