HotelsRosewood PhuketThailandPerched on the edge of tropical rainforest and lapped by the Andaman Sea, Rosewood Phuket is tropical luxury manifest. Across the resort are 71 spacious, solar-powered pavilion suites and contemporary villas (all with pools) made from indigenous stone and local timber to blend in with the hotel’s palm-fringed backdrop. The...read more
HotelsFour Seasons Bali at SayanUbud, BaliNothing prepares you for that first glimpse of Bali’s Four Seasons at Sayan. Tucked along Ubud’s Ayung valley, a bridge suspended over the jungle canopy guides you to an eye-widening floating lily pond level with the treetops – any hint of jet lag is dispersed as the pillow of greenery...read more
HotelsLe Barthelemy Hotel & SpaSaint Barthelemy, CaribbeanStep into luxury lagoon life on the Grand Cul-de-Sac beach in St Barts at a hotel that offers the very best of the French Caribbean, from the cuisine and sunset yoga to sipping cocktails at the rooftop bar. When a hotel is situated between a beach and a lagoon, on...read more
HotelsCasa San AgustinCartagena, ColombiaThe aqueduct that is Casa San Agustín’s centrepiece powered the most extensive Spanish fortress in South America in the 17th century. Today you can transport yourself to colonial Colombia as you swim under its artfully-preserved walls, surrounded by tropical plants and three whitewashed heritage buildings. Timber-beamed ceilings, rustic furniture and...read more
HotelsVentana Big SurCalifornia, USAThe rugged California coastline depicted in Big Little Lies, with the wave-crashing Pacific and its backdrop of rich green mountain areas, all warmed by the temperate climate of the Golden State, is exactly what the travel doctor ordered after a year of being cooped up. The prescription should include a...read more
HotelsWolterton ParkNorfolk, EnglandGet a taste of costume drama set with a restful stay at this grand house built in 1742 and poised in the heart of the Norfolk countryside. It’s been restored and rejuvenated without losing any of its period charm or elegance. Stepping into Wolterton Park, is like stepping back into...read more
HotelsMayfair TownhouseLondon, EnglandOnce famed for being one of Oscar Wilde’s old haunts and the setting for his play, The Importance of Being Earnest, Half Moon Street is now home to the new Mayfair Townhouse. The charismatic hotel stretches the length of 15 converted Georgian houses, including Number 40, previously the home of...read more
HotelsL'Hotel MarrakechMoroccoSet within the Red City’s bustling medina, L’Hôtel Marrakech is the first hotel from British fashion designer Jasper Conran. As you’d expect, it’s a stylish hideaway, formed from a 19th-century riad – once a part of the Caidal Palace. Here, five generous suites surround a courtyard laden with banana and...read more
HotelsCasa CacaoSpainThe family behind the renowned three-star Michelin El Celler de Can Roca in Catalonia, Spain, serve up a 15-room boutique hotel with all the trimmings, including its very own chocolate shop.Casa Cacao, a new boutique pad in Girona, comes from fine family lineage – it’s the same stock as the...read more
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