Category: Where to Stay

Principe di Savoia, Dorchester, Milan

Travelling from St Moritz to Milan by train is nothing less than spectacular. The journey takes 5 hours with a change in Tirano, but for the first and longest portion at least, it is memorable for its intense beauty. The small, 5-6 carriage train moves, quite literally, across the Swiss […]
Monopol Hotel, St. Moritz

If you are a stickler for quirky art boutique hotels, then Monopol Hotel, bang smack in the middle of St. Moritz, is for you. With stylish Giacometti lithographs lining the walls and dancing – and sometimes flying – sculptures by Rainer Lagemann bouncing from here to there, prepare for your […]
Four Seasons Hotel, Milan

Oozing style… the Four Seasons Milan The entrance to the Four Seasons Hotel Milan is quite discreet… especially when compared to the interior. An ancient convent transformed into a 5 star hotel was never going to be run of the mill. This one is nothing short of spectacular. Built around […]

Suvretta House, St. Moritz

Some things never change, thank God, and one of them is the timeless elegance of Suvretta House. The writer of this feature has been coming to St Moritz for a long, long time and afternoon tea at Suvretta was the highlight of her visits as a very young girl. And […]
Fattoria La Vialla, an Organic Tuscan Estate

Followers of the Beyond Black book series or B Beyond Magazine might already be familiar with Fattoria La Vialla, the totally organic, family run farm set in the foothills of Tuscany on the outskirts of Arezzo. Although its raison d’etre is its produce, the farm also has guest houses on […]
Four Seasons Bosphorus, Istanbul

If you look for a WOW factor and a prestigious address in Istanbul, you’d be hard-pressed to find better than the Four Seasons Bosphorus. The city that never sleeps is a veritable Aladdin’s cave of delights when it comes to hospitality, but this magnificent Ottoman palace built directly on the […]