Or, possibly, pre, pre ski… Summer in the Alps is food and hiking heaven The Alps. We all think about them for some winter entertainment but less so in the summer. Some regions, however, are trying to change that… Take Ischgl for example. Ischgl is home to more than 1,000 km of hiking paths (and…
Norway’s Hattvika Lodge opens a new fine dining restaurant. The craze for Scandi chic shows little sign of slowing and, frankly, when it you see places like Hattvika Lodge, you’ll understand why. It’s a hotel in as much as you can rent exquisite accommodation there but we’re going to borrow their term of “charming cabin…
There are many reasons to visit “The Big Sky” state. Lone Mountain Ranch is high on that list There’s a point where any visitor to Montana stops, looks from horizon to horizon and just nods. It really is “The Big Sky” state. Montana clearly realises this. Hell, they even named a town Big Sky, and…
The Ned open their first Middle East location Membership Collective Group is opening their third Ned hotel and members club – and it’s their first in the Middle East. Like its predecessors, The Ned Doha in Qatar, is set in a building of local historic interest. The first location in London is in the former…
Promising the elegant vibrancy of Mayfair and village-like feel of Marylebone, new luxury hotel The BoTree is scheduled to open in July 2023. If you’re spent any time just north of Oxford Street of late, you may have wondered what’s happening to that building. You know the one. Used to be a car park. Was…
In which Neil Davey takes Toyota’s RAV4 Dynamic AWD for several spins around the countryside Blimey. They’ve only gone and let me review another vehicle. Even after the last time and my full admission on my lack of knowledge, they’ve let me have the keys to another vehicle. And no, I still don’t know what…
It’s had its ups and (considerable) downs but, as Judith Baker discovers, Sri Lanka is sensational again… Sri Lanka’s fortunes may have taken a dip over recent years with the combination of political unrest and COVID, so it is a pleasant surprise to discover that this lovely and resilient country is bustling with a new…
Seven bedrooms. Your own spa. There’s skiing and then there’s Chalet Brevières skiing It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not THAT one. The one where you get past that and start planning ski season. If you’re looking for a selection of venues, then AMA Selections would appear to be aptly named. And,…
There are few places more suited to a winter break than Zurich’s Baur au Lac hotel Maybe it’s an age thing. Maybe we’re all just grumpy. Maybe the inner Scrooge thing is just something that happens to everyone eventually. Whatever the reason, it’s getting harder and harder to feel festive. They probably don’t have that…
Oslo’s Sommero is, Judith Baker discovers, an opulent neighbourhood gem of a hotel Norway’s cool coastal capital has seen a wave of new openings this year with new museums, ambitious architecture and cultural initiatives. And it has also lifted the curtain on the fabulous Sommerro in the elegant Frogner district. The stunning building was formerly…