Hotel Reviews Archives

belmond el encanto luxury hotel santa barbara california pool view cover

7 min

Lux Hotel Review: Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara, California

FIRST POSTED: 4th November 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 29th July 2020

Santa Barbara Hotels: welcome to the Belmond El Encanto, undoubtedly one of the best hotels in Santa Barbara. To this day, I haven’t had a Belmond experience that wasn’t really…

View Post

asia gardens luxury hotel spain alicante benidorm sovereign cover

View Post

8 min

A hotel to remember: a review of Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, Spain

FIRST POSTED: 9th October 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 4th November 2017

I can never have too much Spain in my life – I think my love for this country is well documented on this blog, and when Sovereign challenged me to…

View Post

herdade do barrocal alentejo luxury hotel portugal slh small luxury hotels of the world cover 1

View Post

9 min

My hOtel: São Lourenço do Barrocal, Alentejo, Portugal

FIRST POSTED: 6th September 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 9th October 2017

I was looking for ideas for where to stay on our annual Summer trip to the South of Portugal – the format is always the same, 2 nights in the…

View Post

View Post

2 min

5 luxury hotels perfect for Spring

FIRST POSTED: 24th April 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 4th March 2020

Sick of coats? Here are some ideas for the perfect Spring getaway.

View Post

w maldives starwood spg luxury hotel cover

View Post

12 min

Lux Hotel Review: W Maldives

FIRST POSTED: 8th March 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 8th August 2019

Looking for luxury Maldives hotels? Here’s my review of the W Maldives. The Maldives is, without a doubt, my favourite place in the world. I won’t even pretend it isn’t.…

View Post

belmond la residencia mallorca luxury hotel sovereign luxury travel pool cover 2

View Post

12 min

Lux Hotel Review: Belmond La Residencia, Mallorca

FIRST POSTED: 2nd March 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 4th March 2020

Looking for luxury Majorca Holidays? Belmond La Residencia in Deia is one of Mallorca’s leading hotels On this trip, I discovered one of the most special hotels I have had…

View Post

hotel valverde lisbon lisboa luxury hotel deluxe bedroom cover

View Post

9 min

My hOtel: a review of Hotel Valverde in Lisbon, Portugal

FIRST POSTED: 20th February 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 8th January 2021

Located in Lisbon’s Avenida da Liberdade, arguably Lisbon’s main street, Hotel Valverde is small in size (only 25 rooms), but as they say, great things come sometimes in small packages. The…

View Post

hyatt regency the churchill london luxury hotel cover

View Post

10 min

Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill

FIRST POSTED: 6th February 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 26th February 2021

Located in Portman Square, a block behind the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street and minutes from Marylebone, one of my favourite London neighbourhoods, the Hyatt Regency London – The…

View Post

baros maldives sovereign luxury holidays small leading hotels of the world

View Post

7 min

A hotel to remember: Baros Maldives

FIRST POSTED: 12th January 2017 | LAST UPDATED: 2nd February 2022

When I ‘announced’ that I was going to Baros Maldives on a recent trip, something quite special happened: I had literally dozens of readers comment and react to the news in…

View Post