Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Hotel Infante Sagres

26/06/2018 by .
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City centre hotels tend to come in two varieties; either bland international brands or faded dames from times gone by reinvigorated into trendy boutique properties. Fortunately, Hotel Infante Sagres in Porto’s centre is the latter. Not just reinvigorated but positively reincarnated into something even better than it was in its heyday.

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The Yeatman Hotel

25/06/2018 by .
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Standing proudly above the Douro river on the Vila Nova de Gaia side of Porto, The 5 star Yeatman Hotel has become a Porto landmark in a very short space of time. Quite fitting when you consider it is owned by the Fladgate Partnership, the British family dynasty that has been producing Port wine since 1692 and arguably made Porto what it is today.

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Hampton Manor

21/06/2018 by .
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There were two things that concerned me about Hampton Manor before I had even set foot in the place. One was why on earth should I be interested in a hotel in Solihull. The other was that by its own admission, it was a restaurant with rooms, not a hotel with a restaurant.

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Stunning Chateau de Mercues. Cahors

20/06/2018 by .

The Awesome 25 Boutique B&B. Torquay

19/06/2018 by .
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I’m sipping bubbly in the sunshine and eating a delicious homemade brownie, watching the birds in the front garden. Yes, The 25 Boutique B&B is the place to relax, and I’ve only been here 10 minutes.

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Hotel International au Lac. Lakeside luxury in Lugano.

10/06/2018 by .
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Maybe if E.M. Forster had stayed at the Hotel International au Lac in Lugano, Switzerland in those early years of the 20th Century, literary history may have been different.

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Four Seasons Hotel Ritz,  Lisbon

30/05/2018 by .
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I don’t suppose it’s my magnetic personality playing havoc with the key cards at the Four Seasons, but I do find myself locked out of my room a couple of times. No problem, reception simply gives me a bundle of cards to provide for any number of eventualities and, of course, it doesn’t happen again.

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The Atlantic Hotel

17/05/2018 by .
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Adjacent to the third tee on Jersey’s famed La Moye Golf Club, The Atlantic Hotel has been in the very safe hands of the Burke family for nearly 50 years. It’s also quietly become probably the finest hotel Jersey has to offer.

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The Pinelli Estate, Cilento Coast

16/05/2018 by .
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For those in the know, the Cilento coast in Campania  is by far the preferred option to Amalfi. Same dramatic coastline but far less tourist traffic. Andy Mossack stays at the luxurious Pinelli Estate to explore what it and the Cilento have to offer.

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Radisson Blu Edwardian Mercer Street. Boutique luxury in Covent Garden

14/05/2018 by .
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Michael Edwards grabs a taste if Edwardian hospitality in Covent Garden at the Radisson Blu Edwardian.

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