Hotel Reviews

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

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Rupert Parker discovers Las Caldas Villa Termal hotel in rural Asturias. 

Las Caldas Villa Termal. Rural Asturias has never been so good.

Las Caldas, situated in beautiful countryside, just outside the city, first opened its doors way back in 1776. People having been coming for its healing waters ever since, attracted by the high standard of service and the peaceful surroundings.

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Solange Berchemin reviews the Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa in Keswick in the Lake District.

Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa. Beautiful lakeside lodging.

The oak-panelled reception with its magnificent bouquets is truly beautiful. It leads to a grand staircase, lounges with open fireplaces, oil paintings, and hunting trophies hanging from the walls.

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Michael Edwards reviews Oasia Hotel. a true Scandi style hotel in the heart of Aarhus 

Oasia Hotel. Denmark’s stunning second city Scandi hotel.

When you’re visiting Aarhus, Denmark’s second city, you probably want to stay in a hotel that is pure Scandi-style: not a characterless chain peddling identical rooms from Abuja to Zagreb. Clearly, for the 65 room Oasia, “Less is more” is the design mantra.

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Brian Berkman reviews Madikwe Hills Lodge,a luxury retreat within the madikwe Reserve.

Madikwe Hills Lodge. A luxury retreat in the Madikwe Reserve.

Brian Berkman reviews Madikwe Hills Lodge,a luxury retreat within the madikwe Reserve.

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Michael Edwards reviews the New Hall Hotel in rural  Sutton Coldfield

New Hall Hotel. A luxury rural Tudor retreat in middle England.

Stepping out of the 21st Century, for a stay at New Hall Hotel, you expect to see Henry Vlll stomping across the drawbridge powering towards a substantial lunch in the wood-panelled-mullion-windowed Great Chamber.

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Michael Edwards stays at Crathorne Hall Hotel, an historic country house in Yorkshire.

Crathorne Hall Hotel. Historic luxury country house

Though it’s towering gates were patriotically donated to the 1940s war effort and never replaced – the discovery that you can’t manufacture bombers from iron came after melt-down – Crathorne Hall Hotel’s facade framed by two bell towers, still has a stately grandeur.

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