Europe and Middle East

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Kodbyens Fiskebar

Kodbyens Fiskebar. Fine dining at realistic prices.

Kodbyens Fiskebar proves visitors can find original food in a happening Copenhagen restaurant which doesn’t, like many of those opened by Noma alumnae, cost an arm and a leg.

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Royal Beach Eilat. Red Sea Sophistication.

The Royal Beach Eilat may not be the only five-star hotel gracing the Red Sea resort’s broad and beautiful promenade, but it is certainly the most sophisticated.

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Anthea Gerrie reviews the Hampton by Hilton Luton Airport, a perfect airport hotel at London Luton.

Hampton by Hilton Luton Airport. Enjoy A stylish airport stay.

While still embracing the value concept, Hilton has shown with its Hampton at Luton that neither style nor comfort needs to be sacrificed.

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Andy Mossack reviews the Nhow Hotel Milan Lobby Nhow Milano RC NH nhow milano 275 med

Nhow Hotel Milan. Discover the fashionable side of Milan

NH Hotels has an uncanny ability to create luxury hotels in the most unlikeliest of surroundings. The old Fiat factory in Torino with its rooftop test track, an ancient cliff top monastery in Amalfi and even a former railway station in Rome. Switch over to Milan and I discover another one; the Nhow (pronounced Now) right in the centre of Zona Tortona, Milan’s famous creative and design district.

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Isle of Eriska Hotel Hilltop Retreats. Discover a glorious island hideaway.

The emphasis on the Isle of Eriska is away-from-it-allness, luxury and seclusion. The Hilltop Retreats allow self-catering, if that is your preference, while the hotel oozes baronial good taste;

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Andy Mossack tries out the GWR First Class Service to Devon and revels in its quiet sophisticated  service.

GWR First Class service to Devon. Enjoy quiet and sophisticated luxury.

There are a few reserved seats but an empty four seat table winks at us further down the aisle and we fall into its welcoming embrace. And I’m not kidding. Plush leather reclining seats, power sockets within easy reach, a morning paper, free wifi and free refreshments.

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