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Beautiful Veligandu Maldives Resort Island spectacularly reopens after an 18 month make-over.

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One&Only Hotel. Enjoy Cape Town’s luxurious waterfront retreat.

Since its opening when global celebrities flitted in to launch The One&Only Cape Town, this resort-style hotel on the Waterfront has matured like a good wine

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Michael Edwards enjoys a stay at the Sensimar Lagoon in Mauritius.

Sensimar Lagoon. Enjoy white beach luxury in Mauritius

From the white sands beach, looking across the tranquil lagoon, there are infinite shades of azure. With a moored catamaran in the foreground, gently rocked by waves that are barely ripples, this is beauty beyond brochures.

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Lyrath Estate. Kilkenny’s beautiful luxury country retreat.

With a grinding of gears (well it was a rather sharp turn) we enter the wide gates and sweep up a long imposing driveway towards one of Ireland’s still intact grand demesnes.

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Andy Mossack reviews the London Taj Hotel in St. James' Court. taj SJC courtyard 03 57510859 l2753

St. James’ Court London Taj. Discover luxury in Victorian splendour.

Tajj is all about service and style and with a £multi-million renovation almost completed, this magnificent period building has a smile on her face once again.

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Palais Amani. Fez

Palais Amani is an extraordinary experience. It is a wonderfully luxurious retreat in an ancient city that offers so much yet still hides under the shadow of Marrakech as Morocco’s destination of choice.

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Hotel Le Pigalle, Paris

Not so long ago Pigalle was considered the seedier side of Paris, a magnet for sex shops and low-rent hostelries, thanks to the topless cabarets which made it the apotheosis of city nightlife more than a century ago.  

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