Europe - The Glass Magazine

Glass experiences a weekend escape in Tuscany’s L’Andana

November 23, 2024

TUSCANY has always called to me, but it’s the southern part of the region—the Maremma—that holds something more. Less polished, more raw, this corner of Italy feels untouched by time. It’s as though the la...

Glass stays at Edinburgh’s landmark hotel, The Balmoral

Sean Sheehan

November 18, 2024

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

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...

Glass experiences tales of the unexpected at the Mandarin Oriental Geneva

Angela Cobbinah

November 11, 2024

Feature, Switzerland, Travel

IT WAS a great meal but I can’t tell you what it was or anything about the restaurant as I’d dined in total darkness. No, there hadn’t been a power cut and I don’t have some weird compulsion to go around in a ...

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...

Glass experiences island-hopping in the Cyclades with Domes Hotels

Vivian Hui

November 4, 2024

Feature, Greece, Travel

“ARE you ready for the mains now?,” I hear as I take what I thought was my last mouthful of Greek mezze. If there’s only one thing I learn, it’s that you will never go hungry at a Greek table. Greek culture is...

Glass enjoys the best of Cornish hospitality at Ardor St Ives and Boskerris Hotel

Thea Lewis-Yates

October 28, 2024

News, Travel, United Kingdom

STANDING proudly over the Blue-Flag, white-sand beach at Cornwall’s Carbis Bay, sits the small but perfectly formed Boskerris Hotel. Light and airy interiors prevail; think crisp Mediterranean blues and whites...

Park Hyatt London River Thames opens its doors in Nine Elms

Olga Petrusewicz

October 21, 2024

News, Travel, United Kingdom

OPENING this October, just a short walk from Battersea Power Station, Park Hyatt London River Thames making its debut in the UK. The hotel entices guests with its prime location and luxurious offerings, establ...

Fairmont St Andrews brings luxury to Scotland’s eastern coast

Sophie Richardson

October 16, 2024

News, Travel, United Kingdom

ST ANDREWS – Scotland’s Home of Golf – is recognised across the globe for its prestigious university, medieval cobbled streets, and, of course, its ten golf courses. However, the quiet historic town has become...

Glass experiences sky-high glamour at London Hilton on Park Lane

Sophie Richardson

October 9, 2024

News, Travel, United Kingdom

AS AUTUMN creeps in and the leaves gradually turn brown and auburn, sometimes all one craves is some warmth and comfort. And London Hilton on Park Lane offers such essential respite. Situated in the heart o...

Glass enjoys blissful slumber at Chenot Palace Weggis, Switzerland

Amanda Bernstein

October 7, 2024

Feature, Health, Switzerland, Travel

I’VE arrived at the multi-award winning Chenot Palace to embark on the recently introduced Sleep Cycles, an optional module to its Recover & Energise programme. In our fast-paced world where stres...

Glass takes in Portugal’s vibrant South coast at W Algarve

Nicola Kavanagh

September 17, 2024

Feature, Portugal

SINCE its inception in 1998, the W brand has done a phenomenal job of carving out its own unique niche in the highly competitive luxury hotel market. The W tagline is “redefining revelry for the modern jet set...

Glass is awed by the historic beauty of Ellenborough Park

Nicola Kavanagh

September 9, 2024

Feature, United Kingdom

ENGLAND'S history is undoubtedly its biggest tourist attraction and when one visits Ellenborough Park it is easy to see why. The stunning manor house, which has its origins in the 1400s, is a record of Eng...

Glass gets a taste of Sicilian decadence with Rocco Forte

Amanda Bernstein

August 26, 2024

Feature, Italy

SICILY, the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean, is home to two glossy Rocco Forte properties. The island’s capital, located in the northwest, is Palermo, a spicy fusion of African and Ar...

Glass enjoys a lakeside getaway at La Réserve Genève

Sophie Richardson

August 12, 2024

News, Switzerland, Travel

NESTLED AWAY on the shores of Lake Léman lies La Réserve Genève – a five-star city resort hotel boasting ten acres of luscious parkland. Despite only being a seven-minute car drive from the airport, the ho...

Glass encounters modern French glamour at Hotel Lutetia

Olga Petrusewicz

August 12, 2024

Feature, France

LOCATED in the iconic Saint-Germain district of Paris, renowned for its charming cafes and fashionable boutiques, Hotel Lutetia emerges as a timeless symbol of luxury and elegance, standing proudly amid the vi...

Glass indulges in private luxury at Nordelaia

Imogen Clark

August 5, 2024

Feature, Italy

ITALY in summer is like florals in spring, classic, timeless and somewhat inevitable. But hidden in the valleys of Piedmont lies Nordelaia, an independent boutique hotel that exudes luxury in a way that is dif...

Glass spends a weekend by the water’s edge at The Lakes By Yoo

Amanda Bernstein

July 22, 2024

Feature, United Kingdom

THE Lakes by Yoo, located near the picturesque, sleepy Cotswold village of Lechlade, is an 850 acre development surrounded by nine lakes set within lush verdant woodland. The cabins, lodges and apartments have...

Le Meurice celebrates the Olympics with a series of exciting events

Sophie Richardson

July 19, 2024

France, News, Travel

USHERING in the start of the Olympic games with style and elegance, Le Meurice has just unveiled a series of exciting activations in anticipation of the upcoming events. To start, Le Meurice has joined forc...

Glass relishes in Hebridean hospitality at The Machrie

Katie Felstead

July 15, 2024

Feature, United Kingdom

REMOTENESS. It conjures a sense of isolation and fear in some, or a huge sense of peace and contentment in others. I fall into the latter tribe. But do not be fooled – the Isle of Islay’s The Machrie may be re...

The Emory launch first all-suite hotel in London’s Belgravia

Sophie Richardson

July 11, 2024

London, News, Travel

THE EMORY, London’s first all-suite hotel, has just opened its doors in Belgravia. Designed by the late Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour of RSHP, the hotel is considered a modern architectural masterpiece among...

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...