Mattress thieves: why light-fingered hotel guests are now a very big problem
Luxury hotels have always had to contend with toiletries and even the odd bathrobe being pilfered. But now thieves are suddenly much more ambitiousName: Mattress theft.Age: Young. This is...
View ArticleFive of the UK’s best new hotels for foodies: reviewed
Fantastic, inventive dishes, usually from locally sourced produce, make for culinary heaven at these characterful hotels and pubs-with-roomsWhat’s it like? Completely refurbished this year, the hotel...
View ArticleLeft helpless when you’ve booked accommodation but have nowhere to stay
Three readers were stranded when they arrived … and there was nothing they could doWhat happens if the holiday accommodation you booked is unavailable when you turn up? According to these readers,...
View ArticleBohemian rhapsody: inside New York’s Chelsea Hotel
The Chelsea Hotel has been home to cultural icons from Janis Joplin to Andy Warhol. As controversial renovations continue, Colin Miller photographs the hotel’s last remaining apartments and their...
View ArticleAnother twist in the Wallis Simpson saga | Letter
Solicitor Robert Egerton’s familiarity with the hotel at the heart of the divorce case made his wife suspicious, recalls Hugo VickersI can add a curious postscript to Robert Egerton’s involvement with...
View ArticleBlissful isolation in the Highlands: Isle of Eriska Hotel review
Paradise on a private island in Argyll & ButeWhere is it? On its own 300-acre island with dramatic views of the Morvern mountains, a snow-capped slick of purple on the far side of the loch. It’s a...
View ArticleUK hotel insolvencies hit five-year high as competition bites
Holiday accommodation hit by drop in business travel and tougher competition from rivals including AirbnbThe number of UK hotel insolvencies hit a five-year high in 2019, following a drop in business...
View ArticleShining lights: an eco-break in Northumberland's dark-sky country
Battlesteads hotel is a beacon of sustainability and green ideals, and with an observatory onsite offers stellar stargazing – when the weather allowsIt was hard to see Battlesteads hotel’s green...
View ArticleGeorge Freeman obituary
My father, George Freeman, who has died aged 89, was an interior designer whose varied career took him all over the world. As George Freeman Design Consultants, working from a small office close to his...
View ArticleCrafty getaway: 10 of the best creative boltholes in the UK
From boutique hotels showcasing local art to historic and artists’ houses offering creative workshops, here are artistic breaks in beautiful surroundingsThis creatively inspired cottage has been...
View ArticleDesigner destinations: architects’ favourite hotels
From a rocket tower and a pasha’s palace to a beachside bungalow and a geometric masterpiece“Arcosanti is Paolo Soleri’s built prototype for his vision of the city of the future. Masterplanned as an...
View ArticleMinha casa é sua casa: The family who turned their Lisbon home into a hotel
In a 1900s building in Lisbon, António Costa Lopes and Filipa Fortunato have created an intimate hotel that feels like a family home – because it is oneOver the years, Casa Fortunato in Lisbon has been...
View ArticleStrummer holidays! The guitar-shaped hotel where the party never stops
It’s got laser-beam strings, balcony showers and a 13-acre pool. But this gaudy $1.5bn colossus in the Florida swamps is also a triumph of Native American resistance. We check out the Beyoncé SuiteIt...
View ArticleFour-star Oxford hotel had no one to help with midnight emergency
I was sent on a five-minute walk to knock on a stranger’s doorI had an appalling experience at a four-star hotel in Oxford in November. I’d booked a room at the Ethos Hotel through Booking.com. Around...
View Article10 of the UK’s best vineyard and distillery stays
Rooms with a brew: vineyards, breweries and distilleries where you can raise a glass and spend the night in a hotel or cottageIn the new wine heartlands of the South Downs, this 600-acre estate was...
View Article‘A romantic gift’: the sites offering hotel stays by the hour
A clutch of websites has sprung up to capitalise on an old trend – daytime hotel ‘microstays’“Do you want to prove your love and make a romantic gift? Why not send her an invitation to meet in the...
View ArticleLuxury and history rub shoulders in this country hotel: Hartwell House review
Old-fashioned comforts and service, scones for tea and superb gardens … this grand Buckinghamshire hotel makes a wonderful escapeWhere is it? Hartwell is a National Trust-owned Grade I-listed Jacobean...
View Article10 of the coolest neighbourhoods in Europe
There are must-sees, of course, but to really get under the skin of Europe’s great cities go for our pick of less-touristy districtsContinue reading...
View Article10 of the UK's best hotels and hostels for cyclists and walkers
From hostels with drying rooms to pubs with storage and hotels with a pick-up service, unleash your wild side at one of these secluded yet practical places to stayA new hotel concept that focuses...
View ArticleEscape to a hotel on an island in the middle of the Thames: Monkey Island...
This idyllic island retreat not far from London is rich in history and luxuryWhere is it? The Monkey Island Estate is over a bridge on a little, green private island in the River Thames, near Bray,...
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