Category: Where to Stay

Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa

Baden-Baden is the original spa destination. The region’s organic springs have been used for bathing since the days of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Small wonder, then, that the town was named after its primary leisure activity (‘baden’ translates from German as ‘bathing’ or ‘baths’). Brenners Park Hotel is to Baden-Baden […]
Audubon Cottages, New Orleans

New Orleans is, without question, one of the great historical melting pots of the United States. As such, it is always a privilege to experience that well-cherished heritage through the lens of contemporary standards of indulgence. The Audubon Cottages collection specialises in filling that niche precisely. Beyond global centres of […]
Pallas Athena Hotel, Athens

A part of a 30-strong, privately owned hotel group, the Palace Athena is one of the quirkiest and most charming hotels we have ever stayed in. At the beginning, there was a family home on Crete, which grew into an organic farm and a hospitality business. Today, all the hotels […]

The Hay Adams Hotel, Washington D.C.

Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour. The Task (1785)–‘The Timepiece’ (Book II, lines 606-7) It is perhaps at this point that I should mention that I am sipping on a tongue-teasingly delicious Hay Adams’ spin-off of a spicy Bloody Mary that has inspired […]
Lord Byron Hotel, Rome

When in Rome… Do as the smart set does – and stay at the Lord Byron Hotel. Wherever you are arriving from, you will notice as your car makes its progress across the city that you have entered quite a special residential area – polished, affluent, discreet, fragrant and full […]
Bratsera Hotel, Hydra

A short walk from the small ferry port of magical Hydra, the Bratsera is an old sponge factory turned into the most enchanting island hotel, built around its own courtyard. The courtyard itself is drenched in greenery and boasts a sizeable swimming pool, with tables scattered around it and the […]