The Slate

Thailand

Like a grain of sand’s transformation into a thing of beauty at the bottom of the ocean, the Na-Ranong family-owned recently refurbished and renamed hotel The Slate (formally Indigo Pearl) has evolved from a slightly ugly duckling into a swan. The design-led hotel tastefully recalls the area’s tin-mining past with...read more

Anantara Kalutara

Sri Lanka

Architectural glory meets sultry paradise at Anantara Kalutara, one of the group’s newest hotels on the verdant teardrop isle. It’s a potent combination. The late Geoffrey Bawa – king of ‘tropical modernism’ – is behind the design, which was one of his last projects. Set in a quaint coastal town...read more

Conservatorium

Amsterdam

Right in the heart of the city’s impressive museum quarter, a few minutes’ stroll from The Van Gogh Museum and The Rijksmuseum, this 19th-century pleasure dome has always been a place to meet and mingle. Initially built as a bank before being converted into a music school, it is now...read more

Pink Sands Club

Canouan

A tiny pearl of an island floating in a forget-me-not blue ocean, Canouan is one of the most exclusive destinations in the Caribbean. Pink Sands Club is a decadent dream of a resort with just 26 suites and six villas, all with breathtaking ocean views and their own private terraces...read more

Zetter Townhouse

Being ensconced in this 24-bedroom gem feels like stepping back in time. It oozes charm, feeling more the home of an eccentric raconteur than your typical W1 crash-pad. Heritage tones, Persian rugs and canopied beds are quirked-up with Britannia-themed fabrics, while retro wallpaper bedecks the bathrooms. Plump for the Lear’s...read more

Eagle and Child

Oxford

A trip to this gastropub will leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling which isn’t purely the result of arriving by steam train from Bury via several picturesque milling hamlets. The pub is a social enterprise which focuses on employing marginalised young people, while also supporting local farmers. This is...read more

The Queens Arms

Sherborne

Expect an atmospheric drive through labyrinthine country lanes straddling the Somerset/Dorset border en route to The Queens Arms at Corton Denham, which beckons from its prime position nestled in a valley surrounded by glorious rolling hills. Inside the cosy Georgian inn, log fires roar while a dazzling array of gins...read more

Villa Soro

Gipuzkoa

Set in a 19th-century villa in Spain’s food capital San Sebastián, Villa Soro is the ideal boutique B&B to lay your head. Expect home-away-from-home comfort and warmth throughout with tranquil lounges, a welcoming bar and lobby area, and stately gardens that evoke a familial sentiment. Roomy, traditional bedrooms have marble-clad...read more

Faena

Miami beach

This hotel may only be two years old, but its five bars, three restaurants and elegant poolside have already established it as one of the best in the city. In its former incarnation, this beguiling Art Deco hotel around ten minutes north of South Beach was a hangout for Frank...read more