Arb TV: The Goring Royal Suite
With unprecedented access, The Goring hotel opens up its Royal Suite to Arb-TV for us to savour the delights, the decor, its hidden secrets…and the odd sheep?
Browsing: The Explorer
Lakes, Placid: A Weekend at Aikbank
“The word ‘isolation’ is nearly always prefixed with the word ‘splendid’ – and a weekend at Aikbank farmhouse goes a long way to explaining why…” Andrew Dickens embraces isolation in the Lake District. Splendid…
Prague and the Professor
“I’m excited about Prague, the magical atmosphere and a pervasive quality of design,” says Professor Jimmy Choo OBE. Karen Yates has the enviable task of wandering Prague during fashion weekend, with a man who knows his shoes…
A Rovinj She Goes
Sophie McLean discovers a corner of Croatia where old world architecture is buttressed by cutting edge design…
Ferry On the Adriatic
“Bryan Ferry is tonight’s guest of honour, the latest in a glittering list of global stars who have gazed across the bay to the enchanting old town of Dubrovnik.” Mark O’Brien gets the best seat in the house at a concert in Croatia…
Ten Manchester Street Hotel
Cigar Editor Nick Hammond shakes the dust of Baker Street from his brogues and samples the new menu – and cigar sampling room – at Marylebone’s No. Ten Manchester Street Hotel…
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
“Railway termini and hotels are to the 19th century what monasteries and cathedrals were to the 13th century.” Shana Ting Lipton takes a saintly tour of one of the most iconic buildings of the Victorian age…
Making its Marche: Undiscovered Italy
“I was discovering a different side to Italy, the path distinctly less travelled…and the feeling of wonder when one comes across something not seen in books or media, as if stumbling across it for the first time.”
There’s No Place Like…Bath
“Renting an apartment to coincide with the Bath Christmas Market seemed the perfect way to experience a festive weekend in the city…”
A Journey of Discovery in Hong Kong
“He told me I would feel like this, he told me it would change me. I am sitting, drinking sloe gin with a seasoned traveller, a wit, a sage of sorts. Let us for sake of discretion call him The Minister.”
Hotel Cipriani, Venice
“The staff are proper old-school Italian hoteliers, friendly, welcoming and straightforward.” Alex Larman visits the iconic Hotel Cipriani in Venice.
Gallivanting in Rye
“What could bring such A-listers from the likes of manicured Malibu beaches to East Sussex’s humble Camber Sands?” The demur Shana Ting Lipton discovers the boorish side of the Sussex coast…