Review: Stafford Bungalow, Sri Lanka
Days of Raj elegance live on behind the white picket fences at the Stafford Bungalow. The roads to Ragala…
Review: Rosyth Estate House, Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Colonial charm meetsVogue tropical-photo-shoot-style at Rosyth Estate House. Two hours north of Colombo airport, Rosyth Estate House is the perfect soft-landing spot for a Sri Lanka arrival. Owners Farzana and Neil Dobbs creatively combine the retro style of the original 1926 tea planter’s bungalow with contemporary design flair.
Review: Brook Meadow, Leicestershire, UK
Brook Meadow provides lakeside holidays on a working farm. An idyllic collection of luxurious lodges and exciting glamping options provide peaceful rural escapes along the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire border.
Review: The Grand, Brighton, Sussex, UK
This palace by the sea has the ultimate wish-you-were-here location. Opening in 1864, The Grand combined Italianate-style with aspirational Victorian architecture. Since Regency times, Brighton had been a royal favourite, and the hotel’s design was suitably palatial.
Rivieria’s voyage around Corsica on the Star Clipper
Sailing south-east from the glamour of the Côte d’Azur – the glittering trio of Nice, Cannes and St Tropez – the Star Clipper leaves one of France’s richest departments for a rugged, rural island. The four-masted Star Clipper, a nautical tribute to the golden age of sail, slices through the Mediterranean as we approach Corsica.
Review: The Biarritz Hotel, St. Brelades Bay, Jersey
High above the eastern end of St Brelades Bay, the gleaming white Biarritz Hotel looks down on clean white sands. A private pathway provides quick access to the beach below. Jersey is almost France, almost abroad, a mere 14 miles from Brittany.
Review: Riviera’s French Riviera and Corsica aboard Star Clipper
Nostalgically rekindling the golden age of sail, the four-masted 366-feet long clipper sails through the Mediterranean. From the bikini and jet-ski hedonism of Nice to the pure white cassocks and imperial grandeur of Rome.
Review: Brocket Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, UK
Back in the 19th century this vast Hertfordshire estate was the home of two British Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne and Lord Palmerston. Now, with two championship golf courses named after the former premiers, it is a leafy Mecca for golfers.
Review: The Talbot Inn, Ripley, Surrey, UK
Not only were the flinty roads here dangerous, but they were also beset by ruthless highwaymen. There has been a coaching inn in this Surrey village since 1453. Christopher Columbus was merely a two-year-old toddler, and the Wars of the Roses hadn’t even begun.
Review: Riverside Mozart, Treasures of the Danube Eastbound
“Best ship on the Danube”, announced a veteran of countless cruises, both ocean and river, as he sat at the cocktail bar. He was congratulating himself on his astute selection of Riverside Mozart from around 200 ships that cruise the Danube.
Review: Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
Back in 2021, when the Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere hotel opened, renowned architect Renzo Piano picked up an award for the design of this luxury hotel of 303 rooms and 44 suites.
Review: The Balcony Studio, St Ives, Cornwall, UK
With its listed balcony hanging out over the sea wall walk, this blue-washed waterfront retreat is almost on the beach. Pole position for exploring St Ives’ charms from dawn to dusk and beyond.
Review: Penmarlam Lodge Retreats, Near Fowey, Cornwall, UK
High above the yacht-dotted River Tamar, the road west crosses from Devon to Cornwall. If many Cornish people, waving their black and white cross flags, had their way we would be entering another country. Also, in this land of Kernow, they would be speaking the Cornish language.
Tastes of the Dominican Republic at ÀNI Private Resort
When Christopher Columbus set foot on an island he christened Hispaniola, “Little Spain”, in December 1492, he must have thought that this New World was paradise. He had discovered the richly fertile island that is now divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Review: The Swan at Lavenham Hotel and Spa, Suffolk, UK
Three half-timbered medieval houses and a coaching inn have combined to create the irresistibly historic Swan at Lavenham Hotel, creaking through the last six centuries in what is often described as England’s finest medieval village.
Review: ÀNI Private Resort, Dominican Republic
This is your private resort, exclusively for your party. Plan the menu with the head chef. Set your own dress code for dinner. Drop into the spa for a holistic massage. Create your own playlist for the beach. Whether you visit as a group of six or 28, the entire resort is yours.
