Sean Sheehan - The Glass Magazine

Glass stays at Edinburgh’s landmark hotel, The Balmoral

November 18, 2024

THERE are classic historic hotels so grounded in their locations that their name and the city are inseparable – the Waldorf Astoria, New York; The Peninsula, Hong Kong; La Mamounia, Marrakech – and up there wi...

Paul Smith decorates Claridge’s 2024 Christmas Tree

Sean Sheehan

November 13, 2024

Design, News

FOR SOMEONE who has restyled Anglopoise lamps, two-and four-wheeled vehicles, even a camera and a bottle of a well-known mineral water, it should come as no surprise to find Paul Smith adding a Christmas ...

Glass goes ski-less to Salzburg and Schladming-Dachstein

Sean Sheehan

November 4, 2024

Austria, Europe, News, Travel

SALZBURG needs little introduction when it comes to its classical heritage, musical and architectural. The city’s prince-archbishops who cultivated Salzburg-born Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were also responsible f...

Champagne Day meets World Pasta Day on Friday, October 25th

Sean Sheehan

October 23, 2024

Food & Drink, News

BY A HAPPY coincidence, this year’s annual celebration of Champagne (the 4th Friday of October) happens to be the date (the 25th October) that in Rome nearly thirty years ago was chosen by the World Pasta Cong...

Glass takes a food-fuelled journey across London’s South Bank hotspots

Sean Sheehan

October 1, 2024

Food & Drink, News

THREE restaurants occupying historic buildings on the south bank of the Thames offer unique dining experiences. A decommissioned electricity generating station is the setting for an unparalleled view of St...

Dorchester Collection Hotels bring some respite during Fashion Week

Sean Sheehan

September 11, 2024

News, Travel

FASHION Weeks are energising and pleasurable and in their London, Milan or Paris locales suitably stylish accommodation, should chime with this as well as provide a good night’s sleep after a busy day being wo...

Glass experiences the quiet luxuries of Southern Thailand

Sean Sheehan

August 19, 2024

Feature, Thailand

FLYING non-stop to Bangkok has never been more comfortable and flexible than with EVA on their B777-300ER airplanes. There are three levels of cabin service – Economy, Premium Economy and (with 2-metre long fl...

Glass indulges in the luxuries of Peru

Sean Sheehan

August 16, 2024

News, South America

THERE ARE different ways to reach Machu Picchu, the single biggest tourist attraction in South America, and one of them involves campsites and four days of serious trekking. This may not be everyone’s cup of t...

Villa d’Este to host new “Formula One of the Seas” – E1 World Championship

Sean Sheehan

August 15, 2024

News, Sport

THRILLING BOAT races using greener practices and cutting-edge marine technology are the hallmark of E1, the world’s first all-electric race boat championship. Now, following the first races in Jeddah, Veni...

Applause for New Pre-Theatre Menu at The Goring

Sean Sheehan

August 5, 2024

Food & Drink, News

IN 1910, when The Goring opened, the wow factor was an en-suite bathroom in every bedroom, a first for any hotel, and a chef who trained under Escoffier. The Goring’s new pre-theatre menu, thanks to Chef Graha...

Wine moments in Notting Hill at The Laslett

Sean Sheehan

July 29, 2024

Drinks, News

NOTTING HILL needs no introduction but a fetchingly small hotel on residential Pemberton Gardens tends to escape attention unless you seek it out. It makes a particular claim on the attention of oenophiles wit...

Opening in August: The first London location for Virgin Hotels

Sean Sheehan

July 11, 2024

London, News, Travel

WHEN IT opens next month, Virgin Hotels London-Shoreditch will be the eighth hotel in Virgin Hotels’ portfolio; there is already one in Edinburgh and the others are in the US. It will become the seventeenth pr...

Glass goes to Monte Carlo and hits the jackpot at Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo

Sean Sheehan

June 24, 2024

Europe, News, Rest of Europe, Travel

CHIC IS the word that springs to mind when sitting and people-watching in the lobby of Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Going back in time, it is easy to imagine guests in ball gowns and tuxedos gliding throug...

Glass finds culinary triumph in Edinburgh

Sean Sheehan

April 11, 2024

Dining, Food & Drink, Restaurants

The grand Renaissance-style hotel in Edinburgh, The Balmoral, opened in 1902 and, as the only residential building ever erected on the south side of the city’s main thoroughfare, its 1, Princes St address is r...

Glass spotlights four Easter escapes with Explorations Company

Sean Sheehan

March 11, 2024

Travel

FOUR ideas from Explorations Company, specialising in luxurious trips that well and truly take you away from home, are equally compelling when seeking an escape from the quotidian over the spring months of Mar...

Be Surprised at The Reserve, Madeira

Sean Sheehan

March 4, 2024

Europe, News, Portugal, Travel

HOTEL surprises are not new – something brought to or waiting in your room, sparkling wine at reception even – but at The Reserve you can expect the unexpected. No spoilers to follow but be assured that wi...

Glass stops by INNSiDE Bangkok to try something new

Sean Sheehan

February 21, 2024

Asia, News, Thailand, Travel

PART of what makes Bangkok an exciting destination is the way new places to stay, eat and be amused are regularly popping up and INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit exemplifies this. The hotel cut the ribbo...

Valencia becomes the Mediterranean’s Green Capital 2024

Sean Sheehan

February 13, 2024

Europe, News, Spain, Travel

THE THIRD-largest city in Spain has always been green and now, officially, Valencia is Europe’s Green Capital 2024. The award, applauding cities for their environmental efforts, is recognition of what Valencia...

Glass finds repose at The Oberoi, Delhi

Sean Sheehan

January 19, 2024

Asia, India, News, Travel

ESCAPING from the sound of honking cars and tuk tuks in Delhi – an unruly orchestra forever and impatiently tuning up – is near impossible and even a luxurious outdoor swimming pool or al fresco dining at a fi...

Glass is won over by Taiwan’s Attractions

Sean Sheehan

November 29, 2023

News, Taiwan, Travel

TAIWAN is wonderfully non-frenetic, a destination for exploring care-freely – motorists drive here with a sense of courtesy, a place – and experiencing moments of throwaway enchantment. A singing gondolier on ...

Glass goes ski-less to Tyrol, Austria

Sean Sheehan

October 19, 2023

Austria, News, Travel

WITH JAGGED peaks and pancake-flat meadows precariously close through aircraft windows, the low-flying approach to Innsbruck airport is something special. Arriving with élan, geed up for an Alpine experien...

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