Castello di Casole

A short drive from Siena and the thundering hooves of the famous biannual Palio horse race is the pin-drop peace and quiet of this luxurious Tuscan retreat. Set within 40ha of vineyards and olive groves, it was home to a string of movie stars and Italian nobility in the Sixties...read more

Watergate Bay Hotel

Newquay

The surf's up. Sea birds swoop across the crests of waves tumbling onto a flat crescent of a beach. It could be Australia, yet this is England – a wild part of the South West where steep, craggy cliffs plunge into the sapphire seas of the Cornwall Coast. Guests of...read more

The Three Daggers

Wiltshire

Set on the northern escarpment of Salisbury Plain, the idyllic village of Edington was made famous in the Domesday Book as the place where Alfred the Great forced back a marauding Danish army. If that isn’t enough to get you feeling patriotic, The Three Daggers’ menu of modern British plates...read more

Amandari

Ubud, Bali

The 'Island of the Gods' is evocative at the best of times, but a visit to Ubud’s Amandari – one of the first luxury hotels to perch itself over the now-saturated stretch of Ayung River – is to journey to an atmospheric haven of Elysian proportions. It’s utterly tranquil, beautiful...read more

Royal Lancaster

London

From the outside, it looks as glossy as a French Riviera casino, but step inside Hyde Park’s 18-floor Royal Lancaster and you’ll discover a world of calming interiors in shades of sand and sky, second-to-none service, a cutting-edge food and drink offering and guestrooms with the kind of superlative views...read more

LUX* Bodrum

Turkey

As a Food and Travel award winner for its property in Mauritius, Lux* Hotels has been on our radar for some time. What always impresses us – particularly with this new Turkish property – is how they seamlessly integrate to their environment, applying local touches in design, hospitality and food...read more

Longueville Manor

Jersey

Floating in the clear blue water between England and France, Jersey shines extra bright in June. With 18 acres of gardens, an outdoor pool and private yacht, Longueville Manor has everything you’ll need to enjoy the island’s balmy microclimate. Now owned by the third generation of the Lewis family and...read more

The Churchill Arms

Paxford

Charactersied by caramel-coloured villages nestling in the cleft of voluptuous hills and well-heeled residents, there’s no doubt that The Cotswolds is idyllic. This can have drawbacks. Pubs in the area often become interchangable in their adoration of Farrow and Ball paints and desire to serve food on slates. With its...read more

Four Seasons Langkawi

Malaysia

Any jet lag will be salved as you step through the tall ochre entrance to Four Seasons Langkawi and skirt between sandy Alhambra-style courtyards to a tranquil check-in beside a lotus pond, ginger tea in hand. A world away from the hustle of Kuala Lumpur, and perfectly poised on Langkawi’s...read more