Hotels, International Hotels, Spain, Travel

The magic of La Residencia, a Belmond hotel, in Deià: world class haven of tranquillity in the foothills of the Tramuntana Mountains in north-west Mallorca: one of Spain’s finest hotels: Club Members enjoy special rates and extra treats

Posted on by Julie Spencer
03
Oct

Deià was loved by both Frederic Chopin and Robert Graves, who believed the village possessed spiritually uplifting qualities. Many have been drawn to its magnetic beauty, from artists, musicians, writers and intellectuals to those who love to live in luxury—because here lies five-star La Residencia, a Belmond hotel. Famous as one of the island’s most […]

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Europe, International Hotels, Portugal, Travel

Lawrence’s Hotel, Sintra: Five-star Royal mansion in the forests and hills above Lisbon, in easy reach of Portugal’s best beach: Stay here in the world’s second oldest hotel, where Lord Byron wrote ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’

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01
Aug

The Portuguese and Moorish Royal families made Sintra their summer retreat with good reason. While Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, lay languid in the summer sun, not far away in the hills of Sintra the royals would enjoyi the shady cobbled lanes and cool woodlands, the castles and palaces and breathtaking scenery—then take a tram to the […]

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Europe, France, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Domaine de la Bretesche Hotel, Golf and Spa: best rates at this fairytale French château estate in Brittany with Michelin Star cuisine, Relais & Chateaux rooms, on one of the most beautiful golf courses in France: an easy drive to the beach and local market towns: for a relaxing, luxurious holiday

Posted on by Julie Spencer
21
May

The charm of Domaine de la Bretesche Hotel, Golf and Spa estate works its magic as soon as you enter the gates. A stunning 15th century château nestles in the heart of magnificent parkland hosting perhaps the most beautiful golf course in France, with ancient trees and a lake providing the perfect setting for this […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Ca’ Sagredo Venice, best rates in this Venetian palazzo on the Grand Canal: part of Venetian history: blissful nights and days in a palace of fine art, beauty and delight

Posted on by Patrick Fong
05
May

A Palazzo in Venice: luxury down to a fine art Venice is Europe’s most romantic city; Ca’ Sagredo is a Venetian palace overlooking the Grand Canal, its walls lined with ancient frescoes. Together, the experience is out of this world . . . Drifting like a mirage within its watery realm, Venice is certainly the […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, North America, Travel, USA

Stylish and superb five-star XV Beacon, No1 hotel in Boston, USA, and one of the best in the world: famous, historic hotel with the air of a smart private residence: exclusive Club Members’ rates

Posted on by cb
10
Apr

US President John F Kennedy thought of Boston as his hometown. This is the city which propelled him to greatness and it was here, in historic Beacon Hill, the well-heeled address of prominent Bostonian families, that as a six-year-old he made his first political speech—standing on a table at his grandfather’s birthday party. Boston is […]

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Asia, Hotels, International Hotels, Singapore, Travel

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore: an award-winning Colonial Grand Dame, a National Monument, and a Classically Elegant Five-Star Hotel in the heart of the city, with majestic views overlooking the Singapore River

Posted on by Julie Spencer
07
Apr

A national monument and a five-star luxury hotel, the magnificent Fullerton Building is a grand neoclassical landmark built in 1928. Gazetted in December 2015 as a National Monument, it was once home to Singapore’s prestigious Singapore Club. For nearly a century, it played a pivotal role in Singapore’s rich history. Today, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, North America, Travel, USA

High society: New York style, plenty of light-filled space, and a warm welcome awaits at the legendary, larger-than-life five star Royalton Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York: exclusive Club Members’ rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
01
Mar

Manhattan’s midtown has long been labelled the engine room of New York. After all, this is where the heart of the business district meets Broadway, clearly a marriage of convenience. In midtown you are never far from an iconic skyscraper such as the Empire State or the Chrysler Building and a great show off Times […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Ireland, Travel

Stay at Ireland’s world famous golf resort, the K Club in Kildare, where you can enjoy special Members’ rates and play the famous Palmer North Course, scene of the Ryder Cup

Posted on by Julie Spencer
27
Feb

The K Club, or to give it its full title, the Kildare Country Club, is the most renowned golf resort in Ireland, and we are delighted to have special CountryClubuk rates for our Members to stay for luxurious relaxation and the best of sport in this 550-acre estate on the River Liffey. Our golfers can […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Ireland, Travel

Dylan Dublin, individual, warm Irish charm in the city’s only boutique five-star hotel in easy walking distance from the rugby stadium: exclusive Members’ rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
26
Feb

Dublin is one of Europe’s most attractive city breaks—easy to reach, vibrant, sophisticated, friendly, affluent, historic, literary, rugby and Guinness mad … and a marvellous place to explore by foot. It bursts into life for St Patrick’s Festival each March with fireworks, parades, street theatre, traditional Irish music and dance, so if the idea of […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Hotel Metropole Venice, best rates for this celebrated, privately owned five-star overlooking the Lagoon: steeped in rich history and unique style, every inch a baroque ideal of the Italian city: where Vivaldi wrote ‘Four Seasons’ and Thomas Mann wrote ‘Death in Venice’

Posted on by Julie Spencer
05
Feb

Venice’s historic private palazzo hotels are uniquely charming and offer some of the most unusual places to stay in the city. One of the best, and most original, the stylish Hotel Metropole on the Riva, overlooking the Lagoon, is one of the rare private hotels in Venice that is rated five-star—and it is a celebrated, […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Villa & Palazzo Aminta, Stresa, Lake Maggiore: elegant former family palazzo of the Admiral of the Italian Navy, Francesco Capece, now one of the Leading Hotels of the World: five star lakeside luxury at exclusive Members’ rates

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11
Jan

The Villa & Palazzo Aminta is the elegant former family palazzo of the Admiral of the Italian Navy, Francesco Capece, and is now one of the Leading Hotels of the World as well as our hand-picked five-star hotel in Stresa, the small, sleepy Italian town on lovely Lake Maggiore. Villa & Palazzo Aminta stands in […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

A Renaissance monastery with a façade by Michelangelo, transformed into a stylish boutique hotel: this is the Belmond Villa San Michele, a prestigious hotel nestled in terraced gardens with views over Brunelleschi’s Duomo in the heart of Florence below

Posted on by Julie Spencer
25
Sep

From its façade attributed to Michelangelo to the fresco of the Last Supper on the wall, surrounding woodlands where Leonardo Da Vinci first attempted to fly, and fine dining Tuscan style within a 15th century monastery, Belmond Villa San Michele is a uniquely beautiful place to stay. As the sun casts golden light on Brunelleschi’s […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Why Belmond Hotel Cipriani, set on an island in the Venetian Lagoon, is one of the Great Hotels of the World: Timeless glamour, history, romance and an air of sophistication combine with superlative service to create a world all its own within the stunning mirage that is Venice

Posted on by Julie Spencer
19
Sep

The Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice would rank at the top of any list of Great Hotels of the World. Not only because of its famous position, with Venice a shimmering vision across the water, giving 270-degree views of the Venice Lagoon and the Doge’s Palace. Not only because, set amid flower gardens on a […]

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Europe, Greece, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Arte & Mare Elia Suites, Mykonos, Greek Islands: Five-star boutique hotel on Mykonos: authentic, rapturous welcome in the Greek Isles: Exclusive Club rates and free upgrades

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

There can be no surprise that the Greek Island of Mykonos is called ‘The Island of the Winds’ because you can be sure of a cooling breeze no matter what the time of year. The gods certainly felt close to the island, naming it after Apollo’s son. And there is even a tale of an […]

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Europe, France, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Hôtel de Sers Paris: an aristocratic five-star Champs-Elysee hotel with panoramic views of the Eiffel Tower: stylish, elegant, filled with creature comforts—and truly a room with a view to make a celebration even more memorable

Posted on by Julie Spencer
12
Apr

Hôtel de Sers in Paris is charming—and particularly apt for an occasion requiring a room with a view. Book a night in an Eiffel Suite or Apartment with terrace and your view of the soaring Eiffel Tower and the Paris rooftops is guaranteed to make a special occasion even more memorable. This aristocratic 19th-century townhouse […]

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Asia, Hotels, International Hotels, Malaysia & Borneo, Travel

Bunga Raya Island Resort & Spa, Borneo, Malaysia: best rates for this tropical private island resort on a stunning sandy beach with thriving coral reef and teeming wild life including the chance to see some of the world’s most spectacular endangered animals including orangutan

Posted on by Julie Spencer
07
Apr

Bunga Raya is the sort of place travel writers eulogise about. An unspoilt coral island off Borneo, one of Nature’s ecological miracles, fringed with white-sand beaches, lapped by the warm waters of the South China Sea, and home to a kaleidoscope of flora and fauna, including several of the world’s most spectacular endangered animals—the Sumatran […]

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Caribbean, Hotels, International Hotels, Jamaica, Travel

Magical Half Moon, Montego Bay, Jamaica: a leading resort in the Caribbean: two miles of soft sand beach combined with colonial elegance and supreme luxury: join us there, in the footsteps of HM The Queen and JFK, with exclusive CountryClubuk rates and special treats

Posted on by Julie Spencer
11
Dec

Two stunning powder white sand private beaches, relaxed colonial charm, historic grandeur and elegance combined with modern luxury, championship golf and true Jamaican hospitality, all make beautiful Half Moon the ultimate Caribbean resort today as it has been for generations—counting HM The Queen and JFK among its former guests. And now it has reopened its […]

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Bermuda, Caribbean, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Bermuda was deemed Paradise in the 17th century: little has changed: enjoy a fabulous stay in one of the most romantic resorts in the Caribbean, historic Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa

Posted on by Julie Spencer
30
Jun

The tiny, sun-blessed island of Bermuda balances beautifully on two circles of extinct volcanoes, fringed by world-famous rose-pink, soft-sand beaches. Though but two miles wide and 20 miles long, it is in fact about 180 small, picturesque islands linked by bridges. The town of St George is the oldest English speaking colonial town in existence. […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Hotel Brunelleschi: luxurious, historic, and looking out over the Duomo in the very heart of Florence

Posted on by cb
25
Jun

‘They’re giving me a room at the Brunelleschi’ So wrote Dan Brown in his novel The Da Vinci Code. The novelist returned to the hotel twice in his new novel, Inferno—and now it is our handpicked four-star hotel in Florence, undoubtedly among the finest in this art capital of Europe. The Hotel Brunelleschi is the […]

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Hotels, Indian Ocean, International Hotels, Maldives, Travel

Luxurious, multi-award-winning tropical Indian Ocean paradise with sporting action, beauty and spa: Fabulous five-star Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa in the Maldives: Club rates up to 60% off

Posted on by cb
03
Jun

Of all the exotic islands under the sun, the Maldives are the paradise isles of our dreams. More than a thousand perfect ‘Robinson Crusoe’ atolls are scattered across 35,000 square miles of warm, crystal-clear blue waters in the Indian Ocean, and guests are invited to live as close to the water and the natural world […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy

Bauer Palazzo, a palace in one of the best locations in Venice, overlooking the Grand Canal near San Marco Piazza: Members enjoy exclusive rates at this historic and palatial five-star hotel

Posted on by Julie Spencer
16
May

Always when day-dreaming of Venice, the luminous, liquid paintings by Canaletto drift into mind. Not only water sets this cityscape apart, but architecture—rising from those translucent blues and greys are the domes of Byzantine churches, the marble of the High Renaissance, and the Baroque, and the pale pink palaces which look out on to the […]

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Hotels, Indian Ocean, International Hotels, Mauritius, Travel

Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa, Mauritius: Multi-award-winner and the only 5-star villa beach resort on the stunning west coast: Members save up to 30%

Posted on by cb
11
Feb

If you haven’t yet booked your sun and sea escape, this might be the time to make a move to the sun—and the place. The multi-award-winning Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa is the only five-star luxury all-villa resort on the west coast of Mauritius, a local area famous for its amazing sunset and its dry […]

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Africa, Clubs, International Clubs, International Hotels, South Africa, Travel

Garonga Safari Camp, on the Limpopo, on the edge of Kruger Park: Your luxurious and exclusive five-star club on the wild side, with exclusive Club rates and extra treats

Posted on by Julie Spencer
18
Jul

You are relaxing, gin-and-tonic in hand, on the veranda of a tree-house, high above the South African bush. Above you is the velvety night sky, the glittering stars seemingly close enough to touch. Below lies a watering hole where the animals will, sooner or later, come to drink: a lion, perhaps, or a cheetah, and […]

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Europe, Greece, International Hotels, Travel

Canaves Oia Hotel & Suites, Santorini, Greek Islands

Posted on by cb
Canaves Oia Hotel & Suites
13
Jul

For an island of unbridled romance, it is extraordinary to think that Santorini is responsible for the largest single volcanic eruption known to man. An eruption so enormous it created what is now The Caldera, the horseshoe-shaped lagoon around the island, ended the Minoan civilisation on Crete and quite possibly created the legend of Atlantis. […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Monaco, Travel

Legendary hotel in Monaco: The fabulously glamorous, luxurious 5-star Monte-Carlo Beach: Exclusive CountryClubuk Members’ rates from £169 per person, with free access to the Casino de Monte Carlo

Posted on by Julie Spencer
11
Jul

Our favourite Monte Carlo beach hotel has to be the five-star Monte-Carlo Beach, with the best waterfront location of any hotel in Monaco. This ultra-luxurious La Belle Epoque hotel has been on Monaco’s society scene since it opened in the 1920s, and for good reason. As its director, Danièle Garcelon, now says, ‘Our location is […]

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Europe, France, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Ski and sun: Blissful days and nights in a Palace in Courchevel for the finest ski-in, ski-out sport on Les Trois Vallées: Hotel De Charme Les Airelles

Posted on by Julie Spencer
26
Sep

It doesn’t get more glamorous than Courchevel 1850—pristine snowscapes, a finely-crafted Alpine charm and some of the planet’s finest dining combine to make this ski area one of Europe’s most exclusive. And when luxury ski cognoscenti think of the best place to stay in Courchevel, it has to be Palace Les Airelles. One of the […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, North America, Travel, USA

Nobu Miami Beach Hotel, Florida, USA: a landmark Art Deco hotel which offers world-class cuisine and service

Posted on by Julie Spencer
02
May

Nobu has opened a five-star hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. It’s already one of the Leading Hotels of The World, it’s as elegant and glamorous as one would expect, a landmark Art Deco hotel which offers world-class cuisine and service. For those who love Nobu’s fine food and style, it’s a dream destination—and our Members […]

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Hotels, Indian Ocean, International Hotels, Maldives, Travel

Milaidhoo Island, Maldives: Blissful days and nights in an award-winning five-star tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean: Overwater or beach villas: exclusive savings

Posted on by cb
11
Dec

You know you are in a tropical paradise the moment your plane begins the descent to the Maldives’ capital island of Malé: the islands lie below you like emerald gems set in white gold. The runway is surrounded on all sides by the ocean and it is by seaplane that you fly on to Milaidhoo, […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Villa Mangiacane, designed by Michelangelo for the Machiavellis: Glorious Renaissance splendour in Tuscany, near Florence: Exclusive Club rates

Posted on by Patrick Fong
11
Dec

This romantic, glorious villa provides a grand Tuscan country sojourn with easy access to one of the world’s great cultural capitals 15 minutes’ drive gets you to Florence, and even better, 15 minutes’ drive takes you back to Villa Mangiacane at the end of the day. Villa Mangiacane is an amazing 15th-century building, bearing in […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Hotel Indigo Rome – St George, contemporary hotel in the heart of Rome, offering 360-degree views from its rooftop terrace: One of the Telegraph’s ‘Top Ten Hotels in Rome’: Club Members’ rates from £259 for two

Posted on by cb
11
Dec

For a stylish break amid the artistic, historical, religious and architectural riches of Rome, look to the five-star Hotel Indigo Rome – St George, a centro storico boutique in the Telegraph ‘Top Ten Hotels in Rome’, with elegant rooms, exceptional dining and a roof terrace close to the Vatican, Piazza Navona and Trastevere. And as […]

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