• 24 February, 2020

    UNFORGETTABLE RESTAURANT IN COSTA BRAVA

    THE EXCLUSIVITY

    CAP SA SAL LUXURY
    An exclusive holiday destination in Costa Brava where the sea and the mountain carry out the framing of an unrepeatable landscape.

     

     

    http://www.capsasalluxury.com

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  • 2 October, 2019

    Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine – Sardon del Duero (Valladolid – Ribera del Duero)

    Luxury for the senses.

    The hotel is the ancient abbey of Santa Maria de Retuerta, founded at the end of the 12th century.

    The beautiful surroundings, the aroma of the vineyards, the absence of noise, fresh air, the wellness facilities

    and the restaurant offer makes the stay at this hotel a true unique experience.

    http://www.abadia-retuerta.com

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  • 31 January, 2019

    THE ZETTER TOWNHOUSE HOTEL – MARYLEBONE LONDON

    The second addition to the independently owned Zetter Group’s ‘Townhouse’ boutique hotel family, the 24-bedroom Georgian townhouse and cocktail lounge enjoys an enviable location on Seymour Street in London’s fashionable Marylebone.

    Feeling more like the private home of an eccentric relative than a conventional hotel & bar, the property features 24 bedrooms and an award-winning cocktail lounge, Seymour’s Parlour.

    www.thezettertownhouse.com

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  • 31 August, 2018

    OASIA HOTEL DOWNTOWN, SINGAPORE – BY FAR EAST HOSPITALITY

    the 27-storey 314-room Oasia Hotel Downtown is a breath of fresh air and welcomed greenery in Singapore’s Central Business District. A true respite in the city, the tropical skyscraper is refreshingly sleek inside, thanks to the modern functionalist style of architect and renowned designer, Patricia Urquiola.
    The living, breathing vertical garden is a remarkable combination of lush foliage, copper, wood and stone. Filled with picturesque sky gardens, terraces and green screens, the hotel is as inviting to the flora and fauna as it is to visiting guests.

    Oasia Hotel Downtown

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  • 10 August, 2018

    1898 THE POST – GHENT: SLEEPING IN AN ANCIENT POST OFFICE

    1898 THE POST is an intimate hotel in a stunning beautiful & historical landmark in the heart of Ghent and its channels; a truly remarkable pretty town in Belgium.

    www.1898thepost.com

    http://www.zannierhotels.com/en/

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  • 13 February, 2018

    BAUMANIÊRE, Les Baux-de-Provence

    BAUMANIÊRE: A family-run hotel located in Les-Baux-de-Provence, a rocky mountain range in the Provence.

    The hotel is well-known for its unique location but it’s famous for being the home of the
    restaurant l’Oustau de Baumaniere, an historic monument of haute cuisine.

    With three provençal farmhouses, a 17th-century manor, a villa, several swimming pools as
    well as a spa, the Baumanière embodies the Mediterranean art de vivre.

    www.baumaniere.com

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  • 28 December, 2017

    ST. JAMES’S HOTEL & CLUB MAYFAIR – The British Elegance for Gentle Ladies & Gentle Men

    SEVEN PARK PLACE

    Seven Park Place by William Drabble was launched in September 2009 and was awarded one Michelin star only one year after opening and four AA Rosettes.
    In Seven Park Place William Drabble has created his own inimitable style menu, influenced by classic French cuisine, using the best British ingredients and taking inspiration from the seasons. Of course, like any great chef, William has his signature dishes, poached native lobster tail with cauliflower purée and lobster butter sauce springs to mind.

    The design and décor of Seven Park Place is an elegant and intimate space, with only 26 covers and nine tables. The restaurant uses rich colours and natural fabrics in bright, jewel inspired colours, to produce a stunning backdrop for the perfect dining experience.

    www.stjameshotelandclub.com

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  • 14 November, 2017

    BALI ESSENTIAL – BAMBU INDAH ECO RESSORT (UBUD)

    Bambu Indah is a radically distinctive boutique hotel in Ubud (the cultural & spiritual heart of Bali), carefully curated by an internationally renown jewelery designer from Canada long term based in Bali, named John Hardy who is also the owner of an ecological foundation in Bali.

    Eleven antique Javanese bridal homes were brought to Bali, restored, and decorated with the finest details.

    Bambu Indah is available to travelers seeking unique experiences while being comforted by the luxury of a superb and breathtaking natural enviroment and luxurious service of a surprisingly intimate hotel.

    Discover the exclussive Copper House & the Moon House.

    Discover the tree top houses, the amzing bambu lift bringing you 50 meters inside the mountain down to the river Ayung where the new hotel area has expanded with various natural pools, lush green vegetation and a nice small  restaurant and bar.

    For the co-editor of this blog, Alex Seno, this is arguably the most surprising ecological luxury ressort ever experienced, and have come to Bali twice, just for the sake of repeating a stay in such a genuine highlight; worth-it once in a life time if you are adding on top the fabulous hospitality, gastronomy, sensitivity for details & beauty of the Bali countryside and its inhabitants.

    It may well take at least 3 to 4 days to discover and to enjoy all the little hidden corners around the ressort.

    http://bambuindah.com/

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  • 22 August, 2017

    AN UNSPOILT WALKING HOLIDAY: THE COLERIDGE WAY, SOMMERSET & DEVON (UK)

    In the Footsteps of the Romantic Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772 -1834

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    Walk 51 miles through the stunning Somerset countryside of the Quantock Hills, the Brendon Hills and Exmoor, a landscape that inspired Coleridge to produce some of his best known work.

    From Nether Stowey on the Quantock Hills, where Coleridge lived for three years, walk:

    • The quiet and unspoilt northern fringes of the Quantock Hills through the villages of Holford, West Quantoxhead and Bicknoller
    • The little known Brendon Hills through the villages of Monksilver, Roadwater and Luxborough, across Lype Hill to Wheddon Cross
    • The remote Exmoor moorland fringes of Dunkery Hill to the woodland village of Horner to Porlock and on to the Doone Valley and the East Lyn to reach the end of the route at Lynmouth

    You will travel through a variety of landscapes: heathland, moorland, deciduous & coniferous woodland, farmland, deeply wooded valleys and historic villages with expansive views over the coast towards Wales.  Most villages along the route have at least one pub to provide you with welcome refreshment. There are also a number of delightful tea rooms and village shops to visit.

    The Coleridge Way can be completed over six consecutive days, making it ideal for an excellent walking holiday. Stay for a few days and enjoy the high quality bed and breakfast accommodation along the way, all offering a friendly welcome and some providing a luggage transfer service to make your break even more relaxing.

    The full guide:

    http://upload2.evocdn.co.uk/visitexmoor/uploads/asset_file/2_0_full-westwards-pack-directions-only.pdf

    Our accomodation pick:

    HARBOURSIDE LYNMOUTH

    www.risingsunlynmouth.co.uk

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  • 23 May, 2017

    HOTEL NEW YORK, ROTTERDAM (EVERY THEN & “NOW”)

    Hotel New York is situated in the beautiful former head office of the Holland America Lijn. From here, thousands of emigrants left for North America, hoping for a better life. Nowadays, people come here to sleep, celebrate, eat, drink and do business in a special atmosphere.

    As soon as you enter the building, you can feel it: this is where it all happened. The sense of nostalgia is everywhere – from the cast-iron hotel staircase and the numerous trunks and pictures of emigrants to the former offices of its past directors. At the basement there is a very lifely oyster bar which serves magnificent draft beers. (P.s Catch a water taxi ride straight from the entrance to the city centre).

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