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 … 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 … 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 … 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. … 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, … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Read More
Great Fosters is my favorite stop over hotel ever. If I only have one or two nights in London, this is the place we go. 15 minute drive from Heathrow, and it is a quiet and restful proper English Hotel. All the rooms in the main house are quite cozy … Read More
