There are luxury hotel brands, and then there’s Aman. It’s never been about scale. The portfolio is deliberately measured, each property shaped by its setting rather than a fixed formula. The result is consistent, but never identical. You see it in places like Amanpuri, where the brand began, or Amangiri in the Utah desert. Aman […]

May is when our attention well and truly turns to travel again. The Easter break has come and gone, routines settle back into place, and there’s that familiar shift towards what’s next – early summer plans, long weekends carved out around the bank holidays, or simply the first trip that feels like a real change […]

A refined edit of hotels where sustainability is built in Sustainable and eco-conscious hotels have become a bigger part of the conversation in recent years – and for good reason. Where you stay has an impact, and more properties are starting to think carefully about how they operate. What’s interesting is how that’s showing up. […]

When it comes to finding the world’s most beautiful lake hotels, the view is very much part of the appeal – but it’s only the beginning. Yes, there’s the obvious: still water reflecting mountains, morning light shifting across the surface, that immediate sense of calm when you arrive. But the hotels we come back to […]

Colombia wasn’t a destination we’d rushed into. It’s not always the first place people consider, but it really does reward those who do. There’s a richness to it. The landscapes, the architecture, the food. And, a contrast between places that makes moving through it feel varied without being complicated. This is the Colombia travel itinerary […]

There was a time when luxury hotel gyms were easy to ignore. Usually tucked into a basement or a spare room, more of a formality than somewhere you’d choose to spend time. We’ve seen plenty of that. Now, in the right hotels, they’ve become part of the reason you choose to stay. It’s less about […]

There’s a certain kind of hotel that doesn’t need to announce itself. You feel it in the way the door closes behind you. In the quiet confidence of the staff. In the sense that everything has been considered – and then reconsidered – long before you arrived. This is, broadly speaking, the territory of Leading […]

Filming for The White Lotus Season 4 begins this month, with production set at Airelles Saint-Tropez, Château de la Messardière. It’s a predictable choice, in the best sense. The series has always favoured hotels that offer more than just aesthetics – places with scale, history, and enough separation from the outside world to let things […]

School holidays have a habit of creeping up. One moment Easter feels comfortably far away, and the next you realise flights are filling up, the children are about to finish school and nothing is actually booked yet. Travelling with two children ourselves, we know that moment well. The good news is that Easter trips don’t […]

Greece changes dramatically with the seasons. By July and August, the islands hum with energy. Ferries run constantly, beach clubs fill early, and the most famous villages can feel almost theatrical in their popularity. There is a reason for it – the weather is glorious and the atmosphere undeniably lively. But those in the know […]