Ritz-Carlton launches minimum £5,000-a-week luxury yacht cruises
Holidays aboard Evrima aim to ape life on a billionaire’s superyacht with dedicated PAs, restaurant, humidor and nightclubA version of the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain will take to the seas on Saturday...
View ArticlePremier Inn took £226 from me even though there was no booking
It says there is nothing it can do and a ‘refund’ takes five to 10 working daysI’m trying to get my money back from Premier Inn. The hotel chain has taken £226 even though I have no reservation to show...
View ArticleThrough a Highlands Narnia to a great pub: the Taybank, Dunkeld
An appetite-inducing seven-mile hike through the woods of the Atholl Estates returns you to the village of Dunkeld, and its renowned, musical localOne of Perthshire’s most photogenic villages, Dunkeld...
View ArticleBritannia named worst UK hotel chain for tenth year in a row
Which? survey places the group firmly at the bottom, with ‘dire, drab and smelly’ rooms, while Premier Inn retains top spot in spite of price risesBritannia has been named as one of the UK’s worst...
View ArticlePeter de Savary obituary
Entrepreneur, yachtsman and hotel owner who once owned both Land’s End and John o’Groats, and took a British challenger to the America’s CupPeter de Savary, who has died aged 78, liked to describe...
View ArticleA glamorous and gilded New Year’s Eve to you: how UK’s wealthy can usher in 2023
From a Bond-themed party on a superyacht hotel to a £7,585 Gleneagles stay, money seems to be no objectFrom a James Bond-themed ball on a superyacht, to a champagne and jazz party up London’s Shard...
View ArticleRail strikes ‘cost UK hospitality sector £1.5bn in December alone’
Industry bodies say figure worse than predicted and expect ‘huge’ losses of businesses and jobs in 2023The rail strikes have cost bars, pubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK at least £1.5bn in...
View ArticleInside the Hilton Park Lane – a photo essay
A look behind the scenes at one of London’s most celebrated hotelsHosting more than 200,000 guests a year, the Hilton hotel on Park Lane is one of London’s landmarks. It was here in 1967 that the...
View Article10 of the best ways to find bargain places to stay in the UK
From priories to Wetherspoon’s, Oxford colleges to seaside cottages, we share ideas for low-cost breaks around the countryMalmaison, the boutique chain with hotels in 16 UK cities, is offering a winter...
View Article10 of the best secret retreats in the Canary Islands
Volcanic views, tasty tapas and terrific value … Enjoy some winter sunshine on Tenerife, Lanzarote and other CanariesPalm trees rustle in the breeze, charred volcanic vineyards stretch out to stark...
View Article‘At first, it’s fun’: could a night in Sydney’s ‘mushroom’ tower make me...
The Commercial Travellers’ Association Club has been transformed into a retro hotel, complete with a soundscape that encourages lucid dreaming. Kate Hennessy checks inGet our weekend culture and...
View ArticleHead for the hygge: the UK’s best Scandi-style escapes
Get away from the stress and strain of everyday life at one of these stylish boltholesWith the Norman stronghold of Bamburgh Castle looming impressively over Northumberland’s spectacular coast, this is...
View ArticleIbis hotel cancelled our booking but says ‘no’ to a refund
Staff said I would get my money back, but the company later told me it needed to ‘get more information’Back in September I made a booking at an Ibis hotel in Burton upon Trent for 8 December. Three...
View ArticleAirbnb feels like staying with a cheap, uptight friend – then paying for the...
Once, it seemed an economical and adventurous alternative to a hotel. But I doubt I’ll be using it againSome people call it “wasting time on Twitter”. I call it “qualitative research”. Having engaged...
View ArticleDreaming Walls review – Chelsea Hotel’s window on last days of bohemia
Engaging study of artists and radicals hanging on at the legendary New York building in the face of hungry developers is charming but vagueNew York’s Chelsea Hotel (strictly, the Hotel Chelsea) is the...
View Article10 of the best new hotels in Britain
Countryside havens, Jacobean houses, beach hangouts and a converted chapel are among our pick of openings and revamps in 2023Boys Hall, a gorgeous Jacobean house in Ashford, Kent, has been restored as...
View ArticleThe best hotels near 10 of Europe’s major rail hubs
These stylish places to stay, eat and drink have city centre locations and are within walking distance of the station – just the ticket for an easy breakTerminus Nord hotel, opposite Gare du Nord,...
View ArticleFrom book butlers to library sleepovers: 10 great UK places to stay for book...
To celebrate World Book Day we’ve picked 10 lovely literary retreats for bookwormsGladstone’s Library in Hawarden is the ultimate destination for those who like to wind down with a bedtime story....
View Article20 of the best budget beach holidays in Europe
From camping by the Black Sea to a cool Portuguese surf house, these great places to stay across Europe start at just £50 a week in summerAll prices are the cheapest available (at the time of going to...
View Article10 of the best hotels in Berlin
A repurposed 19th-century public bathhouse, an old factory housing vintage caravans and a former Stasi spy hub are among the eclectic places to stay in the German capitalSince opening 14 years ago, the...
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