Category: Where to Stay

Four Seasons, Bahrain

Four Seasons Bahrain: Fit for a King If the title does not persuade you of the lavishness of this hotel, then we’ll further explain: the FS Bahrain is, in fact, owned by a member of the Bahraini royal family. Palatial in proportions and with an attention to the detail to […]
ApartHotel Palais Josephine, Beausoleil, France

Marrying the best of both worlds – an apartment and hotel – allows you to experience life as a local – with the added benefit of service and advice. ApartHotel Palais Josephine in Beausoleil, two steps from the bright lights of Monaco, is the perfect pied-a-terre when visiting the Cote […]
The Four Seasons, Bogota, Colombia

The hotel is split in two, in the sense that it occupies two buildings, within 15 minutes drive of each other. We stayed in the modern building, located in what we discovered was the most vibrant and trendy part of town. This is a relatively small hotel (just 69 rooms), […]

Lifting the lid on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.

It was with a Robinson Crusoe attitude that we ventured into the Costa Rican jungle. Flooded with pictures of the beautiful, wild Caribbean coast (of Costa Rica and Panama), the trip was something we had been dreaming of for a while. We had gone there with guns blazing: we had […]
Hotel and Suites Rincon del Valle, San Jose, Costa Rica

A more appropriately described luxury hotel than its poorer cousins in Puerto Viejo, the Hotels and Suites Rincon del Valle was a welcome change. A smart, business hotel in the center of San Jose, it is a brilliant bargain (around £60 a night) and is replete with all the modern […]
Hotel Formentera Playa, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

It is marketed – or perhaps reviewed – as one of the more ‘up-scale’ establishments in Puerto Viejo. In reality, it is little more than a guest house. In a relatively-manicured and safe area of Puerto Viejo, Hotel Formentera Playa is one of the hotels marketed towards tourists who ostensibly […]