Tag: hotel
21 Jun
Tim and Kit Kemp, founders of Firmdale Hotels, have just opened their second NY property at 18 West 56th Street, 2 blocks from Central Park...
23 Sep
Francis Mallmann’s Restaurant Garzon is arguably Uruguay’s best restaurant and one of the finest in all of South America. But...
9 Oct
In 1966, I spent a long weekend, more like a house party weekend, at a new hotel off the coast of Italy called Il Pellicano. I was the guest...
3 Mar
Hotel Omm Barcelona has been around for a decade now but it has been jazzed up with the makeover of their restaurant and bar, Roca...
29 Nov
I am in a privileged position of sitting ringside at the ever-changing landscape of innovative hotel properties. I travel to, I read about,...
18 Oct
Song Saa is a glorious new property that has opened 30 minutes off the coast of Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand. Developed by a charming...
10 Aug
There are these places – sexy, vibey, relaxed, stylish – that crop up the world over like distant cousins with a family resemblance. ...
7 Aug
I have been waiting for two plus years for The Siam to open, ever since I met the wonderful family who envisioned this stylish and ambitious...
29 Jul
It has been many years since I have visited Merida, a city I remember fondly for its ochre reds, bouganvilea bowers and delicious food. We stayed...
13 Jun
On 28th Street and Broadway, in what is known locally as Manhattan’s Koreatown, a wonderful Beaux Arts building has been repurposed. Formerly...
25 Jan
Casa Sur is a really good, reasonable alternative to the grand hotels of Recoleta, the Alvear, Park Hyatt, Mansion Algodon and Four Seasons....
18 Jan
It is, without doubt, one of the most moving experiences. Like Bartabas, Martin is magical with his horses. The stillness between them vibrates...
10 Nov
Brazil’s coast is, of course, magnificent. It’s hotels, to my eye, have never had the same beauty. The resorts never quite sparkled...
31 Oct
There are scores of 5 star hotels in Marrakech and more arriving on the scene every year. There are thousands of riads, tucked away in the...
10 Oct
I am told that Coworth Park’s main house once belonged to the Sheriff of Nottingham, that legendary figure who was tasked with capturing...
30 Jul
The newest addition to Delhi’s stylish hotel crop is Aman’s city center hotel resort located next to – and enhanced by the...
1 Jun
It’s been a while since I’ve been in Stockholm, and it is very much on my “to go” list for this year. When I do go,...
9 Feb
Sister property to the ranch-like Estancia Vik, Playa Vik opened in 2010 in the oceanfront resort town of José Ignacio, Uruguay, a calmer alternative...
25 Jan
Armani has arrived big time in Dubai. Not only is his brand ubiquitous in Dubai Mall, the largest mall in the world, but he has also bagged...
20 Jan
Six Senses Zighy Bay, secreted away on the Sultanate of Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, is a retreat from the full-on materialism of Dubai....
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