London to Marseille, the Renaissance Way
All aboard the Renaissance Hotels express… You could travel the world through this well turned…
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A Starck Contrast: Le Royal Monceau Paris
A row of gleaming supercars parked outside the hotel’s entrance signifies that you have arrived…
Askham Hall
Angela Clutton journeys to the lakes and discovers eclectic art, the finest of dining and a…
Wilde About Paris: L’Hotel
Located on the prettier Left Bank of the city, L’Hotel’s entrance is so discreet that…
Greek Gastronomy: Costa Navarino
At Costa Navarino, smell informs the time of day. In the morning the gentle breeze…
Eat Like a King: Sauces for Courses at Le Manoir
Romantic adventurer and celebrated wordsmith, Harry Chapman, ventures a little closer to home and a…
The Lygon Arms
It was with more than a little sentimentality that I took my mother off for…
The Screaming of the Swifts
Nick Hammond dons his linen suit, loafers and Panama hat to amble through the piazzas of…
Scotland’s Paradise: Isle of Eriska
The notice at the foot of my path says: Hillside Reserve 2. Strictly Private. And…
A Judgement of Paris at The Vineyard, Stockcross
The Vineyard Hotel at Stockcross, Newbury, has attracted gallivanting gourmands and oenophiles from around the…
Le Jardin des Sens: Montpellier, I Do
Foolishly Montpellier has always escaped my attention. Overshadowed by glitzy Nice and flashy Monaco, this…
Eternal Sunshine: Kempinski, St. Petersburg
They call it the Venice of the north, but from where I’m sitting it looks…