It’s 90 years since Cole Porter and F. Scott Fitzgerald took homes on the Cap d’Antibes, raised hell with their Hollywood friends and persuaded the glitterati the Côte d’Azur was the place to party in the summer.
Europe and Middle East
Hotel Belles Rives. Juan-les-Pins
18/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, France, Hotel Reviews, South of France and tagged France., Hotel Belles Rives. Juan-les-Pins on .
Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Berlin
14/07/2013This entry was posted in Berlin, Europe and Middle East, Germany, Hotel Reviews and tagged Adlon Kempinski review, Hotel Adlon Review, hotel review on .
It was the electric shaver and toothbrush that finally did it for me. I had left them, as you do, lying by the sink in the bathroom and came back to find them both tenderly lying on velvety cotton cloths
Read the full story hereThe Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv
11/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Israel, Tel Aviv and tagged Hotels in Tel Aviv, Israel hotel reviews, Recommended Luxury hotels in Tel Aviv on .
Andy Mossack reviews The Carlton Hotel in Tel Aviv, one of the few hotels to have its own beachfront.
Read the full story hereIl Salviatino. Florence.
10/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Florence, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Tuscany and tagged Best hotels in Tuscany, Florence luxury hotels, Luxury hotels in Florence, Luxury hotels in Tuscany on .
Standing on the terrace of Il Salviatino, a stunning 16th century palazzo in the hills above Florence, you might be forgiven you’ve died and gone to heaven.
Read the full story here51 Buckingham Gate. London
10/07/2013This entry was posted in England, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, London, United Kingdom and tagged Best hotel in London, Luxury hotels in London on .
So here you are, riding in a horse and carriage, following the exact route of Kate and William’s royal wedding with your own princess by your side. The only things missing are the crowds and the mounted guards of honour, but you can’t have everything can you.
Read the full story hereEpic Sana Algarve
28/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Portugal, The Algarve and tagged Algarve hotel reviews, Luxury hotels in The Algarve on .
Building a 5-star hotel from scratch is quite an epic challenge in anyone’s book, but opening three of them in the last 6 months is on another level entirely.
Read the full story hereThe Pera Palace, Istanbul.
19/06/2013This entry was posted in Asia, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Istanbul, Turkey and tagged Best hotels in Istanbul, Hotels in Istanbul, Luxury hotels in Istanbul, Pera Palace Hotel Review on .
As lifts go, this one creaked and groaned as it made its way upwards, but considering this was Turkey’s first ever lift and Kemal Ataturk, President Tito, Jackie Kennedy, King Edward VIII and Agatha Christie have all been former passengers here at the Pera Palace, you can forgive such ailments.
Read the full story hereFrench Cheeses in the Negev
15/06/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Israel, The Negev and tagged French cheese, Guide to The Negev, Holidays in Israel, Israel, The Negev on .
Leah Nahimov is a pioneer. She’s also something of a magician.Somehow, she and her husband Gadi have managed to create a little piece of France slap bang in the middle of the Negev Desert.
Read the full story hereLanchid 19 Design Hotel
13/06/2013This entry was posted in Budapest, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Hungary and tagged Best hotels in Budapest on .
With Buda Castle towering high above you and the glorious Danube flowing by your side next to the legendary Chain Bridge, you will have everything that is in historic Budapest at your very fingertips. You’ll even be standing above the medieval ruins of a water tower as you walk across the transparent lobby floor.
Read the full story hereKempinski Hotel Corvinus
13/06/2013This entry was posted in Budapest, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Hungary and tagged Best hotels in Budapest on .
Any hotel that lends its name to a former king has to be confident its service and facilities can live up to the regal billing. And when you come to think of it, any guest should be made to feel like a proper member of the royal family anyway.
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