Overlooking the cathedral and Santa Bárbara Castle, Hotel Hospes Amigo is right in the centre of the historic, coastal town of Alicante, just a short jaunt from the fine white sands of palm-lined Postiguet Beach. Ascend to the rooftop and you'll find a chic spa, with a pool and panoramic views across the town. After(…)
A teardrop-shaped island surrounded by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, there are worse places to find yourself washed up than Sri Lanka. Shaped by misty mountains and fringed by golden beaches, this South Asian paradise is a hot destination for curious globetrotters. Our boutique 11-night tour includes some of the country's most awe-inspiring(…)
Split your holiday between two of stylish, but strikingly different American cities, starting with a stay in New York City, the world's benchmark for all things hip. Next you'll head for the Florida coastline for a chic stay in Naples – an upmarket beach destination with a flair for fabulous food. Smack bang in the(…)
Drift from one impossibly glamorous beach to another on this multi-centre five-star Thailand retreat, which includes two stays on the velvety shores of Phuket, five nights amongst the emerald waters and limestone mountains of Phi Phi Island and two nights in Bangkok, Thailand's hip, intoxicating capital.Katathani Phuket Beach Resort is an award-winning five-star resort skimming(…)
Thoroughly modern European capital though it is, there’s no escaping Vienna’s stunning throwbacks to an opulent Habsburg era studded with High Baroque palaces, stately gardens and glittering opera houses.Dedicated to Prince Eugene of Savoy, Hotel Savoyen combines the noble framework of the former Austrian State Printing House with a breathtakingly modern, glassy atrium that sets(…)
Taking its name from the enigmatic ruins over which it commands beautiful views, Dryburgh Abbey Hotel is a 19th century Baronial Mansion. Located in the beautiful Scottish Borders countryside of rolling hills and ancient forests, it's decorated in the grand yet homely style of the Scottish manor house, with high ceilings, intricate cornicing, antique furnishing(…)
Hospes las Casas del Rey de Baeza is a beautiful eighteenth century townhouse, constructed in the traditional Andalusian style with whitewashed walls offset by lemon yellow architraves and a terracotta-tiled roof. It boasts a lovely little cobbled courtyard which is overlooked by the bedrooms and which is scented by the geraniums planted in pots up(…)
With its powder-white beaches, indigo waters, and romantic thatched villas, the tropical archipelago of the Maldives is a seriously indulgent idyll from which to lounge away your days. From here you’ll journey on to the high-rise glamour of Dubai. Clustered amongst the world’s most opulent real estate, this super-charged city promises a world of designer(…)
The Verandah Resort and Spa sits adjacent to a National Park, on 30 acres of green, jungle-clad landscape on the coast of Antigua. Fronted by a sugary white beach and close to a myriad of nature trails, this peaceful retreat is protected by a sheltered cove and lapped by the warm Caribbean Sea, making it(…)
Begin your tropical Cuban escape in Havana, Cuba’s bustling capital city. At the five-star Quinta Avenida Habana, you’ll be staying in the upmarket Miramar district, an ideal location to explore nearby Old Havana’s narrow streets with quaint shops and cafés. This elite hotel opened its large doors in 2010 and boasts a sizeable swimming pool(…)