Category: Special Features

Special feature: Congham Hall, near King’s Lynn, Norfolk, UK

Special feature: Congham Hall, near King’s Lynn, Norfolk, UK

By on Apr 13, 2013 in Accommodation, Bars, Europe, Family Travel, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 4638 times

If you are looking for somewhere to totally relax and unwind, then you’d be hard-pressed to find somewhere more peaceful than Congham Hall where we have just spent the past week. Recently named as winner of the Best UK Small Hotel at the International Hotel Awards, this Georgian country house is home to a hotel, [...]

Special feature: The West Bay Club & Spa, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, UK

Special feature: The West Bay Club & Spa, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, UK

By on Mar 01, 2013 in Accommodation, Europe, Family Travel, Featured, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe   - Read 5082 times

Our recent trip to the Isle of Wight was our first, but one we were very much looking forward to. There are a number of ways to reach the island but we opted for the ferry crossing from Lymington to Yarmouth, since we were heading for the West Bay Club and Spa between Yarmouth and [...]

Special feature: The Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course, Kelso, Scotland

Special feature: The Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course, Kelso, Scotland

By on Dec 18, 2012 in Accommodation, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Special Features, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 5388 times

The wonderful welcome from Robyn at reception is typical of the staff at the Roxburghe. Always at hand, always willing, yet never interfering. This wonderful Georgian house, owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, is situated on the banks of the River Teviot. This river, together with the Tweed where the Duke also has beats available [...]

Special feature: Palm Beach Hotel & Bungalows, Larnaca, Cyprus

Special feature: Palm Beach Hotel & Bungalows, Larnaca, Cyprus

By on Nov 06, 2012 in Accommodation, Attractions, Cyprus, Family Travel, Featured, Going Out, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Restaurants, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany   - Read 5610 times

Arriving on a late flight into Larnaca, we stayed at the Livadhiotis Hotel in the town centre. Not only was this ideal for a late arrival, being just a few minutes from the airport, but it also put us well placed right in the heart of the town centre. Larnaca is a harbour town with a [...]

Special feature: Hotel Castell, Zuoz, Switzerland

Special feature: Hotel Castell, Zuoz, Switzerland

By on Oct 23, 2012 in Accommodation, Europe, Family Travel, Going Out, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Restaurants, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Switzerland, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 6330 times

Earlier this year we spent some time at Hotel Castell which occupies a commanding vantage point high above the village of Zuoz, just a short drive from St. Moritz.  The hotel is enjoying its centenary currently, having been built back in 1912/1913 and, whilst it might not be in the league of some of the [...]

Special feature: The Feversham Arms Hotel and Verbena Spa, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, UK

Special feature: The Feversham Arms Hotel and Verbena Spa, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, UK

By on Oct 19, 2012 in Accommodation, Attractions, Europe, Family Travel, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 6040 times

Helmsley was a part of North Yorkshire we weren’t familiar with prior to our recent stay at The Feversham Arms Hotel and Verbena Spa, but it is a pretty market town in the heart of the North York Moors National Park, with an eclectic mix of interesting shops, galleries, pubs and cafés. The hotel lies [...]

Special feature: Wentbridge House Hotel, Wentbridge, West Yorkshire, UK

Special feature: Wentbridge House Hotel, Wentbridge, West Yorkshire, UK

By on Sep 24, 2012 in Accommodation, Attractions, Europe, Family Travel, Featured, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 3027 times

We have just returned from a lovely stay at the four star Wentbridge House Hotel in the village of Wentbridge (close to Pontefract) in West Yorkshire. We’d arrived quite late but were greeted with a beautiful Junior Suite offering ample space for a family, and with all manner of in-room extras including a half bottle [...]

Special feature: Adam the Suitcase from Millican

Special feature: Adam the Suitcase from Millican

By on Sep 02, 2012 in Featured, Luggage, Special Features, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany   - Read 4579 times

Meet ‘Adam the Suitcase’.  He’s the latest addition to my luxury luggage collection and a very fine specimen he is, too.  This beautiful case is a product of a company called Millican (named after the self-sufficient mountain guide of the early 1900s, Millican Dalton) which happens to be based quite close to me here in [...]

Special feature: Badrutt’s Palace, St. Moritz, Switzerland

Special feature: Badrutt’s Palace, St. Moritz, Switzerland

By on Aug 30, 2012 in Accommodation, Europe, Events, Family Travel, Featured, Hotels, Regions, Special Features, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Switzerland, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 2330 times

From the moment you arrive at Badrutt’s Palace, you know you have come to somewhere special. After flying into Zurich last March and taking the train into ever more mountainous and snowy terrain, we were personally met at the station in St. Moritz – the birthplace of winter tourism in the Alps – and transferred [...]

Special feature: St. Moritz Hotel, Trebetherick, Cornwall, UK

Special feature: St. Moritz Hotel, Trebetherick, Cornwall, UK

By on Aug 17, 2012 in Accommodation, Europe, Family Travel, Featured, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 5099 times

Last month we enjoyed a break at the St. Moritz Hotel at Trebetherick in Cornwall, the south-west corner of England. The West Country is a favourite with many people living in the UK – a place where you’re most likely to enjoy some sunshine with a climate that’s not dissimilar with the Channel Islands and [...]

Special feature: MedCallOutfitter Kit™ from MedCallAssist™

Special feature: MedCallOutfitter Kit™ from MedCallAssist™

By on May 16, 2012 in Accessories, Luggage, Special Features, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany   - Read 1980 times

Here at A Luxury Travel Blog HQ, we were recently sent a premium grade medical kit for luxury travellers. Rather uniquely, the MedCallOutfitter Kit™ from MedCallAssist™ comes complete with a one year physician call line for any urgent questions or prescription needs which you can call at any time, day or night. Although produced in [...]

Special feature: Aldemar Royal Mare, Hersonissos, Crete

Special feature: Aldemar Royal Mare, Hersonissos, Crete

By on Apr 19, 2012 in Attractions, Bars, Europe, Family Travel, Going Out, Greece, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 1481 times

When we arrived at Heraklion Airport one evening last October, our driver told us that it had rained on Crete for the last four days. We had visited at this time of year on several occasions now, though, and always found it to be a very palatable climate – warm enough to be in shorts [...]

Special feature: Premier Club at the Peninsula Excelsior Hotel, Singapore

Special feature: Premier Club at the Peninsula Excelsior Hotel, Singapore

By on Nov 06, 2011 in Accommodation, Asia, Attractions, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Singapore, Special Features, Travel Miscellany   - Read 4119 times

This is a heads-up on how you can enjoy a luxurious hotel stay without paying five-star prices. It’s “simple luxury”. The concept is that a premium room in a four-star hotel can offer better facilities and services at a price cheaper than a standard room in a five-star. We tried it and here’s how we [...]

Special feature: Mosaic, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Special feature: Mosaic, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

By on Nov 03, 2011 in Accommodation, Asia, Attractions, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Malaysia, Regions, Special Features, Travel Miscellany   - Read 3752 times

The Mandarin Oriental Group of hotels requires no introduction on a blog about luxury travel, as the brand is famous for its prestigious hotels and resorts. The interesting thing, though, is that they are all quite different from one another. Whilst they all maintain standards of excellence, this is a group rather than a chain [...]

Special feature: FB Collection

Special feature: FB Collection

By on Nov 01, 2011 in Accessories, Brazil, Clothing, Leisure Travel, Regions, South America, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany   - Read 2500 times

I have recently been lucky enough to acquire a number of items from the FB Collection.  Founded by Harry Brantly and Max Leese in Rio de Janeiro in 2005, this beachwear collection exudes quality and style.  Among the collection are beautiful, brightly-coloured (£85) or patterned (£95) linen beach towels. These towels are so soft and [...]

Special feature: Passions at The Pavilions, Phuket

Special feature: Passions at The Pavilions, Phuket

By on Oct 12, 2011 in Accommodation, Asia, Bars, Going Out, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Spas & Pampering, Special Features, Speciality Travel, Thailand, Travel Miscellany   - Read 1744 times

Please let me get some adjectives out of the way before I go on to give you a more factual report of staying at The Pavilions in Phuket. Amazing, wonderful, fun, incredible, entertaining, educational, friendly, interesting, luxurious, impeccable, beautiful, spacious, different, comfortable, exciting, relaxing. Are you getting the gist of it yet? The Pavilions is [...]

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