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looking up at facade of Hotel Arts Barcelona

Hotel Review / 11.11.2025

Hotel review: Hotel Arts Barcelona – the reimagining of an icon

By: Pauline Brettell

Dark brown painted bedroom with curved ceiling

Review / 05.11.2025

Hotel review: Hyll by YOUTH

By: Meghan Taylor

Image credits: By Proper / Design Hotels

Hotel Design / 30.10.2025

Miniview: The Shelborne Hotel – Miami the Proper way

By: Meghan Taylor

Yellow fish art in Edwardian lobby of Town Hall Hotel

Hotel Review / 15.10.2025

Hotel review: Town Hall Hotel – a successful coalition

By: Meghan Taylor

ocean view from open plan terrace at Residence 22 at Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Peninsula Papagayo in Costa Rica

Hotel Design / 18.09.2025

Miniview: inside the exclusive Residence 22 at Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

By: Pauline Brettell

hill view villa - Nestled in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Dharana at Shillim has quietly established itself as a distinctive wellness retreat.

Hotel Review / 03.09.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Dharana at Shillim

By: Guest Author

entrance and lobby space in Park Hyatt London River Thames with suspended gold sculpture

Hotel Review / 13.08.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Park Hyatt London River Thames

By: Guest Author

Exterior of Templeton Garden building, Victorian architecture

Hotel Review / 06.08.2025

Hotel review: Templeton Garden – an idyll in Earl’s Court

By: Meghan Taylor

curved architectural elements in the lobby of A by Adina Vienna Danube

Hotel Review / 29.07.2025

Hotel review: A by Adina – redefining premium ‘hotel-living’ in Vienna

By: Guest Author

Sumosan restaurant at Elounda Collection, curved stone jetty looks out across ocean at night

Hotel Review / 09.07.2025

Hotel Review: the Elounda Collection – a tale of three resorts

By: Meghan Taylor

AZULIK, A SINGULAR DESTINATION IN TULUM WHERE ART, DESIGN AND NATURAL EXUBERANCE CREATE A DREAMLIKE EXPERIENCE

Hotel Design / 30.06.2025

Minview: Azulik – a sensory experience

By: Pauline Brettell

sunset and palm trees over Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay

Hotel Review / 23.06.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay

By: Pauline Brettell

guestroom at Splendido hotel Portofino with art reflected in mirror

Hotel Design / 17.06.2025

Miniview: Splendido – a Riviera legend rewritten

By: Pauline Brettell

view from La Terraza roof top bar at Pulitzer Barcelona framed by plants

Hotel Review / 16.06.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Pulitzer Barcelona

By: Pauline Brettell

hotel lobby - the Madame Drouot hotel pays tribute to the iconic Drouot auction house

Hotel Review / 03.06.2025

Miniview: Hôtel Madame Drouot – a Parisian dream

By: Pauline Brettell

blue mural in back wall of Kimpton Los Monteroa bar with design by El Equipo Creativo

Hotel Design / 20.05.2025

Miniview: Kimpton Los Monteros Hotel – local connection with a 70s twist

By: Pauline Brettell

lobby and shelving display detail in St Regis Cap Cana

Hotel Design / 19.05.2025

Miniview: the design vision behind St. Regis Cap Cana Resort

By: Pauline Brettell

El Perdido boutique hotel in Baja California

Hotel Design / 07.05.2025

Miniview: El Perdido – a refuge embraced by nature

By: Pauline Brettell

Hotel Design / 24.04.2025

Miniview: Gracechurch Street Hotel by Club Quarters – a Holloway Li design

By: Meghan Taylor

porthole window in Hotel Borsari looking on to minimalist furniture under a spotlight

Hotel Design / 16.04.2025

Miniview: Hôtel Borsari, Martigny – the lost place in the centre of everything

By: Pauline Brettell

Hotel Review / 08.04.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Wilderness Mokete, Botswana

By: Sophie Harper

entrance and lobby seating with central fountain in Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr

Hotel Review / 01.04.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr

By: Pauline Brettell

guestroom in Villa Rabbithole in The SEED Bali

Hotel Design / 12.03.2025

Miniview: The SEED – taking us back to (beautiful) basics in Bali

By: Pauline Brettell

bistrot chairs and a glass of wine on the roof terrace in Parisian hotel La Fantaisie

Hotel Review / 24.02.2025

Hotel review: checking in to La Fantaisie

By: Guest Author

lighting and colours in restaurant in Casa Brera Milan

Hotel Design / 17.02.2025

Miniview: Casa Brera, a Luxury Collection Hotel, curated by Patricia Urquiola

By: Pauline Brettell

Shelved wall unit at the Brach Madrid hotel

Hotel Review / 04.02.2025

Miniview: Brach Madrid by Philippe Starck

By: Meghan Taylor

Hotel Review / 24.01.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Four Seasons Hotel Osaka

By: Sophie Harper

aerial view of ellenborough Park hotel and surrounding countryside with early morning sky

Hotel Review / 22.01.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Ellenborough Park Hotel

By: Pauline Brettell

vintage chandelier, mirrors and seating in the hotel lobby Le Grand Hôtel Cayré

Hotel Review / 05.11.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Le Grand Hôtel Cayré

By: Guest Author

Hotel de la Boetie reception desk with orange background and blue couch in the foreground

Hotel Review / 21.10.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Hôtel de la Boétie

By: Guest Author

view from corridor into guestroom with portrait on the wall above the bed in Maison Proust

Hotel Review / 07.10.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Maison Proust

By: Guest Author

Cunard's Queen Anne ship with fireworks in the background

Checking in / 15.08.2024

Checking in: Cunard’s Queen Anne

By: Sophie Harper

Buahan Banyan Tree Bali view from the treetops

Hotel Review / 06.08.2024

Checking in to Buahan, A Banyan Tree Escape, Bali

By: Guest Author

candlelight and arches around courtyard pool in IZZA Marrakech

Hotel Review / 02.08.2024

Hotel review: IZZA – at the crossroads of creativity

By: Pauline Brettell

yotelpad stratford guest room

Hotel Review / 09.07.2024

Miniview: YotelPad London Stratford – transforming micro-living into a design masterclass

By: Megan Christopher

comfortable seating on period balcony overlooking the sea in JW Marriott, Phu Quoc

Hotel Review / 08.07.2024

Hotel review: checking in To JW Marriott, Phu Quoc

By: Guest Author

singer palace hotel

Hotel Review / 28.06.2024

Miniview: Singer Palace Hotel – a look inside Rome’s artfully stitched sanctuary

By: Megan Christopher

black and white tiled floor and striped cushions in Riad Botanica

Hotel Review / 27.06.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Riad Botanica

By: Pauline Brettell

lounge in Regent Phu quoc with windows framing a view of palm trees and pool

Hotel Review / 26.06.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Regent Phu Quoc

By: Guest Author

white on white interior lobby with wicker and plants in Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort

Hotel Review / 19.06.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Saint Lucia’s Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences

By: Guest Author

yotel geneva lake

Hotel Review / 14.06.2024

Hotel review: checking in to YOTEL Geneva Lake

By: Megan Christopher

lobby design of Fairfield by Marriott Copenhagen

Hotel Review / 16.05.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Fairfield by Marriott Copenhagen

By: Pauline Brettell

andalucian style interior guestroom with four poster bed and freestanding bath in finca la gloria

Hotel Review / 14.05.2024

Miniview: Finca la Gloria – connecting guests with the heart of Andalucia

By: Pauline Brettell

bed in guestroom at Chateau Royal berlin set in wooden back wall with shelf and light detail

Hotel Review / 05.04.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Chateau Royal in Berlin

By: Guest Author

guestroom in Palau Fugit Girona

Hotel Review / 19.03.2024

Miniview: Palau Fugit – a sanctuary designed to disconnect and reconnect

By: Pauline Brettell

Public area inside YOTEL Amsterdam

Hotel Review / 18.01.2024

Hotel review: checking in to YOTEL Amsterdam

By: Hamish Kilburn

A wooden frame bed in hotel room

Exclusive / 30.11.2023

Checking in to next-generation hotel rooms from Marriott

By: Hamish Kilburn

Pure Haven Sea View Private Pool - Bedroom & Living Room in Mykonos hotel

Review / 16.11.2023

Hotel review: checking in to Domes Noruz Mykonos

By: Hamish Kilburn

A circular window in hotel bathroom overlooking Hong Kong

Review / 01.11.2023

Checking in to Regent Hong Kong

By: Guest Author

floral Asian inspired wall decoration behind double headboards with ceiling hung focussed lighting in guestroom at Raffles Boston

News / 12.10.2023

Miniview: Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel brings on the botanicals

By: Pauline Brettell

Headboard inside Belgravia Suite at The Dorchester

Review / 28.09.2023

Checking in to the new suites at The Dorchester, London

By: Hamish Kilburn

wood panelled dining room in english manor house with restaurant setting

News / 21.09.2023

Miniview: Cowley Manor Experimental – a haven for creativity

By: Pauline Brettell

Review / 31.08.2023

Hotel review: checking in to La Fiermontina Ocean

By: Pauline Brettell

Interior design scheme that is contemporary in Med Yacht Club restaurant onboard Explora 1

Review / 24.08.2023

Onboard Explora Journeys’ first ‘floating luxury hotel’

By: Hamish Kilburn

three arched shuttered windows in cream and white guestroom with wooden chair and table detail

Feature / 10.08.2023

Miniview: Mondrian Singapore Duxton deconstructs the shophouse

By: Pauline Brettell

Dover Yard inside 1 Hotel Mayfair hotel in London

Review / 03.08.2023

Hotel review: checking in to 1 Hotel Mayfair

By: Hamish Kilburn

Vintry & Mercer suite hotel room with ruby red headboard

Review / 20.07.2023

Miniview: checking in to Vintry & Mercer, London

By: Hamish Kilburn

Junior Suite at The Grove in Hertfordshire

Review / 12.07.2023

Checking in to the Mansion Suites at The Grove, Hertfordshire

By: Hamish Kilburn

A white suite in luxury hotel in Athens that has a view of the acropolis

Review / 03.07.2023

Checking in: THE DOLLI at Acropolis, Athens

By: Hamish Kilburn

A modern, natural room inside Pnoé Breathing Life

Exclusive / 22.06.2023

Design exclusive: inside Pnoé Breathing Life, a new wellness hotel in Crete

By: Hamish Kilburn

statement structural grid lighting feature above the bar in Loosies Bar in Moxy Lower East side

Review / 15.06.2023

Playfully checking in: Moxy NYC Lower East Side

By: Guest Author

gold and white interior details in corridor leading into ESPA spa at Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha

Review / 08.06.2023

Wellness at the Waldorf in Doha – the pearl in the ESPA crown

By: Pauline Brettell

A luxury suite in Venice, with living room and bedroom in soft interiors

Review / 01.06.2023

Checking in to the newly renovated Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

By: Hamish Kilburn

A large, modern and contemporary suite bedroom inside Park Lane New York

Review / 18.05.2023

Checking in: Park Lane New York – a reawakened iconic hotel

By: Guest Author

Large suite with white interior design scheme inside Park Hyatt Jakarta

Review / 16.05.2023

Inside Park Hyatt Jakarta, designed by Conran & Partners

By: Hamish Kilburn

Deluxe Room inside W Costa Navariono filled with natural influences

Feature / 17.04.2023

Nature calls: inside the first W Hotel in Greece

By: Hamish Kilburn

Exterior of Melia Frankfurt City showing corner of balcony and city skyline

Review / 13.04.2023

Checking in to Meliá Frankfurt City – a hotel that means business

By: Hamish Kilburn

A lobby in a hotel with geometric desk and wild wallcoverings

Feature / 04.04.2023

Inside The Dorian – a dandy hotel arrival in Calgary

By: Hamish Kilburn

concrete wall with three arches through to bright yellow tiles at Casa Hoyos

Review / 17.03.2023

Miniview: Casa Hoyos – bringing Mexican modernism into the mix

By: Pauline Brettell

guestroom in Hôtel Dame des Arts with glass door opening onto terrace and views over Paris

Miniview / 06.03.2023

Miniview: Hôtel Dame des Arts – lifestyle with a twist

By: Pauline Brettell

Modern alpine interiors inside Chalet Inoka, with large contemoporary artwork on wall and cloud-like chandeliers from ceiling

Review / 31.01.2023

Chalet-chic: designing high-end luxury digs in the French Alps

By: Hamish Kilburn

Maldives Patina pool and suite

Review / 12.01.2023

Patina Maldives: turning the tide in hotel design

By: Guest Author

Marmalade Lounge - a quaint English lounge with beige interior design scheme

Review / 12.12.2022

A playful stay inside No.1 York by GuestHouse

By: Guest Author

sundeck and swimming pool at Terrestre Mexico

Review / 24.11.2022

Miniview: Hotel Terrestre – sustainable architecture reimagined

By: Pauline Brettell

Crusoe Villas, in the middle of the ocean in the Maldives at Gili Lankanfushi

Review / 02.11.2022

Shipwrecked in the Maldives: checking in to Gili Lankanfushi

By: Hamish Kilburn

Bar at room2 Chiswick

Review / 27.10.2022

Checking in to room2 Chiswick – the world’s first net-zero hometel

By: Hamish Kilburn

hotel bar in The Quoin Delaware

Miniview / 14.10.2022

Miniview: inside Delaware’s first luxury boutique hotel

By: Pauline Brettell

Guestroom inside INNSIDE Calvia Beach with sea view of Magaluf

Review / 13.10.2022

Checking in to INNSiDE Calviá Beach, Mallorca

By: Hamish Kilburn

Suite at Emporium Plovdiv MGallery Hotel Collection with striking light feature and luxe interiors

Review / 01.09.2022

First in: checking in to The Emporium Plovdiv – MGallery

By: Hamish Kilburn

Feature / 25.08.2022

Miniview: authenticity meets modernity at W Costa Navarino

By: Pauline Brettell

Octant Evora Adults only pool

Octant Evorá / 21.07.2022

Octant Evorá – a luxury wellness hotel crafted into nature

By: Hamish Kilburn

North Lodge at Coworth Park - Hotel Designs

Video Exclusive / 07.07.2022

Checking in to North Lodge at Coworth Park

By: Hamish Kilburn

Collage of The Londoner and Yabu Pushelberg

Interview / 05.07.2022

Checking in to The Londoner with Yabu Pushelberg

By: Hamish Kilburn

Exterior of COMO Castello del Nero

Review / 31.05.2022

12th-century chic: checking in to COMO Castello Del Nero

By: Hamish Kilburn

designer details and home comforts in Buckle Street Studios by Locke

Review / 10.05.2022

Living the vida Locke: checking in to Buckle Street Studios

By: Pauline Brettell

double volume restaurant with white on white decor and sculpture on the ceiling

Review / 04.05.2022

That philoxenia feeling: checking in to xenodocheio Milos

By: Pauline Brettell

rainbow art work above the bed in Hard Rock Hotel Budapest

Feature / 12.04.2022

Miniview: Hard Rock Hotels arrives in Budapest

By: Pauline Brettell

Rooftop bar in One Hundred Shoreditch

Video review / 07.04.2022

“A statement of style” – checking in to One Hundred Shoreditch

By: Hamish Kilburn

Breakfast at open kitchen at Six Senses Douro Valley

Review / 04.04.2022

Colour-healing menu: checking in to Six Senses Douro Valley

By: Hamish Kilburn

The Sumei Skyline Coast Boutique Hotel designed by GS Design of the Sumei Skyline Coast Boutique Hotel by G S Design

Review / 25.02.2022

Miniview: Sumei Skyline Coast Boutique Hotel, where space becomes art

By: Pauline Brettell

cherry red and duck egg blue in the bedroom at The Mitre

Review / 17.02.2022

Checking in to The Mitre for a royal retreat

By: Pauline Brettell

painted ceiling and artwork in the bar at Rosewood Sao Paulo Brazil

Review / 13.01.2022

Miniview: Rosewood São Paulo, magnificent on every level

By: Pauline Brettell

Hotel suite bedroom with pink accents on bed and mosaic floor, in Fauchon L'Hotel Paris

Review / 06.01.2022

Fauchon L’Hotel Paris: Where rock & roll, design and luxury hospitality meet

By: Hamish Kilburn

comfortable seating and vintage lighting in coco cafe in coco hotel paris

Review / 20.12.2021

Miniview: Coco Hotel, where old style meets cosmo hospitality

By: Pauline Brettell

Close up of check-in desk at Hotel Colon

Review / 13.12.2021

‘First in’ to review the newly renovated Hotel Colón Gran Meliá

By: Hamish Kilburn

Suite inside LEVEN Manchester with freestanding bath in front of window with red exposed brick walls

Review / 29.11.2021

‘First in’ to review LEVEN in Manchester

By: Hamish Kilburn

Exterior of Amada Colossos Resort

Review / 25.11.2021

Amada Colossos Resort – large in size, made personal by design

By: Hamish Kilburn

palm trees and swimming pool at quinta do largo

Review / 09.11.2021

Diving into the spirit of the Algarve at Quinta do Lago

By: Pauline Brettell

An airy dining area inside One&Only Portonovi overlooking pool and sea

Feature / 12.10.2021

MINIVIEW: Inside the first One&Only resort in Europe

By: Hamish Kilburn

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