Europe and Middle East

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

The Runnymede Hotel and Spa

22/02/2018 by .
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Maybe it was the effects of a “White Night”   dry gin and pink Mediterranean tonic water but when I looked out of my bedroom window from the Runnymede Hotel I thought I saw a Jacuzzi by the Thames, full of happy looking people waving their hands in the air.

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The May Fair Hotel. Get a taste of Hollywood glamour in London

21/02/2018 by .
Andy Mossack stays at the May Fair Hotel and samples a touch of Hollywood glamour in London's Mayfair.

Andy Mossack stays at the May Fair Hotel and samples a touch of Hollywood glamour in London’s Mayfair.

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The Rosewood London Hotel

15/02/2018 by .
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Pearl, the Rosewood London Hotel’s pet dog, seems to have the right idea. Lazily slumped in her comfy basket in the glamorous lobby surrounded by all her toys, she could have been a stand-in for me in my hotel room a couple of hours previously.

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Chilston Park Hotel. Enjoy acres of luxury in the Garden of England.

30/01/2018 by .

Inspira Santa Marta Hotel. Discover Lisbon’s romantic hideaway.

23/01/2018 by .
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James Ruddy stays at the Inspira Santa Marta Hotel in Lisbon and can’t help but feel romantic.

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Radisson Blu Madrid

19/01/2018 by .
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Sitting in a marketplace, drinking Sangria, and eating Paella, Madrid is a fun city, with lots to do and enjoy.  Its top art galleries are an absolute highlight, but seeing their splendid collections can be tiring.  I found the answer to this dilemma by staying at the Radisson Blu Hotel situated just over the road from the Prado. 

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Devonshire Club. Experience the positive glamour of a private members club.

03/01/2018 by .

Hotel N’v’Y

18/12/2017 by .

Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa. Newmarket’s historic home of horseracing.

11/12/2017 by .
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Newmarket. The ancestral home of British horseracing is a perfect backdrop to the Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa.

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De Vere Tortworth Court. Discover a quintessential country retreat

28/11/2017 by .
As English as the afternoon tea the hotel serves, De Vere Tortworth Court in South Gloucestershire, with white beehives dotted along the lengthy drive, Union Jack fluttering above, epitomises the quintessential country retreat.

As English as the afternoon tea the hotel serves, De Vere Tortworth Court in South Gloucestershire, with white beehives dotted along the lengthy drive, Union Jack fluttering above, epitomises the quintessential country retreat.

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