Steps away from Chelsea’s iconic Sloane Square. …At Sloane is a luxury 5-star hotel offering guests an experience akin to staying in a maison privée. This exceptional address is a 30-bedroom hotel created by legendary hotelier Costes and infused with French savoir-faire by way of renowned interior designer, François-Joseph Graf. Beyond the bedrooms, …At Sloane features a top-floor dining room … Read More
A landmark of luxury in a landscape of wonder The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland is an award-winning luxury resort encompassing a 60-suite hotel, a subterranean spa, Michelin-starred dining, and a private lagoon sourced from the same healing waters as the Blue Lagoon. A swim at the iconic, restorative, and utterly Instagrammable Blue Lagoon has been an essential to-do for … Read More
The Best Hotel in Antwerp The last time I was in Antwerp, I had the pleasure to spend some time at the lovely Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp. I hope to return soon. City-center boutique hotels don’t get much greener than the Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp, set within the walls of the city’s botanical gardens. Here a monastery complex, some of whose buildings … Read More
a Private Island escape on one of the finest beaches in the world. What used to be known as The Meridian Club for the few Villa owners on Pine Cay, in 2021 became a Relais & Chateaux property and expanded into a full-time resort. Tucked away in the heart of Turks and Caicos in the British Caribbean is Pine Cay. … Read More
The beautiful location on a Cliffside above the Aegean Sea, with a view of the Caldera Canaves Oia Suites are regarded to be among the best accommodations on Santorini. Choose one of the 24 expansive suites or the incredible villa and take in dramatic caldera views from your private veranda. All suites also feature exterior plunge or swimming pools and … Read More
A 38-suite jewel bordering Tivoli Gardens, Nimb has been family owned for generations and still holds on to that feeling of home in its current incarnation as a hotel. Most suites have fireplaces or balconies overlooking Tivoli Gardens. All rooms have Apple TVs, Bang & Olufsen televisions and sound systems, and Nespresso machines. Dining includes Nimb Brasserie, a French brasserie; … Read More
Probably one of the best benefits with booking your hotels through a Travel Professional, rather than online, we have a great many added benefits that online booking just does not and can not offer. Occasionally the Hotel Websites can offer a slightly lower “Members” rate, but Preferred Partnership Programs are exclusive to a Travel Consultant or Advisor and are not … Read More
Hands down, this is the best hotel in Puerto Plata. So for me, this is the only option when spending a few nights in town. And an SLH property, so it is a boutique hotel, and not a price that is overly expensive. I was surprised to find out that the hotel was built only about 14 years ago. A … Read More
EXPECTATIONS: I think a really pleasant surprise, but let’s see. This is the first booking of an SLH property in quite a while… but I must say that I have loved almost every hotel we have booked through them, so when the Black Friday Sale happened I thought it might work for Buenos Aires. Not the typical hotel, but a … Read More
Hotel/Spa Report by: Madame Now This was a delightful stay with the purpose of enjoying the Spa Village Bath to its fullest extent. The room was well appointed, with a most comfortable bed and bedding. I loved the Pillow Menu, perfect for the Goldie Locks who lives inside all of us. I ordered two pillows that were “Just right”. I … Read More
Hotel Report by: The Celestial EXPECTATIONS: High, of course. The Celestial always found the moniker ‘MO’ to be just so curious when describing a luxury brand… do we think it is MO as in MORE or mo as in SloMo… or even the dreaded… MO as in HoMO? Well the Mandarin Oriental lifestyle or MO is a well deserved namesake. … Read More
We were tootling around in the mountains north of Nizwa, and lunchtime was soon approaching, and the initial plan was to go to Alila Jabal Akhdar for lunch, the hotel I was originally considering to stay in Oman. Mohamed “The Guide” mentioned a new 5-star hotel that just opened, and perhaps we wanted to try that instead. Why not, 5-star … Read More
