
Category: Featured


Short stay: Ocean Drive Hotel, Madrid, Spain
By Michael Edwards on Jun 12, 2022 in Accommodation, Europe, Featured, Hotels, Regions, Spain, Western Europe
Ocean Drive Madrid is within walking distance of most of Madrid’s top experiences and sights. 
Gorilla trekking in Uganda: The ultimate luxury experience
By Paul Johnson on Jun 05, 2022 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Featured, Regions, Speciality Travel, Uganda
The ultimate luxury experience in Uganda is seeing the endangered mountain gorillas in the remote Virunga Mountains or the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. 
Short stay: De Vere Wokefield Estate, Berkshire, UK
By Michael Edwards on May 30, 2022 in Accommodation, Europe, Featured, Hotels, Regions, United Kingdom, Western Europe
This 250 acre estate marks the point where rural leafy Royal Berkshire slides towards the green pastures of Hampshire. 
Suite of the week: Presidential Suite, Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, Puerto Morelos, Mexico
By Paul Johnson on May 16, 2022 in Accommodation, Featured, Hotels, Mexico, North America, Regions, Resorts, Suite of the Week
The Presidential Suite at Grand Residences Riviera Cancun provides offers an opportunity to indulge in luxury. 
Suite of the week: The Rainforest Suite, Nita Lake Lodge, Whistler BC, Canada
By Paul Johnson on May 02, 2022 in Accommodation, Canada, Featured, Hotels, North America, Regions, Suite of the Week
Overlooking Whistler Mountain, this 1,415 sq ft show-stopper pairs modern luxury with rustic alpine comfort on the shores of Nita Lake. 
Review: Gusto Restaurant, Deansgate, Manchester, UK
By Paul Johnson on May 01, 2022 in Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe
Our review of Gusto Restaurant, Deansgate, Manchester, UK 
Short stay: Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester, UK
By Paul Johnson on Apr 30, 2022 in Accommodation, Europe, Family Travel, Featured, Hotels, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Western Europe
Our review of the Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester, UK 
Suite of the week: Grand Riad, Royal Mansour Marrakech, Morocco
By Paul Johnson on Apr 25, 2022 in Accommodation, Africa, Featured, Hotels, Morocco, Regions, Suite of the Week
The Grand Riad is the ultimate immersion in Marrakech, where the guest is transported into a magical medina. 
Short stay: Brook Cottage Shepherd Huts, near Pwllheli, Llyn Peninsula, North Wales
By Paul Johnson on Apr 22, 2022 in Accommodation, Camping, Europe, Featured, Regions, United Kingdom, Western Europe
If you've been following the BBC series 'Interior Design Masters', you may already inadvertantly know about the site of our latest short stay review. 
Suite of the week: Outlook Cabin, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta, Canada
By Paul Johnson on Apr 18, 2022 in Accommodation, Canada, Featured, Hotels, North America, Regions, Resorts, Suite of the Week
Outlook Cabin includes six bedrooms, each with an ensuite bathroom, a full kitchen, two wood-burning fireplaces and a large private patio with a barbeque. 
Short stay: Magnolia Hotel, Quinta do Lago, The Algarve, Portugal
By Michael Edwards on Apr 14, 2022 in Accommodation, Europe, Featured, Hotels, Portugal, Regions, Western Europe
Step back into 1950s Miami glamour at the Magnolia Hotel. Where it is easy to imagine Audrey Hepburn and Rock Hudson skipping through the neon time-warp of pastel pinks and turquoise hues. Tall palms vie with the Magnolia’s neon sign of an elegant swim-capped diver. Miami comes to the Algarve on the fringe of Quinta 
Suite of the week: Sultan Suite, Ciragan Palace Kempinski, Istanbul, Turkey
By Paul Johnson on Apr 11, 2022 in Accommodation, Featured, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Suite of the Week, Turkey
One of the largest and most expensive suites in the world, the Sultan Suite is a one-of-a-kind accommodation where visitors can feel the soul of a historical palace that Ottoman sultans once called home. 
Short stay: M.Ou.Co Hotel, Porto, Portugal
By Michael Edwards on Apr 10, 2022 in Accommodation, Europe, Featured, Hotels, Portugal, Regions, Western Europe
The coolest place to stay in Porto. Here the hotel is reinvented as a place to “Stay. Listen. Play.” Throughout the ample public areas music plays.