Atlanticview – much more than a view with a room
We’re only spending ten days in South Africa – and four of them are going to be in Camp’s Bay. Even more vital to get our choice of hotel just right! Our guest contributors Olly & Ruth share their experiences of Camps Bay. You might think that wall-to-wall sunshine, beach, bed and a good restaurant is all you need to escape from grey skies – but we want our stay to be special, without breaking the bank. Our final choice –...
Pack your trunk for Nellie!
’The Nellie’ as it’s known by many of the locals, sits like a wedding cake in the heart of Cape Town’s historic and cultural centre; near the trendy areas of Kloof and Long Streets, nestling at the foot of Table Mountain. The Mount Nelson experience starts at their entrance, through the Prince of Wales gates and continues to the hotel where you’ll be greeted with a sea of pink walls and welcoming staff. Once you settle into the...
A haven from the hub-bub of Hong Kong
In a city that powers through every 24hrs as if it was its last, Lanson Place offers a peaceful escape for the traveller who seeks some quality down-time but still wants to be part of the action. There’s no shortage of luxury accommodation in Hong Kong but there is a shortage of peace, quiet…and space. With space at such a premium on an island of finite size, it’s inevitable that hotels go higher but rooms don’t seem to get any...
South African winter escape – plans and events
How an impromptu escape plan to find the winter sun brings more than was bargained for – for our guest writer Stuart Tizzard and his wife Tessa. Having decided to leave the wet and miserable UK for some winter sun, it was proving incredibly difficult to get any travel agent to provide ideas and solutions at the right price. We wanted Business Class flights to the sun for a couple of weeks and were getting frustrated by the lack of...
Five quirky, quaint, quality, luxury hotels, worldwide
If you eschew glitz for the sake of it and seek instead something with real character, then take a look at our top five choices of accommodation in five different countries To avoid favouritism and so that we don’t have to make a choice, we’ve listed these wonderful places alphabetically Al Maha, Dubai ‘Based on a Bedouin tent’ is a statement as far from reality as saying the Orient Express is based on a freight...
