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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Wildlife exists on a scale that is difficult to comprehend until you experience it first-hand. Mountain gorillas moving through Rwandan rainforest. Blue whales cutting through cold Canadian waters. Marine life drifting across the Great Barrier Reef. Emperor penguins navigating Antarctic ice. Each ecosystem operates with its own rhythm, complexity and fragility. World Wildlife Day offers […]

I’ll admit it – Tenerife was never high on my list. Like many people, I’d lazily filed it under dependable winter sun. Reliable. Easy. Perhaps a little obvious. Not somewhere I instinctively associated with luxury Tenerife hotels or genuinely refined stays. February half-term felt like the right moment to test that assumption. We travelled as […]

Five Luxury Hotels Opening in London This Year If you’ve spent any time in London – and we have, quite a bit – you start to understand how deeply the city rewards curiosity. It’s a place that’s constantly reinventing itself while holding onto the cultural layers that make it feel entirely singular: world‑class museums and […]

There’s something unapologetically brilliant about Dubai in winter. While Europe starts negotiating with radiators and knitwear, Dubai leans into 28°C days, pristine beaches, silk-smooth service and the kind of hotel architecture that announces itself rather than blends in. It’s sunshine without the sacrifice. Warmth without compromise. A place that understands holidays are supposed to feel […]

There are stays that you remember because of the view, the service, or the sheer perfection of a bed. And then there are the ones that make you rethink what it means to travel well. On a recent journey from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, we found ourselves in villas that seemed carved out […]

We may be a little biased – after all, our offices are right here in the heart of London, and there’s something undeniably thrilling about discovering the city as a guest rather than a local. But whether it’s a weekend escape from the usual routine, a festive season treat, or simply a reason to slow […]