The big question when booking flights is: How to get the best deal for the best airline, route and timing? Sometimes that means the least expensive tickets. Or it might mean upgrading to gain all-important legroom and better service for the least possible extra cost. Club Members have access to under-the-radar flight deals which can […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Art, fashion, design and culture are the cornerstones of life in Milan—and if you seek a different take on this great Italian city, one which gets you to the heart of it all, the coolest place to stay is a perfumer’s fragrant luxury five-star hotel, a Small Luxury Hotel of the World nestled amid the […]
Known as the ‘bread basket’ of Europe, the Alentejo region is the agricultural heartland of Portugal, her undulating plains and fertile soil fed by the mighty Tejo River, from where the region received its name: Alentejo—beyond the Tejo—as important to Portugal as the Po is to Italy. While the Po helps create the world-class Parmigiano […]
Set in the Maritime Alps among the coastal hills of the Cote d’Azur, the mediaeval walled town of Vance has long been a magnet for artists such as Chagall and Matisse, drawn here by the natural beauty of the surroundings, its position between the mountains and the Mediterranean, and the pure mineral spring water that […]
We think it’s time to have a holiday on top of the world, literally. Perhaps skiing, or walking, a little light golfing or Nature watching, drinking in the fresh clear mountain air and gazing on views that are seldom seen on the usual holiday island. So we travelled to the High Himalaya in Kashmir, literally […]
This 200-year-old Moorish mansion in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, is an atmospheric, picturesque, hedonistic and highly-styled boutique hotel with a wedding-cake facade and quirky designer interiors including a pink pool area with chrome elephants wading in the shallows, candles by night and glass sun-loungers. It is a dazzling tribute to the creative talents of its […]
The Alvear Palace in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, is truly a palace, and widely considered to be the leading hotel in South America. Nearly 82 years after its polished brass doors first swung open, this 197-room neo-classical palace retains all the glamour and luxury of an older era. It is imposing and established: the foyer […]
Here is the perfect destination for all who wish to discover a glorious mountain, lakeside and forest retreat amid some of the world’s finest, most inspirational scenery. The resort is the Llao Llao Hotel, Resort, Golf and Spa, and the setting is Argentine’s Patagonian Lake District. It is wild and majestically beautiful. But this is […]
Less than three hours’ drive from where the Cape Horn cruise embarks lies Remota Patagonia Lodge—and chance for sporting flyfishers to fish the clear mountain streams, rivers and lakes for the renowned wild brown trout of Patagonia. These fat, muscular, hard-fighting trout offer superlative fishing in pristine waters—but, even beyond fishing, the magic of the […]
The insides of an old sheep processing plant make an unconventional foyer for a Leading Hotel of the World—but this is merely the opening scene in an almost art-gallery installation of industrial art married to five-star luxury in the rugged beauties of Chilean Patagnoia. This, the Singular Hotel, is an extraordinary five-star establishment created by […]
The private villas of The Kunja lie in fashionable Seminyak, minutes from one of Bali’s most famous golden sand beaches, and near enough to the smart restaurants and boutiques to make this a holiday for sybarites. Combining luxury and practicality, the spacious, beautifully designed villas are all about personal service tailored to the individual. Days […]
Dubai is a fascinating desert oasis, transformed into a city of unfathomable luxury. The most progressive and dynamic of the United Arab Emirates’ seven sheikdoms, this came about through the endeavours of the al-Maktoum family, who settled at the mouth of the Dubai creek in 1833—and whose current ruler, the familiar figure to English racegoers […]
Right in the middle of the Hivernage, the exclusive residential neighbourhood built in the Thirties for French diplomats, the five-star Pearl Marrakech is an opulent affair, atmospheric, lush and contemporary—with the most marvellous rooftop bar, the Sky Lounge, with spectacular views over the medina and the Atlas Mountains beyond. It has a choice of three […]
The Kenyan coast south of Mombasa holds beautiful surprises, with immaculate white-sand beaches and turquoise waters stretching all the way to Tanzania, interrupted only by gorgeous coves, coral islands, and fabulous mangrove waterways. This is a genuine Swahili paradise offering memorable Nature reserves, spectacular diving, snorkelling, deep-sea fishing and birdwatching, and an exclusive relaxing hideaway […]
The scent of nutmeg, coconut, limes, seething foliage, and warm tropical largesse surges from the Caribbean island of St Lucia like a primeval memory. This is one of the Windward Islands, between Martinique and St Vincent. The climate is peach-perfect. Clouds one moment purply-dark and rain-bearing are followed by white sky-fluff, then pure blue. When […]
Columbus named it ‘Bellaforma’ in 1498. Ian Fleming wrote his James Bond novels there in the 1950s, a bottle of Bollinger on ice nearby. Close your eyes and imagine what they saw, and felt: a near-perfect tropical isle, warm starlit nights and sun-bleached days, a glistening white curve of sand, intense blues of sea and […]
More than just a palm-fringed idyll, the Dominican Republic is a holiday of sublime contrasts. In this natural, stunningly beautiful Caribbean island lies a sporting paradise—and a superb deal for our Members at an exclusive Club overlooking the 18th hole . . . The first Spanish colony in the New World (where some believe Christopher […]
With an international renown that far outstrips its 10 square miles of pristine white beaches and craggy hills, the tiny French island of Saint Barthélemy—lovingly shortened to St Barths—at the top of the Leeward Isles is a magnet for the high-profile seeker of fine living in the Caribbean with French flair. Our handpicked resort here, […]
The Dominican Republic, on Christopher Columbus’s famous island of Hispaniola, enjoys a year-round summer, with sugar-white beaches shaded by palm trees, crystalline waters teeming with rainbow-coloured fish, and Spanish colonial history stretching back five centuries. It offers some of the best beaches in the Caribbean. Columbus spotted Hispaniola’s coral-edged Caribbean coastline on his first voyage […]
To stay in an historic French château in the middle of Beaujolais in the grape harvest season is a dream come true for any lover of fine wine, gourmet food and good living—and now we have an exclusive offer for Members to do just that at the famous five-star Château de Bagnols. Château de Bagnols, […]
For business in Brussels, the modern Thon Hotel Bristol Stephanie on Avenue Louise in central Brussels is a good option. It is a clean, comfortable four-star hotel which gives excellent service just 2 km from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, the European Parliament and the Sablon Antique District. The Grand Place Square, framed by […]
The White Horse Inn is a legendary and historic spa hotel beside the crystal clear Lake Wolfgang, one of Austria’s most beautiful locations. It celebrated its 100th anniversary last year—and its marvellous peace and serenity takes guests back into another era. For much of the rest of Europe, Lake Wolfgang itself is an undiscovered gem […]
Of the hundreds of Italian cities that never reach most travel itineraries, none is more worthy of recognition and close inspection than the historic city of Ravenna, home of the most celebrated mosaics in Western art. It is easy to fall in love with the Italian city of Ravenna. Its welcoming people, delicious cuisine, sublime […]
Tucked between the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales, Solberge Hall is in the perfect position for exploring a lovely part of Yorkshire. This Grade II Georgian manor in what is now called ‘Yorkshire’s Herriot Country’ feels like a wealthy uncle’s residence more than an hotel. It has character aplenty, understated charm and an […]
The Worsley Arms, built in the 1840s as a Spa Hotel, offers a timeless and comfortable country setting in the centre of the North York Moors National Park. It stands overlooking the village green at Hovingham, birthplace of HRH The Duchess of Kent, formerly Lady Katherine Worsley. The hotel is now a Silver Award winning […]
The Carbis Bay Hotel& Estate is superbly situated on the golden sands of its very own beach, Carbis Bay. This picturesque strand is part of St Ives Bay, and is a member of the exclusive, internationally recognised, Most Beautiful Bays in the World organisation, only two of which are in Britain. This family-run hotel offers […]