The Gleneagles Hotel
Auchterarder, Scotland, United Kingdom
The reputation of the Gleneagles Hotel – the self-billed ‘Glorious Playground’ – precedes itself as the Scottish bastion...
United Kingdom
The Gleneagles Hotel
Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard
London, United Kingdom
We usually advise visitors to London to head for a suitably high vantage point to get their bearings....
Chateau Denmark
London, United Kingdom
There’s a luxury London hotel, hell-bent on hedonism… tucked away and almost hidden in plain sight in Soho,...
Rockliffe Hall
Darlington, United Kingdom
Tucked away in the idyllic countryside of North East England is a piece of Victorian architectural magic. Christened...
The Hari
London, United Kingdom
If you thought you had Belgravia all figured out, well, think again. The area, not rarely reduced to...
Lindeth Fell Country House
Windermere, United Kingdom
From the outside, Lindeth Fell Country House may look like a quintessential English Lakeland country bed and breakfast,...
Fairmont St Andrews
St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
There aren’t many golf resorts where you’ll have the chance to spot dolphins being their playful selves in...
The Standard
London, United Kingdom
Within moments of checking into The Standard, London, we were in the open-air bathroom of our ‘King’s Terrace’...
The Culloden Estate & Spa
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The Culloden Estate has a reputation as a stand-out, luxury spa hotel precedes it in Northern Ireland. Almost...
Glenapp Castle Hotel
Ballantrae, Scotland, United Kingdom
We first saw Glenapp Castle Hotel in 2002, after it had been painstakingly renovated by Scottish hoteliers, the...
Sea Containers
London, United Kingdom
Walking into the hull-inspired lobby at London’s Sea Containers, we couldn’t quite believe it’s been some seven years...
Henry’s Townhouse
London, United Kingdom
It’s rare to be able to take over an entire, historic London townhouse for a holiday in the...
Home House
London, United Kingdom
Home House has been a stalwart of the London members club scene for years, but look closer into...
Slieve Donard Resort & Spa
Newcastle, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The Slieve Donard has long been counted among the best hotels in Northern Ireland, and despite spa hotel...
Lucknam Park
Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Approaching Lucknam Park via the hotel’s mile-long, tree-lined driveway should give you some indication of what to expect...
The Lanesborough
London, United Kingdom
No place on earth has a higher density of five-star hotels than the British capital – and yet,...
The Fife Arms
Braemar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Some 16,000 artworks and antiques adorn what’s been Scotland’s most talked-about hotel since 2018. It’s an astonishing number,...
The Mayfair Townhouse
London, United Kingdom
Half Moon Street, in Mayfair, London rose in notoriety (and high society) when Oscar Wilde set his “trivial...
Europa Hotel
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Celebrating 50 years since it opened its doors, The Europa Hotel is a Belfast institution, as much a...
Brown’s Hotel
London, United Kingdom
It’s not unusual for London’s hospitality scene to play up its heritage, but as the oldest hotel in...
The Mitre Hotel
London, United Kingdom
With a privileged position in one of London’s greenest and most historic neighbourhoods, The Mitre Hotel by Hampton...
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
London, United Kingdom
Like a phoenix rising from the flames (Londoners will know that we mean this quite literally, as the...
The Goring
London, United Kingdom
Got banned from Buckingham Palace for being naughty? Check into the perfectly regal five-star Belgravia hotel right behind...
Treehouse London
London, United Kingdom
The Treehouse London is a contemporary hotel set among iconic, old buildings at the very heart of central...
The Chesterfield Mayfair
London, United Kingdom
The old-worldly, high-society club-like Chesterfield Mayfair hotel by Red Carnation Hotels is a time-travelling tardis, occupying three historical...
Sofitel London St James
London, United Kingdom
Following an imaginative and flamboyant 2019 renovation courtesy of Pierre-Yves Rochon, the Sofitel London St James invites guests...
The Biltmore Mayfair
London, United Kingdom
London’s Grosvenor Square, once a high-brow, American enclave, returns into British hands with the US embassy’s move. Fronting...
The Langham
London, United Kingdom
The Langham London is a landmark of Central London sophistication, set in a resplendent, old heritage building just...
The Cadogan, a Belmond Hotel
London, United Kingdom
Oscar Wilde once said, “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” Well, he’d...
COMO Metropolitan
London, United Kingdom
You may or may not be old enough to remember the phenomenon that was Britpop – we were!...
Rosewood
London, United Kingdom
You don’t get much more central than the Holborn neighbourhood of London, a bustling district within easy reach of...
University Arms, an Autograph Collection Hotel
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Although there’s been an inn on this site for centuries, the current incarnation has only been open since...
The Mandrake
London, United Kingdom
Sensorial, surreal and whimsical are just some examples of words we could use to describe the shining star...
Nobu Hotel Shoreditch
London, United Kingdom
Walking up Great Eastern Street in London’s fashionable Shoreditch, you’d be mistaken for thinking a spaceship has landed....
Five Acre Barn
Aldringham, United Kingdom
As we travel the world to exotic far-flung places, it’s easy to forget just how much our own...
Cheval Three Quays
London, United Kingdom
The Cheval Three Quays is a condominium-like, escapist complex on the banks of the river Thames, right next...
Hoxton Holborn
London, United Kingdom
If WeWork had a hotel, the Hoxton Holborn would be it. After all, it takes name from the...
Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square
London, United Kingdom
In London’s original foundations, just opposite the Tower of London, we checked into the Four Seasons Ten Trinity...
Cable Street Inn
London, United Kingdom
Sited in one of the capital’s most historically rich areas, the Cable Street Inn is a gem of...
London Marriott County Hall
London, United Kingdom
Staying at the Marriott County Hall brought out our inner James Bond. We took a side step off...
The Connaught
London, United Kingdom
British, urban luxury comes to life at the Connaught, one of our five-star favourites in London. Stylish yet...
The London EDITION
London, United Kingdom
The London hotel scene can be fashionably fickle, but the testament to the success of The London EDITION...
Park Tower
London, United Kingdom
In our minds, the Park Tower was always a mid-level Sheraton. But after a recent upgrade, both physically...
Dorsett Shepherd’s Bush
London, United Kingdom
The opulent and imposing Dorsett Shepherd’s Bush stands proud in this hipster, residential, West London neighbourhood, adding a...
Nanteos Mansion
Rhydyfelin, Wales, United Kingdom
As we crawled along the seemingly endless driveway towards Nanteos Mansion, it was clear we were in for a treat. Perfectly...
Kinloch Lodge
Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Isle of Skye has rapidly become one of the UK’s top tourist spots, with accommodation and restaurants to fit...
Lake Vyrnwy
Llanwddyn, Wales, United Kingdom
We marveled at the magical location of this resort and spa, up in the hillsides of the Berwyn Mountains, overlooking...
Chateau Rhianfa
Menai Bridge, Wales, United Kingdom
We had always admired Welsh castles, so when the opportunity to stay in one came up, we couldn’t resist. Except,...
Soar Mill Cove, Devon, United Kingdom
Our long drive was rewarded with a complimentary Cream Tea on arrival at Soar Mill Cove. The Makepeace family (what a...
Kaywana Hall, Devon, United Kingdom
We love this architectural gem, a luxury bed and breakfast run by the enigmatic Tony and his partner Gordon. It’s...
