Anguilla, Caribbean, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Dawn on Maundays Bay, Anguilla—Cap Juluca turns it into Paradise: This Belmond luxury hotel is the Caribbean’s most serene icon

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Cap Juluca, a Belmond hotel, Anguilla, Carribean, at best CountryClubuk Members' rates.
04
Jan

Picture the scene: the first light of morning creeps across a crescent of sand so fine it is like a caress; the sea a mirror of pale turquoise stretching unbroken to the horizon; a lone pelican gliding low before diving with barely a splash. Nothing else—just the gentle hush of waves and the distant call […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Switzerland, Travel

The Quiet Thrill of Gstaad—And Why The Alpina Gstaad Remains the Discerning Traveller’s Choice

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03
Jan

There are few places left in the Alps where the snow falls thick and silent, the chalets glow warmly against the dusk, and the only sound breaking the hush is the soft swish of skis on fresh powder or the distant clatter of hooves on packed snow as ponies prepare for a snow polo chukka. […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Ireland, Travel

Dromoland Castle, Ireland—Where History Whispers and Hospitality Reigns

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03
Jan

There’s something quietly intoxicating about arriving at Dromoland Castle on a soft Irish afternoon, the drive winding through 500 acres of rolling parkland dotted with ancient oaks and grazing deer, the lake shimmering in the distance, until the castle itself emerges—a majestic baronial silhouette of turrets and towers against the County Clare sky, as if […]

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Africa, Hotels, International Hotels, Kenya, Travel

The Moment the Mara Takes Your Breath Away—Why andBeyond Bateleur Camp, the World’s No.1 Hotel, Is the Ultimate Safari Escape

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03
Jan

Imagine this: the first soft light of dawn filters through canvas walls as you sip coffee on your private deck, the vast golden plains of the Maasai Mara stretching endlessly before you, broken only by the silhouette of an acacia tree and, perhaps, a distant herd of elephants moving like shadows across the savanna. A […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Mexico, North America, Travel

The Riviera Maya still feels like Mexico’s best-kept secret—and Maroma, a Belmond hotel, is the place to reveal it: Ranked in The World’s 50 Best Hotels

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02
Jan

The Riviera Maya is one of the most intoxicating stretches of coastline on earth—a place where the Caribbean Sea glows an improbable turquoise, ancient Mayan temples rise from the jungle like forgotten dreams, and underground rivers carve crystal-clear cenotes that feel like private portals to another world. This where history and hedonism coexist effortlessly. Explore […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel, UK

Why Castelfalfi feels like owning your own castle estate in Tuscany—without the upkeep: Voted Italy’s No 1 Resort: Discover the Best Rates

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02
Jan

There’s a certain magic to Tuscany. Florence is eternally captivating, a living museum where every corner reveals a Michelangelo or a perfect espresso. But for those who already adore Italy and crave its quiet soul, there’s a compelling case for decamping to the countryside—specifically to Castelfalfi, a restored mediaeval borgo turned luxury resort just half […]

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Brazil, Hotels, International Hotels, South America, Travel

Iguassu Falls is Nature’s ultimate thunderclap—and Hotel das Cataratas, a Belmond hotel, offers the front-row seat

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02
Jan

There’s something almost primal about Iguassu Falls—that relentless roar, the fine mist hanging in the air like a perpetual veil, the sheer scale that makes you feel thrillingly small. Straddling the border between Brazil and Argentina in a lush subtropical jungle, this isn’t just a waterfall; it’s the world’s largest system of them, with 275 […]

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Europe, Greece, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Why Santorini still casts its spell—and why the Grace Hotel, named Europe’s Finest Resort, is the perfect place to fall under it

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Infinity pool at Grace Hotel Santorini overlooking the caldera at sunset – Europe’s No.1 resort with exclusive CountryClubuk Member rates
02
Jan

Santorini is hardly an undiscovered gem. Those postcard images of whitewashed villages tumbling down volcanic cliffs into an impossibly blue Aegean have been seducing travellers for decades. Yet, even in an age when half the world seems to have ticked it off the list, the island retains an almost mythical pull. Why? Because few places […]

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Anguilla, Caribbean, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Spectacular beachfront Aurora Anguilla Resort and Golf Club with Greg Norman 18-Hole Championship Golf Course, Award Winning Sorana Spa: Luxurious five-star Caribbean playground with exclusive Members’ rates

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Aurora Anguilla five-star resort in the Caribbean.
10
Dec

When planning the best destinations to travel to in 2026, savvy explorers are turning to lesser-trodden gems that promise seclusion, sophistication and sustainable luxury. Anguilla, a serene British Overseas Territory in the Lesser Antilles, stands out for its unspoiled beaches, vibrant marine life, sporting excellence and a pace of life that feels worlds away from […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Portugal, Travel

Reid’s Palace, Madeira: best rates at this fabulous Belmond hotel on the sun-soaked garden island ‘in perpetual June’: enjoy exclusive rates and VIP privileges at this world famous hotel

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14
Sep

Warmed by the Gulf Stream, subtropical Madeira is Portugal’s own sun-soaked floating garden isle—and the distinguished luxury hotel Belmond Reid’s Palace is the undisputed queen of the island. Created by an Englishman to accommodate every visiting aristocrat’s needs since opening in 1891, Reid’s Palace stands high on a promontory which commands a sweeping panorama of […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

The ultimate place to stay in Portofino, jewel in the crown of the Italian Riviera: Belmond Hotel Splendido, home of La Dolce Vita as it used to be: and as Groucho Marx said of this idyllic retreat, ‘Wonderful place, wonderful people.’

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01
Jul

Belmond Hotel Splendido is the place to stay in Portofino, jewel of the Italian Riviera. Life here revolves around it. During its vibrant history the graceful building transformed from a monastery to an aristocratic home to a grand hotel above cedar-lined slopes with the finest views of the coast and sea. The Duke of Windsor […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Portugal, Travel

The One Palácio da Anunciada: Lisbon’s Luxury Palace Hotel with Spa and Gardens: discover heritage, tranquillity and five-star hospitality in the heart of Lisbon at the best members’ club rates

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The One Palacio-Anunciada Lisbon best rates at CountryClubuk
25
Jun

Tucked into the rhythm of central Lisbon, The One Palácio da Anunciada is a Luxury Hotel in Lisbon that transforms centuries of history into a calm, refined five-star retreat. For guests who value genuine heritage, atmosphere, and world-class service, this rare palace hotel in Lisbon blends timeless grandeur with contemporary comfort. Originally a 16th-century convent […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Ireland, Travel

Hayfield Manor, Cork: a magnificent five-star Irish city manor-house hotel and spa in the heart of Cork City which feels like home: enjoy a warm welcome, stroll into Cork for its festivals and more, visit Blarney Castle, Killarney and the Wild Atlantic Way: enjoy all this and the best club rates

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Hayfield Manor Cork best price at CountryClubuk
24
Jun

Nestled in the heart of County Cork, Hayfield Manor is a five-star retreat where Irish charm meets world-class hospitality. Surrounded by leafy gardens and only minutes from Cork’s vibrant city centre, Hayfield Manor offers an unforgettable escape for both leisure and business travellers. And with CountryClubuk, you can enjoy this luxury experience at the best […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Villa Spalletti Trivelli, Rome, the fabulous palazzo home of a Roman Count and Countess: live as the Romans would like to live

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11
Jun

There can be no finer place in Rome to stay than the Villa Spalletti Trivelli. It is the elegant family palazzo of a Roman Count and Countess. Neighbours include the Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, whose 17th-century Palace is just across the leafy park. The Trevi Fountain is a stroll away. At the Villa Spalletti Trivelli, […]

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Clubs, Europe, France, Hotels, International Clubs, International Hotels, Travel

Saint James Paris, enjoy reciprocal membership at this luxurious and exclusive Château Club in the heart of Paris: part of French history and a wonderful place to stay, dine or book an event in the French capital

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06
Apr

The Saint James Club Paris extends to our Members the benefits of reciprocal membership at its historically important château in the heart of Paris. For business meetings in Paris, the venue and ambience could hardly be more impressive. For pleasure, this superb chateau behind an almost regal gated entrance, surrounding its guests in French antiquities […]

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Africa, Hotels, International Hotels, South Africa, Travel

Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town: historic destination hotel overlooking Table Mountain, with a unique garden setting and old-school glamour: Winner of the ‘Best Hotel in Africa’ Award and one of the ‘World’s 50 Best Hotels’

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22
Mar

Welcome to Mount Nelson, the iconic ‘Pink Lady’ of Cape Town, a beacon of excellence since 1806 and recently awarded The Best Hotel in Africa title, ranking it in the World’s 50 Best Hotels. With its historic pedigree and location, unique garden setting overlooking Table Mountain, and with an old-school glamour, it’s a destination hotel […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Grand Hotel Timeo, a Belmond hotel, best rates at this fabulous five-star hotel in Taormina, Sicily, with stunning views of Mount Etna, Michelin Star dining and an elegant sophistication to match its unique history, this is one of the world’s great hotels, where Members enjoy best rates and free upgrades

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Grand Hotel Timeo best rates CountryClubuk
14
Mar

More than 23 centuries ago, when Sicily was part of Magna Graecia, the tiny mountain town of Taormina was already famed for its sweeping views, perhaps the best in Italy—and including the towering volcano, Mount Etna. As Sicily’s most fashionable resort, Taormina was described by Guy de Maupassant as ‘all that seems made on the […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Caruso, a Belmond hotel in Ravello on the Amalfi Coast, a slice of heaven between sea and sky: Perfect peace, tranquility, stupendous views, world-class cuisine and service, together with a rich and romantic history: enjoy exclusive best rates

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02
Mar

Ravello is for those who love peace and quiet and stupendous views. Perched high above the tiny Italian coastal town of Amalfi, it has been described as closer to heaven than to the sea. And Belmond Hotel Caruso, almost suspended between sea and sky at the highest, quietest point of Ravello, is a tiny slice […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Spain, Travel

To Hostal de La Gavina, for the five-star grace and flavour of a Catalan mansion: Blissful days and nights beside the beach and sea, with championship golf, Michelin Star food and fine wines: in the footsteps of Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, José Carreras and King Juan Carlos: Elegance, luxury, and exclusive Club rates at one of Decanter’s ‘Dream Destinations’

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Hostal de La Gavina, S'Agaro
14
Feb

Our gracious hotel on the Mediterranean coast is a privately owned Catalan mansion standing on a rocky promontory on one of the finest beaches in Spain. This, the beautiful Hostal de La Gavina (it means The Seagull), is Catalunya’s only five-star Grand Luxe resort hotel, and it is welcoming our Members with warm Catalan hospitality […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Villa Marina Capri, a delightful five-star boutique hotel and spa amid rose gardens in a glorious hilltop setting overlooking the Bay of Naples and the Amalfi Coast: Inspired by European romanticism and Mediterranean mythology, this enchanting villa feels like a fabulous contemporary home: you will fall in love!

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28
Jan

For the romance of Italy, who can forget the enchanting Isle of Capri? This blissful island has been a haunt of the world’s powerful people since Julius Caesar, refuge for poets and exiled intellectuals before becoming the capital of café society in the 1950s. And the way to enjoy that enduring hedonistic ethos, and avoid […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Romazzino, a Belmond hotel, Costa Smerelda, Sardinia, Italy: the Aga Khan’s Sardinian beachfront paradise, vision of an alternative to Cannes and St Tropez, re-emerges in Belmond luxury, opening May 2025: best rates

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Romazzino, a Belmond Hotel, Costa Smerelda Sardinia Italy: best rates at CountryClubuk
03
Jan

‘There is a multitude of fine sandy beaches and no one to walk on them. Green and grey mountains tumble into the sea, a carpet of purple and yellow, red and blue flowers perfume the air.’ So said The Aga Khan IV, first owner of the original Romazzino, which reopens this May as a Belmond […]

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Asia, Hotels, International Hotels, Thailand, Travel

Peace, luxury and natural beauty in Thailand: Aleenta Phuket Phang Nga Resort & Spa: five-star beachfront boutique resort on miles of uncrowded golden sands at pristine Natai Beach, lapped by crystal clear blue seas on the sunset side of the Andaman Sea: one of the Leading Hotels of the World, with Michelin Golden Key: exclusive best rates

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Aleenta Beach & Spa Thailand Phuket CountryClubuk
10
Dec

One of the Leading Hotels of the World, the award-winning five-star Aleenta Phuket Phang Nga Resort & Spa is set on pristine Natai Beach, the sunset side of the Andaman Sea. It is a boutique ‘All Suites, All Private’ resort right on the beach, which is an uncrowded paradise curving like an enchanting smile into […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

To the ‘Golden Bee’ of Sardinia: Abi d’Oru Beach Hotel & Spa, the first five-star hotel on the Costa Smerelda, and still a gracious, upscale resort overlooking the white sand beach and turquoise waters of the Gulf of Marinella

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08
Sep

An ancient crossroads between East and West, Sardinia emerged from mystery and obscurity in the 1960s with the creation of the Costa Smeralda by the Aga Khan—and historic Abi d’Oru was the first hotel to be built here on the northern coast. This high-class resort has been welcoming guests for five-star relaxation and pleasures, combined […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, North America, Travel, USA

Legendary El Encanto, a Belmond hotel overlooking the American Riviera and the Pacific Ocean: the original Hollywood getaway in the Californian sunshine: serenity and style in this throwback to an earlier age where guests included Franklin D Roosevelt, John Kennedy Jr, Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr

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28
Jun

Set in the hills with the best views of the American Riviera and the sparkling Pacific Ocean, El Encanto is a serene gem of an hotel, opened in 1918 and part of Santa Barbara’s social scene ever since. This legendary Belmond hotel is Santa Barbara’s ultimate luxury getaway, with a long lineage of happy guests, […]

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Europe, France, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Hotel Vernet Paris: elegant five star Champs-Élysées boutique designer hotel in the prestigious ‘golden triangle’ of couture shopping, the Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais and Chaillot museums

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09
May

Hotel Vernet is one of our favourite boutique hotels in Paris, a chic five star with plenty of space, style and character in the heart of the city. Standing in Rue Fernet, parallel to the Champs-Elysées in the ‘golden triangle’ couture shopping area, with the Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais and Chaillot museums nearby, the Vernet […]

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Europe, France, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Edouard VII Hotel Paris: on the avenue de l’Opéra with breathtaking balcony views of the Garnier Opera House—elegant and stylish, it’s a perfect Paris location, as the then Prince of Wales knew well

Posted on by Julie Spencer
02
May

They say it of New York—but Paris is the city that doesn’t sleep: it is alive with bustling cobbled streets, stately boulevards, street markets, museums, bistros, restaurants and some of the world’s most beautiful performances of ballet, opera and classical music—and the stylish four-star Edouard VII Hotel is right on the avenue de l’Opéra with […]

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Enews, Europe, Greece, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

The Island Concept, Crete: five-star luxury boutique hotel on a private peninsula overlooking the Aegean Sea: Sun, sea views and private sandy beach, fresh food, wine, peace and tranquillity: a perfect paradise in the Greek Islands

Posted on by Julie Spencer
03
Feb

Set on its own secluded peninsula, with breathtaking panoramic views of the Aegean Sea and with its own sandy, olive-shaded private beach, our new hidden gem in the Greek islands is like your own private villa—a five-star luxury idyll on the coast of sunny Crete. It’s a designer hotel with a difference—hence the name, Island […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy

Mediterranean sun, sea, sport, spa and space: Enjoy the Award-Winning Verdura Resort in Sicily: Exclusive CountryClubuk rates, with or without Golf on Three Kyle Phillips Golf Courses!

Posted on by Julie Spencer
13
Jan

For a peaceful and expansive five-star spa, golf, sun and sea destination in Sicily, award-winning Verdura Resort is a dream location. Set on more than 500 acres of beach-side, mountain-ringed Sicilian countryside, amid orange and olive groves and gardens, award-winning championship golf courses, and more than a mile of private Mediterranean coastline, Verdura is an […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Villa Sant’Andrea, a Belmond hotel, best rates for this stunning five-star hotel on its own private golden beach in heavenly Taormina Mare, Sicily: Luxurious, sheltered, breathtakingly beautiful, live life as if in a private villa in an earlier age: perfect beach holiday and the way to see Mount Etna and the ancient Greek Theatre in style

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12
Jan

Down by the sea, with its own private beach on one of the most beautiful coastlines in all Italy, blissful Villa Sant’Andrea, a Belmond hotel, holds prime position in heavenly Taormina Mare. Remote, sheltered and stunningly beautiful, Villa Sant’Andrea is a portal to a more elegant age—a world of elegant indulgence which is the perfect […]

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Caribbean, Hotels, International Hotels, St Martin, Travel

Caribbean Magic: the blissful, upscale, impossibly beautiful La Samanna, a Belmond hotel on St Martin: location, service, food and ambience so special you will never want to leave

Posted on by Julie Spencer
11
Oct

The ocean-ringed Caribbean island of St Martin is one of the most blissful islands in the Caribbean. Split between French and Dutch territory, its beauty and culture lure countless upscale island-lovers to its sandy shores. And on the westernmost point of the French side of St Martin lies La Samanna, a Belmond hotel, one of […]

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