Mary Gostelow

Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana is, alone, a reason to head to Cuba, as quickly as you can. Many of those staying at this 246-room beauty seem to congregate on the sixth-floor rooftop, for its outdoor pool – see above – and, in all directions, strategic views of the city.  Also up there is the Albear by Resense spa, named for engineer…

Juan-les-Pins is under-the-radar French Riviera: those who want to be seen head for Cannes or St Tropez; those who do not want to be trailed by paparazzi are…

Park Hyatt Sydney was deemed best hotel, Australasia, at the Ultras, held in Dubai on 21 November 2018.  The Ultras are honestly now the most global luxury…

There is excellent air connection between Australia and Mauritius via Singapore Airlines, and, once on the Indian Ocean island, plenty of luxury resorts await.  I went to check out two of the newest, both members of the just-renamed The Lux Collective.

New York's 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge has so many touchpoints I keep on thinking, in retrospect, of yet more things. Opened in February 2017, it is adjacent to…

Shanghai is one of those world cities that seems to launch new luxury hotels with every new moon, and of course, all of them seem to be successful in an…

Girlahead Mary Gostelow explores three of Beijing's newest luxury properties: The Peninsula Beijing, Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center and Bulgari Hotel Beijing

Many had waited with anticipation to see the stunning new Murray in Hong Kong. Ever since the 25-floor, open-square building was designed by Ron Phillips in…

Tel Aviv is fast becoming one of the world's most with-it beach destinations – think Bondi, or, in the US, Miami Beach in Florida, Venice in California. Now, at…

For those wanting a beautiful luxury resort in California overlooking the Pacific, the gorgeous Montage Laguna Beach fits the bill, and nicely (although in retrospect I should not have tried leaving the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles at 3pm on a Friday – that was my fault and I was three hours on the road, much of it in solid traffic rather than…