There are hotels you enjoy, hotels you admire, and then every so often, one appears that gets under your skin almost immediately. Hotel Riviera Menorca is one of those places. Sitting quietly on the seaward side of Ciutadella, it isn’t necessarily where you might...
There are hotels you visit, hotels you return to, and then there are the rare places that somehow become woven into the fabric of your life. For me, Carbis Bay has always been the latter. Long before I thought seriously about hotels, hospitality or travel writing,...
There is something rather clever about Casas del Lago. Cala’n Bosch is one of Menorca’s livelier resorts, wrapped around a busy marina and filled with restaurants, families and the particular buzz that arrives with the beginning of the Mediterranean summer. Yet tucked...
Barcelona is blessed with iconic hotels, from historic grand dames along Passeig de Gràcia to sleek seaside retreats overlooking the Mediterranean. Yet tucked away within the elegant Pedralbes district sits a property that feels refreshingly different. Removed from...
Twenty-five moments that quietly changed the way I travel Hotels have never simply been places to sleep. Some people collect passport stamps. Others collect photographs. Somewhere along the way, I realised I was collecting hotel memories. Not because they were...
Some hotels are memorable because of their luxury. Others because of their location. The DoubleTree by Hilton Leeds City Centre has earned a place among my favourite UK weekend stays for an entirely different reason: it simply gets the balance right. Leeds is one of...
