Yorkshire won a place in Conde Nast Traveller’s Best Places to Go in 2024. Why? For its superstar chefs and their food revolution. Yorkshire has upped its game, not only in the culinary stakes but also in terms of hotels. Once a region where it was either bling or chintz; a new wave of hoteliers …
The two have worked together since 2006. At that time, the Alfama neighbourhood was not the popular destination it has since become, and there were no boutique hotels like the new property. Seven years ago the AlmaLusa Baixa/Chiado opened, just a short walk from the new hotel with the busy Praça do Comérçio sitting between …
We’re sitting in the lobby waiting to be checked in, which can often be a slow, less-inspiring holiday moment, especially with a Duracel-charged toddler at our heels, but this is Disneyland. The lobby is a palatial, light-filled library – a nod to French fairytale Beauty and the Beast, but more symbolic of storytelling, of stepping …
The wine menu is surprisingly ambitious, with a great variety of Champagnes, local wine and bottles from well-known French producers, plus a few natural wines among the classics – once again proving that, in Biarritz, the past and the future walk hand in hand. Don’t miss the cocktails, one of Experimental’s specialities, such as the fantastic Argi …
À la carte breakfast is charming in its simplicity, framed by the stark beauty of Sarah Jerath’s bowls, plates and other pieces, organic and imperfect. These broken, asymmetrical shapes – which you will notice from the first cup of coffee – are everywhere, and the effect is perfect. Wellness A spontaneous chat by the pool …