Mary Gostelow

Mandarin Oriental, Munich hotel epitomises style. I went in through one of the pairs of glass doors off Neuturmstrasse, past a bin holding perfectly furled black umbrellas. I look over cream carpeting with gold squiggles to Ory bar, and up the spiral staircase, its wall bearing bigger gold squiggles. At the 6th floor I look along a wide, well-lit…

There are many make-you-smile highlights of One&Only The Palm Dubai, and one is the rabbits. Someone brought in one rabbit, and now there are dozens…

A sense of place is increasingly important to luxury travellers today, and in the Bavarian capital, Munich, you have it all around you, 360 degrees, and day-in,…

There are other significant city-centre post offices that have been turned into hotels – Perth’s COMO The Treasury, for instance, and even Washington DC’s Trump. But Sofitel Bayerpost in Munich, Germany, uniquely offers an alpine chalet experience into the bargain.

Hoteliers should be using the pandemic travel downturn to diversify their offering and forge greater connections with their local community. That's the view of…

"I was lured back to Tuscany for the launch of Toscana Resort Castelfalfi’s new golf clubhouse but the highlight turned out to be truffle hunting, which is,…

Want to feel you own, momentarily, an English country house? The Pig at Harlyn Bay, which opened on 31 July 2020, is already the hottest rural find in the UK. This 17th-century house, 500 metres from one of Cornwall’s best sandy surf beaches, has become the seventh comfortable paradise in The Pig family.

I dream, like many, of returning to Sabi Sand Singita Ebony Lodge, situated on 18,000 hectares bordered by the Sabi and Sand rivers in northeastern South…

"When it’s time to return to Europe, think about putting Amsterdam on the itinerary. You may well have done it before but there is always some new to blend with…

Want to learn Mongolian cooking or how to make a bow and arrow and then use them? Want to talk to Mongolian herders with a translator on the ground? Now, you can do it from the comfort of your Victoria verandah or wherever else you live.