Finding a good hotel in Paris can be a nightmare. There are over 1,500 hotels in the first seven arrindissments of Paris alone. For us, we’ve had the whole spectrum of experiences in past visits to Paris: good hotels, bad hotels, cheap hotels and very much over-priced ones too. And battling through the assault course of … Read more
For our last-minute trip to Milan for fashion week, it was tricky finding accommodation that wasn’t ridiculously expensive, or completely booked out. Thanks to Schwarzkopf, we were lucky to get a great room at the Best Western Galles Hotel* in Milan. The hotel exceeded our expectations, especially when we found out it used to be a … Read more
Gone are the days when a hotel bar meant over-priced ugly drinks, a seedy lounge and inept staff whose arses and elbows are easily confused. To put this in context, let’s look at a hotel bar that’s got it spot on: Stingray in QT Hotel Gold Coast in Surfer’s Paradise, Queensland. Stingray, right around the corner … Read more
It’s hot from its latitude, it’s dry from the desert and its coastal breezes cool everything down when needs be. Because of this, San Diego is a rooftop bar mecca. San Diego is one of those… outdoorsy sort of places. But I don’t mean a hike up a mountain or interminable days spent under canvas (Mrs … Read more
New bar Neighbourhood should have opened in Bondi ages ago. I’m often mystified at how Sydney’s (if not Australia’s) most famous suburb has so few really good drinking spots. I mean there are some, but with a name like Bondi Beach, you’d expect a bit more. Thankfully Neighbourhood is taking Bondi’s reputation by the scruff … Read more
Staring out at the horizon of Lake Michigan for too long is bad for you. You can lose track of time if you’re not careful and be stuck there in a daze all day. It’s that mesmerising. From our aptly named Spectacular King room in the W Chicago Lakeside Hotel, we were welcomed every morning … Read more
The Standard Hotel in New York City’s Meatpacking District has a reputation. Its name is as big a deal as its quality and its quality is as big a deal as getting in. Working your way into this almost painfully cool roof bar can be difficult. It’s quite tempting to laugh the bar off completely … Read more
Typical of all good Melbourne finds, the Cosmopolitan Hotel is tucked away down a side street. A block or two back from the St Kilda coastline, The Cosmo peeps round the corner at you and beckons to you like a cheeky Shakespearean sprite. We were happy we followed the sprite’s bidding – the hotel ticks … Read more
What’s your idea of paradise? If it’s an island in the Pacific Ocean with a luxury resort built by a millionaire, then you’ll love Hayman Island. Hayman is the most northerly of the Whitsunday Islands off the east coast of Australia, overlapping the Great Barrier Reef in Northern Queensland. The resort itself, built by aeronautical … Read more
Sometimes where you stay on holiday is just a place to lay your head. It’s a place to keep the valuables safe you don’t want to carry around with you all day… though I did have a belt stolen from my hotel room in Prague once. Anyway, here are some hotels you’d want to spend … Read more