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Mooching at Moorleaze in Somerset. Relax and and chill in this luxury cottage retreat.

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Beverley Watts stays at Moorleaze. An eco-aware cottage retreat in rural England, and finds it definitely the way to recalibrate your life and chill out.

Beverley Watts stays at Moorleaze. An eco-aware cottage retreat in rural England, and finds it definitely the way to recalibrate your life and chill out.

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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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Vidago Palace Hotel

The Vidago Palace Hotel is an epic experience for anyone keen to find a five star luxury retreat away from the usual tourist hot spots of Portugal. The spectacular golf and spa offerings are top drawer, the Rui Paula inspired cuisine is delicious and the service is exactly what you would expect from a hotel within The Leading Hotels of the World portfolio. Above all though, for me it’s the palace building itself which binds it all together beautifully, it speaks to me of the glitz and glamour of a bygone era, brought magnificently up to date. King Carlos may have missed out but his legacy lives on. Just an hour or so from Porto, a very special place indeed.

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Riad Star Marrakech.

Riad Star Marrakech. Enjoy a 5 star stay in the heart of Marrakech’s medina

There was a moment during my stay at Riad Star Marrakech when I thought I had literally died and gone to heaven. It had been a day of tough haggling deep in the souk; even the shopkeepers were emotionally spent such was the drama that had unfolded.

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Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort

Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa

Everything seems big in Florida, including the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach, with 250 rooms over 17 floors. We’re welcomed into a spacious reception by one of several friendly receptionists on individual podiums. She cheerfully offers us a glass of bubbly before we hop into the lift and show ourselves to our room: this is an unfussy kind of luxury resort.

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Andy Mossack stays at the Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa in Dubai and wallows in luxurious service. Le Royal Meridien Dubai Main Pool 1600x900

Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa. Discover the best bench mark in Dubai hotel service.

It wasn’t the pristine limo that was waiting for me at the airport, or the already opened door beckoning me in. Nor was it the effortless way my bags disappeared from my grasp, or the cool water and towels that were instantly offered. It wasn’t the sound of my name in greeting when I arrived, the welcoming smile, the magnificent le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa lobby, or the speed in which I suddenly found myself in my beautifully appointed Tower room seventeen storeys further up. It wasn’t any one of those things. It was all of them.

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