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The Serai Resorts Kabini. Discover Luxury in the Wild in Karnataka.

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Bindu Gopal Rao discovers the Serai Resorts Kabini as a property that is the ideal way to enjoy a getaway to the Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka.

Bindu Gopal Rao discovers the Serai Resorts Kabini as a property that is the ideal way to enjoy a getaway to the Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka.

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Chester Residence named Small Hotel of the Year

An exclusive collection of 23 5-star Georgian townhouse apartments in the heart of Edinburgh’s elegant West End has won top spot in a well respected awards competition. The Chester Residence named small hotel of the year in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice® Awards 2015 claimed the ‘No1 Luxury Hotel in the UK’ and the ‘7th Best Luxury Hotel […]

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La Manga Club Resort

I was sitting in Luigi’s, a really excellent Italian restaurant on the La Manga Club Resort, minding my own business and just concentrating on enjoying the rather fabulous Insalata di Rucoloa Pomodorini which for the uninitiated, is rocket salad with sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, parmesan and roasted pancetta bacon with basalmic.

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Il Giardino di Ballaro

The weather in Palermo may well have been unseasonably freezing, almost arctic some might have said, but inside Il Giardino di Ballaro the warmth was contagious, from the roaring log fire in the lounge to the hospitality of owner Annalise and her team. Il Giardino di Ballaro is a luxury B&B converted from an ancient bakery and stables right in the heart of Palermo’s old town and just a few steps from Ballaro, the biggest of the city’s four iconic outdoor markets.

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Taking full advantage of the digital age, Hilton launches digital check in at all its properties.

Hilton launches digital check in. Great news for Hilton Guests

Taking full advantage of the digital age, Hilton launches digital check in at all its properties.

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Andy Mossack reviews The Milestone Hotel, an iconic boutique hotel in Kensington.

The Milestone Hotel. Discover wonderful old world luxury in Kensington.

A cold December day, but the welcome sign in the lobby of the Milestone Hotel warms our hearts, “please help yourself to our complimentary hot chocolate, marshmallows and chocolates.” Now that’s what I call the perfect hello.

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Andy Mossack reviews the Macdonald Randolph Hotel, Oxford's iconic grande dame. Randolph MacDonald

Macdonald Randolph Hotel. Oxford’s magnificent Grande Dame still has a tale to tell.

As I arrived at the Macdonald Randolph Hotel I was greeted like a long lost friend; not hint of superiority anywhere. Now my imagination was running riot. Perhaps with my shabby chic look they thought I was a visiting college lecturer, perhaps a world expert in paleontology, with the Ashmolean Museum just opposite?

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