GirlAhead

The closest luxury beds to The Tower of London are at Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square – it is about 300 metres away from where mediaeval royalty, sometimes imprisoned, used to stay. The hotel is the same distance from Tower Hill underground tube station, which makes it most agreeable for many reasons.

First-time visitors to Rio de Janeiro should probably take an organised tour all day, to see Corcovado Mountain with its Christ The Redeemer statue, and…

Of course everyone imagines themselves on the red carpet in May at the annual Cannes Festival, formerly called the International Film Festival. Any time of…

Let’s have an update on the ‘town and country’ pairing.  Here is the ultimate suggestion that is absolutely right for the 2020s. What do they have in common? Eccentricity, no gyms, ultra-enthusiastic workforces, and uniqueness.

Sanya, on Hainan Island, is China’s answer to Hawaii, and foreigners should take note - for a start, 59 nations do not need a typical China visa: get one on…

Hong Kong’s Upper House gained an immediate world-luxury following the moment it opened October 2009: this was one of the first marsupial hotels as it is…

Amanyangyun, 45 minutes’ drive from the centre of Shanghai, is unique for many reasons. Other properties are converted from traditional houses. Amanfayun, near Hangzhou, is a re-use of an entire one-street village. Its houses, now individual villas, are still surrounded by tea plantations. But Amanyangyun all began because an entrepreneurial…

UrbanResorts made its name with The PuLi, in Shanghai. Its latest luxury hotel, The PuXuan Hotel and Spa, opened February 2019 at the north-east corner of…

Winter is coming to New York, of course. But this year, for the first time, The Peninsula New York is going alpine. Head up to this luxury hotel’s rooftop for…

Langham is, of course, well-known in Australia and New Zealand for its hotels in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, and for exciting future developments in the region. I wanted to return, after a year’s absence, to the London hotel that ignited a brand that is being so skilfully, and thoughtfully, directed by its CEO, taste-maker Stefan Leser.