Don Corleone turns to Michael and says: “there wasn’t enough time, Michael. There just wasn’t enough time”, which we assume was about not wanting to leave Sicily and, more specifically, this special villa in the north of the island. Lazy Godfather references aside, Villa Vittoria is worth every second of the hair-raising journey on aContinue reading “Massimo Villas, Sicily”
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The Londoner, London
With its crowds of camera-wielding tourists and booming screens, Leicester Square isn’t the first place you’d associate with luxury in London. Imagine my surprise, then, when a glass door off the main square leads to one of the most luxurious hotels in London – the incontrovertibly named The Londoner, which describes itself as “the world’sContinue reading “The Londoner, London”
Villa Montesquieu, Laudun-l’Ardoise
Sometimes the most pleasant experiences are those which happen upon you by surprise, when expectations are particularly low. One such happy accident was a stay at Villa Montesquieu in the sleepy town of Laudun-l’Ardoise, l’Occitanie in the south-west of France. Having arrived at our rented villa to find that it wasn’t as described in theContinue reading “Villa Montesquieu, Laudun-l’Ardoise”
Hotel de la Cité, Carcassonne
Forget Bruges, forget Mont Saint-Michel; Carcassonne is the real-life Disneyland you didn’t know you needed to visit. Bastioned within medieval ramparts is a host of fine restaurants, great wine bars, and just a couple of very special hotels – one being the 5* Hotel de la Cité. The adventure begins before you’ve even reached theContinue reading “Hotel de la Cité, Carcassonne”
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