Staring out of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of my extraordinary Black and White room at MannaBay I was having a moment. Not quite an epiphany you understand, but mighty close to one.
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Africa
MannaBay Boutique Hotel
04/04/2018 .
Southern Sun The Cullinan
03/04/2018 .
Rising like an elegant colonial Grand Dame The Cullinan has such distinctive architecture you can spot it from almost anywhere in Cape Town. Yet, despite its classical veneer, it is a relatively new build and without a doubt the signature property of South African hospitality group Tsogo Sun.
Read the full story hereAfrican Vineyard Guest House
28/03/2018 .
Back in the 19th century, Kanoneiland, a lush island formed by a fork in South Africa’s Orange River was a bandits’ hideaway. A messy incident with a DIY cannon, during the Frontier Wars, gave the island its current name.
Read the full story hereFairmont Mara Safari Club
14/03/2018 .
“Seriously Jonathan, are you sure this is safe?” It’s 5 pm and I’m standing in an open-sided Land Cruiser in the Maasai Mara, four feet from a pride of wild lions.
Read the full story hereFairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club
12/03/2018 .
If landing on a grassy airstrip in a 12 seater Cessna isn’t exciting enough, learning that Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club was once the home of Hollywood actor William Holden is the perfect sundowner.
Read the full story hereFairmont The Norfolk
07/03/2018 .
It’s a memorable way to arrive in Nairobi. Straight out of the airport, next to the first roundabout a herd of wild zebra are grazing. “Look,” says Joseph my driver, “they’re here to personally welcome you to Nairobi.”
Read the full story hereSol Dunas, Cape Verde
22/01/2018 .
‘Oh look, there’s a second bedroom!’ Such is the happy cry when we check into our room at Sol Dunas, giving you a fair idea of the size of it. The whole place is enormous: sharing its facilities with several other high-end hotels, the resort has over 1000 rooms, six restaurants and 14 stylish bars, as well as seven pools and access to a pretty beach.
Read the full story hereEden Bleu Hotel. Eden Island Marina
25/03/2015 .
Andy Mossack reviews the Eden Bleu Hotel at Eden Island Marina in Seychelles.
Read the full story hereAVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort and Spa
23/03/2015 .
Andy Mossack reviews the AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort and Spa
Read the full story hereRiad Star Marrakech
25/10/2014This entry was posted in Africa, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Marrakech, Morocco, Newsletter and tagged luxury riad marrakech, marrakech riad, riad hotel on .
There was a moment during my stay at Riad Star Marrakech when I thought I had literally died and gone to heaven. It had been a day of tough haggling deep in the souk; even the shopkeepers were emotionally spent such was the drama that had unfolded.
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