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ExploreThe Ludlow, New York
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article The Ludlow, New York 28 July, 2017 Words by India Dowley If If the thought of being categorised as a tourist rather than an in-the-know global citizen fills you with indignant horror, The Ludlow will aid any attempt to pass off as a New Yorker. Filling a restored red-brick […]
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ExploreSand River Masai Mara, Kenya
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Sand River Masai Mara, Kenya 23 July, 2017 Words by Fleur Rollet-Manus Located Located on the water's edge, Sand River Masai Mara is a luxury Kenyan safari camp reminiscent of glamorous 1920s Hollywood films celebrating African adventure. Opening up onto the Masai Mara National Reserve, this is the perfect […]
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ExploreHouse of Waine, Nairobi
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article House of Waine, Nairobi 14 July, 2017 Words by Haley Crawford Originally Originally the owners' private home which they converted in 2004, House of Waine is a family-run boutique hotel which exudes a spirit of conviviality and homely hospitality. In-keeping with this close-knit atmosphere, the décor is inspired by […]
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ExploreHemingway's, Nairobi
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Hemingway's, Nairobi 07 July, 2017 Words by Haley Crawford For For Out of Africa elegance with an extra helping of luxury, Hemingway's will make all your linen-shirt-wearing, rum-swilling dreams come true. Named after Ernest Hemingway's account of his romp across the Serengeti, Green Hills of Africa, this hotel is […]
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ExploreCalcot, the Cotswolds
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Calcot, the Cotswolds 09 June, 2017 Words by Jaime Rose Along Along with our self-deprecating humour, British people seem to wholeheartedly embrace the clichés bestowed upon us. Give us a queue and we'll stand in it; give us sun cream and we will still burn - and give us […]
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ExploreThe Whitby, New York
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article The Whitby, New York 01 June, 2017 Words by India Dowley Making Making a colourful splash in Manhattan's Upper Midtown, The Whitby is the second addition to Firmdale Hotels' New York portfolio (following the effervescent Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo) and packs an eccentrically British punch characteristic of its […]
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ExploreVilla Monticello, Accra, Ghana
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Villa Monticello, Accra, Ghana 26 May, 2017 Words by Rhiannon Hutchings Accra Accra is probably not the first destination that springs to mind when planning a holiday. And while it's true that the city's notorious traffic jams, relentless street vendors and pumping music might take some getting used to, […]
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ExploreOne&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives 19 May, 2017 Words by Fleur Rollet-Manus The The epitome of beach luxury, One & Only Reethi Rah rules the jewelled waters of the Maldives on a private island so far removed from reality that it commands its own time zone - locals set their […]
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ExploreAshford Castle, County Mayo, Ireland
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Ireland 12 May, 2017 Entwined Entwined with Ireland's fraught but vibrant history, for hundreds of years Ashford Castle has been one of the Emerald Isle's crown jewels. Built as a house in the 13th century then bought by the Guinness family and renovated as a […]
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ExploreTri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Tri Lanka, Sri Lanka 14 April, 2017 Words by Issy Croker Photos by Issy Croker Opened Opened in 2015 by Brit Rob Drummond and his wife Lara Baumann (founder of Quantum Yoga), Tri Lanka sits proudly on a hill overlooking Sri Lanka's picture-perfect Lake Koggala. Designed with the environment […]
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ExploreMeliá Hotel Yangon
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Meliá Hotel Yangon 07 April, 2017 Words by Sebastian Bland Set Set beside Yangon's ethereal Inya Lake away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Yangon, Meliá is a new, ultra-modern hotel towering high above the surrounding rooftops in an up-and-coming part of the city. An oasis of clean […]
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ExploreThe Garden House, Beaverbrook
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article The Garden House, Beaverbrook 31 March, 2017 Words by Kate Hamilton There There are hotels that you appreciate for their design daring (though you know you could never live with their eccentric décor). There are also hotels that you welcome for their remoteness (but you know you'd go mad […]
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ExploreDomes Noruz Chania, Crete
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Domes Noruz Chania, Crete 24 March, 2017 Words by India Dowley Clinging Clinging to the rugged Cretan coastline just a couple of kilometres outside the historical city of Chania, Domes Noruz is a brand-new boutique hotel offering a chic, design-led alternative to more traditional Greek getaways in a part […]
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ExploreBauer Palazzo, Venice
Home Explore Hotel Reviews Current Article Bauer Palazzo, Venice 21 March, 2017 Words by India Dowley A A lesson in old-school glamour, Bauer Palazzo is somewhat of a Venice institution. Filling two very different palazzos, one channelling elegant art-deco interiors and the other with a distinctly gothic feel, this five-star hotel is just a stone's […]
