Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Lefay Resort and Spa Dolomiti. A Luxury stay in the Italian Dolomites.

22/02/2023 by .
Lefay Resort and Spa Dolomiti

Isabel Conway heads to the Dolomites where wellness takes the stress out of winter sports at Lefay Resort and Spa Dolomiti

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Reviewed: The Elisabeth Hotel, Mayrhofen, Austria.

30/01/2023 by .
Elisabeth Hotel

The Elisabeth Hotel in Mayrhofen is ‘Adults Only’, conjuring images of swingers weekends in Blackpool. Nothing could be further from the truth says Michael Cranmer.

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Azade Boutique Hotel, Old Town Chania, Crete

30/01/2023 by .
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Rebecca Hall experiences Medieval luxury in the Azade Boutique Hotel in Chania Old Town on the Greek island of Crete.

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Cotswold House Hotel and Spa. Discover the elegance of Chipping Campden.

25/01/2023 by .
Cotswold House Hotel and Spa

Michael Edwards visits Cotswold House Hotel and Spa in Chipping Camden, a quintessential Cotswolds town.

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Billesley Manor Hotel and Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

18/01/2023 by .
Billesley Manor Hotel

Michael Edwards says Shakespeare visited in 1599. What would he make of Billesley Manor Hotel now?

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Review: The Hotel Pacai, Vilnius, Lithuania

29/12/2022 by .
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Anthea Gerrie discovers cutting-edge style at the Hotel Pacai within the Old World of Vilnius’s historic town centre.

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Dexamenes Seaside Hotel. Discover ultimate drop and flop in the Peloponnese.

15/12/2022 by .
Dexamenes Seaside Hotel

Rebecca Hall heads to the Dexamenes Seaside Hotel on the west coast of the Peloponnese to get her vino on.

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Everything Retreat, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, UK

15/12/2022 by .

Hotel review: The Thompson Madrid, Spain

30/11/2022 by .
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Anthea Gerrie visits The Thompson Madrid. The city’s newest five-star hotel, the first uber-cool Thompson to open in Europe

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Hotel Grande Albergo Delle Rose, Rhodes, Greece

23/11/2022 by .
Hotel Grande Albergo Delle Rose

Rebecca Hall heads to the ‘Island of the Knights’, the Greek island of Rhodes to experience some opulent Italian glamour at Hotel Grande Albergo Delle Rose.

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