Beautiful marble, £600-a-night rooms and a light switch that apparently requires an engineering degree. I love hotels. That probably doesn’t need saying at this point. I love the anticipation of arriving somewhere new, the first...
Tasting Billecart-Salmon with Emma, Director of Wine There are some hotel experiences that feel memorable because of the setting. Others stay with you because of the people. This one managed both. Recently, I found myself...
Two Paris Palaces, Two Completely Different Personalities: Shangri-La vs Hôtel de Crillon Paris does grand hotels exceptionally well. Almost suspiciously well. But choosing between its palace hotels isn’t simply a matter of comparing rooms, restaurants...
The Monthly Whisper September 2026 A hotel I cannot stop thinking about, a New York suite dilemma, an unexpectedly fabulous lunch in Margate and the place currently making me want to throw some linen into...
I have stayed in plenty of beautiful hotel rooms. Some photographed wonderfully but were slightly disappointing once the door closed. Others were not the grandest category in the building, yet somehow got everything right. This...
I created Roaming Whispers because I have always believed that the smallest details can completely change the way we experience a place. The right room. The quietest side of a hotel. The balcony that catches...
