Europe and Middle East

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

The Swan at Lavenham. Discover Suffolk’s stunning grande dame.

07/05/2019 by .

The Arch London. Boutique luxury in Marble Arch.

01/05/2019 by .

The Holkham Triumphal Arch. Stay in magnificent 18th Century Grandeur.

29/04/2019 by .
If follies were built as grand statements of status by Georgian landed gentry, then the Holkham Triumphal Arch certainly fits the bill.

If follies were built as grand statements of status by Georgian landed gentry, then the Holkham Triumphal Arch certainly fits the bill.

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Hell Bay Hotel, Bryher, Isles of Scilly

12/04/2019 by .
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“Work the tides … it’s an easterly … what time’s high tide tomorrow … we’re waiting for the boat for St Agnes / Tresco / St Mary’s. ”

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Great Northern Hotel. Discover Railway History in London

11/04/2019 by .
Andy Mossack reviews the Great Northern Hotel at King's Cross Station, and finds you can't get much closer to the patforms! 

Andy Mossack reviews the Great Northern Hotel at King’s Cross Station, and finds you can’t get much closer to the patforms!

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Talland Bay Hotel. A wonderful giggling surprise in Cornwall

08/04/2019 by .
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Nothing classic, nothing ordinary, nothing safe. The Talland Bay Hotel is left-field quirky, a giggling surprise around every corner.

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St Ermin’s Hotel. Luxuriate in Westminster’s Home of Famous Spies.

27/03/2019 by .

Hotel Schweizerhof. Grandeur in beautiful Lucerne

15/03/2019 by .

Jumeirah Dar-al-Masyaf. Stay in total luxury in Dubai

04/03/2019 by .

JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel. Discover Bucharest’s Glorious Grande Dame.

18/02/2019 by .