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Michael Edwards stays at Crathorne Hall Hotel, an historic country house in Yorkshire.

Crathorne Hall Hotel. Historic luxury country house

Though it’s towering gates were patriotically donated to the 1940s war effort and never replaced – the discovery that you can’t manufacture bombers from iron came after melt-down – Crathorne Hall Hotel’s facade framed by two bell towers, still has a stately grandeur.

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Princess Cruises Releases 2019-20 Itineraries

Princess Cruises releases 2019-20 Itineraries

Princess Cruises has released its 2019-20 cruises to Asia, the Caribbean, South America and the Panama Canal. Princess’ newest ship, the 3,660-guest Sky Princess will sail the Caribbean on its first season.

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Andy Mossack reviews the wonderful Vintage House Hotel in rural Porto right by the Douro VHP 20160429 117

Vintage House Hotel. Discover tranquil luxury in the Porto countryside.

Vintage House Hotel, a beautiful, Quinta-style mansion was once the country retreat of the Croft family. Sitting there, on a bend of the legendary Douro river surrounded by those terraced hillsides, I swear to myself there may be no finer place on Earth.

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Hotel Infante Sagres. Discover boutique luxury in the heart of Porto.

City centre hotels tend to come in two varieties; either bland international brands or faded dames from times gone by reinvigorated into trendy boutique properties. Fortunately, Hotel Infante Sagres in Porto’s centre is the latter. Not just reinvigorated but positively reincarnated into something even better than it was in its heyday.

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Andy Mossack reviews The Yeatman Hotel in Porto, and finds it a haven of luxury. mcg 20130524 theyateman 0015 hires by mcgunnmedia 33137716858c024872637d

The Yeatman Hotel. Discover Porto’s beautiful haven of luxury.

Standing proudly above the Douro river on the Vila Nova de Gaia side of Porto, The 5 star Yeatman Hotel has become a Porto landmark in a very short space of time.

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brian Berkman stays at the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town's grande dame.

Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel. Enjoy a memorable stay at Cape Town’s Grande Dame

Like any grande dame, nips and tucks over the years have substantially altered this luxury hotel but the 119 year-old Cape Town, South African institution, the pink-hued Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, still feels as historic and yet as contemporary as ever.

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