It’s the kind of attention to detail—and instinct for preservation—that characterizes the property’s restoration at the hands of Massimo d’Amore and his partner, Diana Bianchi. (The d’Amore family’s ownership of the castle dates all the way back to its 17th-century splendor.) Nine individually decorated rooms are complemented by an orchard garden as well as a …
Recently, it feels like everyone I know is heading to Barcelona. Of course, as a major global metropolis, it’s hardly an under-the-radar destination—but my suspicions were confirmed by the fact that tourism was up 24% in 2023 over the previous year. It makes sense. With its fascinating history, plentiful museums, world-class shopping, incredible food—plus a …
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 Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc has been the pole star for luxury hotels on the French Riviera since its opening in 1870. In 1936, it became the inspiration for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Hôtel des Étrangers in Tender is the Night, where he wrote: “On the pleasant shore of the French Riviera, about half way between Marseilles …
Speaking of Queen Victoria, if the name Braemar sounds familiar at all, it’s likely due to the area’s deep-seated royal connections. Just 10 minutes up the road you’ll find Balmoral Castle, the summer estate beloved by British royals from the Victorian era all the way up to the present day. (And if that weren’t enough …
A visit to Newport, Rhode Island, is incomplete without a tour of Bellevue Avenue’s famous homes. Though their original owners (Vanderbilts, Astors, Morgans) dubbed them “country cottages,” they stand as imposingly as any mansion on Manhattan’s 5th Avenue. We’d even go as far as to argue that these homes—properties like Marble House, The Elms, and …
Is there a more thrilling way to start a holiday than by racing across the Indian Ocean on a speedboat? It seems unlikely. After I stepped out of the terminal at Malé Airport and onto the zippy inter-island runabout due to take me to SO/ Maldives, it wasn’t long before the malaise of long-haul travel …
What began as a Covid-era experiment to maneuver through tight filming restrictions has lavishly unfolded into an international cultural touchstone: The White Lotus is, without a doubt, among the most buzzed-about television series of our time. Produced by HBO and streaming on Max, the show is written and directed by Mike White and takes place …
No less alluring is the intimate library bar, tucked away just off the third-floor lobby. Its cocooning elegance is offset by a ceiling fresco entitled Qui i ricci di mare sono stelle (which roughly translates to âHere sea urchins are starsâ) by artist Simon Buret. The fresco offers a surrealist take on the celestial, playing …
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 …