The Coach

Clerkenwell

Set on the Clerkenwell cobbles is this 18th-century inn, concealing an oak-panelled bar, French bistro and four trendy rooms behind its neighbourhood-pub exterior. Slide past the pint-sipping crowd to the intimate Back Room, where chef Henry Harris dazzles with an indulgent menu. French onion soup comes thick with alliums and...read more

YNYSHIR

Wales

Obscured behind towering mountain ash and beech trees on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, lies this 18th-century country house that’s home to one of the best restaurants in the UK. Lord over the manicured grounds from one of two homely garden rooms equipped with huge bathrooms and working fireplaces...read more

Widbrook Grange

Bath

A converted 18th-century farmhouse, Widbrook Grange offers 19 plush, cosy rooms and a ruinously well-stocked gin bar. The hotel is part of a growing portfolio from owners Nick and Charlotte Dent, whose properties are big on warmth and comfort: expect goose-down duvets and hearty menus. The old stables have become...read more

Royal Mansour

Morocco

From the rooftop pool of your opulent, three-storey riad, the dusty desert heat rises aside the promise of paradisiacal days. Arrival through the chiselled-iron archway, cosseted in one of a fleet of gilded Bentleys, sets the tone from the get-go. Lushly flanked by palms, olive and pomegranate groves, the resort...read more

Waldorf Astoria - The Caledonian

Edinburgh, UK

Every person should do Hogmanay as it was designed to be done at least once in their lifetime. And to give it good and proper respect, you need to go straight to source. Edinburgh’s Waldorf Astoria is the perfect base to invest some time in the bars of Princes Street...read more

The Ritz-Carlton

Thailand

With the bulk of winter still to come, now is precisely the time to start considering a fully fledged escape to the tropics. Our top pick for this month is a luxurious, coconut-shaded, orchid-scented haven of decadence on one of Thailand’s most flawless islands. Laugh in the face of the...read more

LFahrenheit Seven

Let’s be honest: Val Thorens in France’s Three Valleys isn’t going to win too many prizes in the ‘cute mountain village’ beauty pageant. But, for once, this brutalist kind of architecture works. Sitting at 2,300m, it is well above the tree line and promises a snow-sure experience and an elongated...read more

Anantara: The Palm Resort

Where do you stay in a place that puts up five-star hotels at the rate most cities put up parking restrictions? Somewhere where you can recline on a sun lounger and watch the frenetic pace of it all from afar, as you enjoy the serenity of your own, quiet patch...read more

Cobblers Cove

There are no shortage of beautiful properties on Barbados’ west coast. The most upmarket region of the island plays host to Rihanna and Lewis Hamilton’s neighbouring houses, and luxury is very much the deal, with glitz, glamour and some of the world’s finest hotels. Family-owned Cobblers Cove in Speightstown was...read more