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Reservations Open at Waldorf Astoria – London Admiralty Arch

EMPIRES decline and fall, but some of their finest structures remain standing, if only – think the Colosseum or Machu Picchu – as magnificent ruins. In more recent times, imaginative minds look to buildings of imperial might with habitable rooms and set about reinventing them as grand luxury hotels. This

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The Dorchester: A Masterclass in British Hospitality

WHEN I was 10 years old, my parents took me for tea at The Dorchester on London’s Park Lane. To

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Exploring Rome, Unwinding in Positano: An Italian Escape

EVEN if you have been to Rome and visited the sights, seeing them zoom past from a sidecar of a

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Savouring the Stillness of the Cotswolds at Whatley Manor

THE GATES swing open to reveal a flower-lined driveway, where the hotel’s butler awaits. As Whatley Manor rises in front

Escape to the Multi-Generational Cowdray Estate

THE ALLURE of a spring time multi-generational family escape to the 16,000-acre Cowdray Estate in the South Downs National Park

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Mallorcan Bliss at Purobeach Resort Santa Ponsa

SET high in the hills of Santa Ponsa, I arrive at Purobeach Resort Santa Ponsa – Oasis del Mar and

Cool as Ice at the Reykjavik Edition

I HIT the throttle along a rare stretch of level terrain, my buggy carving a trail as it drifts through

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Villa San Michelle, Florence: Fidelity to the Spirit of its Heritage

CONVENTS and monasteries around the world have been converted into museums, tourist attractions and hotels but rarely with such fidelity

Discovering the Quiet Confidence of Kensington’s The Milestone Hotel

IN THE saturated scene of London’s luxury hotels, it’s the attention to detail that separates the good from the great.

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The Best of Both Worlds at Alpiana Dolce Vita Mountain Resort & Spa

I LOVE a surprise and as trips go this one certainly didn’t disappoint. For a start I was in Italy


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