In the world of luxury services, the Gleneagles brand needs no introduction. Hotel lovers everywhere waited with bated breath when Gleneagles announced the opening of a city centre outpost in Edinburgh in 2022, and the Gleneagles Townhouse has fast become one of the UK’s favourite boutique destinations. We wanted to see for ourselves what allContinue reading “Gleneagles Townhouse, Edinburgh”
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Relais Balcone di Giulietta, Verona
It’s every tourist’s dream: at 7pm every evening the crowds are dispersed from Verona’s most popular tourist attraction, the gates are locked, and you’re left in total privacy to enjoy the courtyard with Juliet’s balcony. It’s the sort of exclusive experience you might associate with endless waiting lists and an extortionate price tag. And yet,Continue reading “Relais Balcone di Giulietta, Verona”
Relais & Châteaux Weeshuis Gouda
The chances are that Gouda is not even on your radar yet, and almost definitely not as a luxury destination. At the risk of sounding cheesy (get it?), Gouda is more than just its greatest export. The town is a perfect taster of an authentic Dutch experience, just a stone’s throw from the country’s biggestContinue reading “Relais & Châteaux Weeshuis Gouda”
The Lookout by Gardener’s Cottage
Edinburgh: a gothic wonderland of otherworldly charm, ghoulish tales and Harry Potter memorabilia. It’s one of Europe’s most ambient capitals with its underground vaults and gloomy alleyways, and also home to an impressive culinary scene with an abundance of excellent restaurants and bars to choose from. Ask a local where best to venture to seeContinue reading “The Lookout by Gardener’s Cottage”
Vivood Landscape Hotel
Just half an hour from the stag parties and all-day English breakfasts of Benidorm lies a paradise nestled in the rugged hills of the Costa Blanca. If you’re not from the region, the likelihood is that you’ve never heard of it and it keeps an equally low profile in reality too, hidden away among treesContinue reading “Vivood Landscape Hotel”
Raphaëlle’s B&B, Bruges
On this trip to Bruges we are staying with family. It’s not our own family though; we’re staying at the family-run Raphaëlle’s B&B, located mere steps from the main market square of Bruges. Raphaëlle’s is a super boutique hotel with just five rooms and sits within a traditional Bruges townhouse and former doctor’s surgery. AContinue reading “Raphaëlle’s B&B, Bruges”
De Jonkman, Bruges
A short bus journey from the fairytale streets of Old Bruges and far from the hordes of camera-toting tourists, past the city walls and windmills, brings you to the suburb of Sint-Kruis. It’s a quiet residential place with tree-lined avenues and family homes. It’s certainly not where you’d expect to find a two Michelin starContinue reading “De Jonkman, Bruges”
13C Wine Shop and Restaurant, Amman
Everything about 13C is surprising. It starts with the entrance – an unimposing door off a nondescript street in an area of central Amman that doesn’t feel like there’s much else around. Arar Street could be a commercial area of any city, surrounded by apartment buildings and furniture shops, save for the fact that it’sContinue reading “13C Wine Shop and Restaurant, Amman”
The House Boutique Suites, Amman
From the comfort of our bed on the 6th floor of The House Boutique Suites, we’re enjoying the best view in the city. As though back in our star-gazing bubble in Wadi Rum, we’ve left the curtains wide open and are taking in the city lights of Amman, glittering as far as the eye canContinue reading “The House Boutique Suites, Amman”
Mövenpick Aqaba
It is new year’s day and average temperatures in Jordan are sitting in the single figures. Hotels have the heating turned up full and outside locals are wrapped up against the winter elements. As we leave Wadi Rum desert the sky is grey and hanging low. But as we approach the rocky highway to Aqaba,Continue reading “Mövenpick Aqaba”
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