Hotels

(credit: Flemings Mayfair)Just steps from The Green Park between Mayfair and Westminster lies the boutique Flemings Mayfair Hotel home to 129 guest rooms and suites. Part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, the hotel is one of the oldest family-owned hotels in London that in its past life was 13 Georgian townhouses. Adorned by an elegant interior design inspired by 1930s glamor, the property is vintage yet contemporary with an elegant and award winning four AA Rosettes restaurant, Ormer Mayfair by So?an, a stylish bar and a world-class skincare clinic. Rooms are transformed into a quiet respite by…

(credit: The Soho Hotel, Firmdale Hotels, Simon Brown Photography)As one of London's most fashionable hotels, The Soho Hotel boasts a classic English style with a bit of flair and color. Featuring 96 individually designed bedrooms and suites, the hotel is proud to be one of the first luxury hotels in the Soho area of London. In the heart of Soho between Dean Street and Wardour Street, the hotel opened in September 2004 and has welcomed celebrities and dignitaries since. Converted from a multi-story car park, the hotel remains hidden down a small alleyway, a great escape from the bustle of…

Nestled in the heart of London’s West End, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane stands as an iconic landmark, offering its guests a harmonious blend of modern sophistication and timeless elegance. Situated in the iconic city of London and surrounded by the capital’s greenery, most famous sights and coveted shopping streets, it seamlessly balances award-winning design with the city’s high notes, offering up views of Hyde Park from its sun-drenched rooms. Four Seasons Park Lane was awarded a Luxury Lifestyle Awards for Best Luxury City Hotel in London, UK, 2023. Four Seasons five-star Hotel and Spa at Park Lane…

Every guest room & suite at Dream Inn features an ocean viewSituated on the landmark site of Jack O’Neill’s first surf shop, the Dream Inn is Santa Cruz’s only true beachfront hotel. A playful hop, skip, and jump away from the adored 100-year old wharf and historic Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with its iconic Giant Dipper roller coaster, this 1963-founded hospitality grand dame evokes the best of summer and surf sentimentality. By embracing its O’Neill heritage and Cowell’s Beach proximity with surfer-chic, retro style, Dream Inn is the very definition of nostalgic hospitality. Surfboards line Dream Inn's lobby wallDream Inn conjures the California beach…

Raffles London at the OWORaffles will open their first luxury UK hotel in London on September 29, 2023, in the historic Old War Office (OWO) of Winston Churchill. After going through a six-year renovation, the historic address, 57 Whitehall, will now be home to 125 luxury guest rooms and suites, a 600-person ballroom for weddings and special events, and 2.5 miles of corridors of pure luxury.  Raffles London at the OWOEpicureans will be delighted at Raffles nine restaurants and three bars which include three unique dining experiences by Argentian chef Mauro Colagreco. The rooftop bar has panoramic views of Buckingham…

Courtesy Luxury Collection HotelsThe old and new dramatically merge with the opening of Shisui, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Nara, one of Japan’s most historic and scenic leisure destinations. The extraordinary Mariott Bonvoy property is nestled on the western edge of Nara Park where it combines Japanese architecture with the lush greenery of a traditional 7th Century Japanese temple garden, which forms part of the hotel grounds.  Courtesy Luxury Collection HotelsThe Shisui site was once part of the grounds of Kofuku-ji temple, the family temple of the aristocratic Fujiwara clan which was established in Nara in 710 AD. The temple…

Sanctuary Beach Resort, Marina, CALuxury comes in many forms. Luxurious hospitality can be conveyed via high thread count bedding, indulgent toiletries, or thoughtful little amenities such as a bottle of wine, or a box of chocolates. At Sanctuary Beach Resort in the tiny town of Marina along Highway 1, luxury means access. This family vacation spot features comfortable rooms and suites literally on or quite near Monterey Bay’s expansive shoreline. No other hotel in the area offers such close proximity to sand and surf. Sunset Views, Sanctuary Beach ResortEight miles north of Monterey, on the protected Marina Dunes Preserve, Sanctuary Beach has…

Photos courtesy of the Blanch House and Visit BrightonIt is one of the most famous places in England and clearly one of its most rich when it comes to nostalgia.  A place to go to the sea, with boardwalks, carnival rides, and seafront bistros serving the freshest fish and chips money can buy.   But Brighton is so much more than that with a buzzing downtown area with shops and restaurants as well as a calendar full of cultural events and shows. The Blanch House is a lovely townhouse hotel close to it all and created for guests to enjoy all that this…

Columbia HillenEntrance to the five-star La Badira hotel on Tunisia’s northern coast provides stunning visual contrasts of shadow and light.  A colonnade of white columns lead to large doors that open to reveal a dark passageway bordered by ornamental white fish, then a second door automatically opens allowing a flood of light to pour in from the spacious lobby beyond. Columbia HillenOpened in 2015  after three years renovating a former Italian holiday club, this 130-suite adults-only hotel is situated in the Gulf of Hammamet, once a popular retreat for international writers and artists, including Oscar Wilde, Gustave Flaubert and Jean Cocteau.  Artefacts…

Don RiddleFour years after making its debut in Boston’s Back Bay, Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston is still setting the bar high. Let’s face it: there is luxury, but then there is Four Seasons luxury, and this property exceeds all expectations. The elevated experience starts the moment guests arrive at the 61-story tower and are greeted by friendly valet attendants, who not only go out of their way to assist visitors but are genuinely happy to do so. After helping with luggage and/or pets, attendants show guests their way to the front desk to check in. Christian HoranAt…